The Simple Truth About Successfully Managing WMSD
The Simple Truth About Successfully Managing WMSD If I were to ask: What’s your #1 strategy to managing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) in your workplace? What would you say? Ergonomic Risk Assessment? Return to work interviews? Employee training?...
What Are Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders?
You didn’t sign up for this. Yes, your role is to take care of your employees You get that. But this! Dealing with work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) isn’t what you signed up for. What is work-related musculoskeletal disorders anyway? What does it have to...
How to Easily Recognise the Warning Signs of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
This blog post is Part 3 of the Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders 101 Series. View the previous blog post here. Imagine you had X-ray vision like Superman. So, you could see the throbbing injury in your employee’s body. Or a stack light flashing the yellow,...
Do You Know the Difference Between RSI, CTD and WMSD?
It’s confusing isn’t it? Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). Cumulative Trauma Disorders ( CTD). Overuse Syndrome. Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders. Are they the same? Do they mean the same thing? Are they terminologies for work-related injuries. Or are they...
53 Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Facts You Need to Know
You’re so right. Work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) is a formidable opponent. You’ve trained your staff. Educated them on the risks of MSD. Assessed their workstation. Given them ergonomic tools to work with. Yet WMSD outwits you with a sucker punch. You’ve...
How to purchase the right work equipment, reduce injury and save money
Purchasing equipment for employees can be quite a tricky business because of the various factors you need to consider. Is it fit for purpose? How often would it be used? Who would be using it? When would it be used? Is it within our budget? When do we make the...
20 simple and safe ways to modify duties that double RTW
One of the common problem I encounter in my practice are employees wanting to gradually get back to work but can’t because there are no modified duties at work for them to perform. Although they hadn’t recovered fully I had advised them to return to work just for them...
