Toolbox talks can get repetitive and boring – so why not download these toolbox talks on ergonomics?
Go on – Download:
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Category Archives: Ergonomics
Free Construction Ergonomics Resources – Specific Industries, Positions, and Actions
An important listing of documents to help protect your employees – these are specific to body part, occupation, plus other tools to help keep your employees pain free.
A couple of the documents are reposts – but this compiles into a single location for ease of downloading.
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Construction Ergonomics – Back
Construction Ergonomics – Knees
Construction Ergonomics – Shoulders and Neck
Ergonomics for Concrete Hoses – Skidplates
Ergonomics Survival Guide – Carpenters and Framers
Ergonomics Survival Guide – Framers
Ergonomics Guide – Manual Material Handling – English
Ergonomics Guide – Non-Powered Tools – English
Free Video – Safe Lifting and Solutions – Watch or Download here
Short video that goes over lifting issues, plus various types of solutions. Short, but good information.
To watch – simply press the play button. To download – briefly start the video and look into the upper left hand corner. There will be a down arrow and ‘share.’ click on this down arrow and the download button will be there.
Comprehensive Ergonomics Guide – Free – Cal/OSHA
Cal/OSHA published a comprehensive guide to ergonomics – and here it is! This is English only (sorry, I did not see a Spanish version).
To everyone, but especially my friends in Taiwan – this is focused more toward factories.
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Ergonomics Guide – Non-Powered Tools – English and Spanish
Very interesting guide by CalOSHA on selecting non-powered tools and considering ergonomics. This guide includes handles, grip, motion, and a range of other factors.
Think hard about this guide – we focus on powered tools, vibration, torque, and other factors, but for using non-powered tools requires all manual power. Think about assembling something from IKEA with standard screw drivers – then, multiply that by 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Yes, that bad.
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Ergonomics Guide – Non-Powered Tools – Spanish
Construction Ergonomics Guide for Foreman – English and Spanish
Interesting guides from CalOSHA that discuss cost, training, etc.
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Keys to Success and Safety for Construction Foreman – Spanish
Keys to Success and Safety for Construction Foreman – English
Free Video from OSHA – Strains in Construction – Lifting Pavers – Download/Watch Here
To watch – simply press the play button. To download – briefly start the video and look into the upper left hand corner. There will be a down arrow and ‘share.’ click on this down arrow and the download button will be there.
NIOSH Guide for Posture Assessment
This guide from NIOSH looks to be a bit higher level, yet looks suspiciously like the Rapid Upper Body Assessment (RULA) tool.
Once your company has addressed ‘basic’ items and there is a desire to drill further down to prevent injuries, tools like this can be of great benefit.
Click Here for Guide: NIOSH Observational Ergonomics Guide
Ergonomics Tools from USF
Ergonomics tools from the University of South Florida:
http://personal.health.usf.edu/tbernard/ergotools/index.html
Ergonomics Resources from Cornell
Many great tools and forms, including RULA, REBA, the NIOSH lifting equation, Snook Tables, and much more:
safetyresourcesblog.com 