 13th
Annual RSI
DAYPLUS 2012
Workplace
injuries such as repetitive strain
injuries (RSI's) account for 42% of all
lost time claims and 50% of all lost
time days. To increase awareness on
these issues, the Occupational Health
Clinics for Ontario Workers is pleased
to offer the 13th annual RSIPLUS
Awareness Day on Wednesday February 29,
2012 at no fee.
With the aid
of the
eDome at Cambrian College, now
anyone can access this year's RSI Day
event regardless of geographic
location. All that is required is a high
speed internet connection, sound, and
Microsoft Live Meeting. Using this
method people will be able to partake in
the event regardless of geographic
location. Attendees using this method
will be able to ask questions through
the internet to any of the presenters.
It is asked that all interested parties
in the Sudbury area attend the event in
person.
The day
before the event, the website address
and login password will be sent to all
participants not located in Sudbury as
well as the handouts for the
presentations.
If you are
interested in becoming a sponsor of this
year’s event please e-mail Trevor Schell
for additional information at the
address below in order to keep this
event free
of charge in future years.
Please feel
free to forward this information to
anyone you feel may benefit from it.
Click here for more information and
registration form...
For more
information please contact Trevor Schell
by:
E-Mail:
tschell@ohcow.on.ca
Phone:
(705)523-2330
Toll-Free: 1-800-461-7120 (if in
705 or 807 area code)
OHCOW Offers
New Vibration Service to the North
Vibration
has been shown to increase the risk of
developing several MSDs. Therefore
reducing the exposure to vibration has
become a top priority in many
industries. OHCOW now has the equipment
necessary to complete a vibration
assessment (either hand arm or whole
body) to ensure that workers are not at
risk when utilizing vibration equipment.
Once measurements are taken and the
workers are interviewed, OHCOW can make
recommendations to reduce the exposure
to vibration to below the threshold
limit values for daily use.
Impact
drivers, jackleg/stopper drills, heavy
equipment, passenger vehicles are all
examples of tools that can expose a
worker to vibration and can have
detrimental effects if exposed for
prolonged periods of time. OHCOW’s goal
is to reduce these exposures before
injuries occur.
To make an
appointment for an onsite visit or to
have any questions answered regarding
the service please contact
OHCOW.
January is
...
We thought
we would start our this year with a few
fun things for you to do. After that
Christmas rush, its nice to sit back and
relax. First of all, we have a word
search and a crossword for you to do.
Lets see how good you are!
Click here
for our Ergonomic crossword and our
MSD
word search.
I'm sure that someone out there has a
computer that Santa delivered to them.
Well, we have a step by step checklist
for setting up that great Christmas gift
that you received. Following this set
up, it will ensure that it will be
comfortable to work on.
Click here for a step by step checklist
for setting up your computer station...
We've also
included some exercises that you can do
at your workstation to burn off all of
those extra calories that you inhaled
during the holidays! We have an English
version and also a French one.
Click
here for our check list and all of those
exercises (English)...
Click here for our check list and all of
those exercises (French)...
We also thought we'd throw in some
questions that you may have regarding
hearing protection. There may be some
questions that you were a little
embarrassed to ask or just didn't know
how to ask them.
Click here for your
answers.
Make sure you visit the "Brrrrrrrr it's
cold out there" section for some
fantastic advice on how to keep warm,
healthy, and safe shovelling all of that
white stuff. We are lucky this year, as
snow hasn't hit us that hard but you
never know - once this gets posted we
may have had a ton of the stuff!
If you think that you would like to have
some additional fact sheets or want to
find out what type of fact sheets that
we have,
click here for our fact sheet
form. Tick off what you want and send it
to us. We will be more than happy to
provide you some extra information!
Make sure you visit our site often. We
try our best to update it monthly and
also with any new information anytime
throughout the month. We want to update
you with work related information to
keep you and your coworkers safe and to
help prevent injury and diseases. If you
are interested in anything that is
mentioned on our site or just want to
contact us for more information on any
other subject, we welcome you to call us
anytime!
705-523-2330
or 1-800-461-7120.
 BRRRRRRRRRRRRR WINTER IS HERE!!
That cold weather is approaching and for
some has already arrived. Last month we
touched upon that white fluffy stuff but
this month we thought we would add some
more information. Shovelling snow can be
a daunting task and for many, a
much...ahem...hated task! But for those
who don't have a snow blower or just
want to use that shovel, this fact sheet
discusses types of snow removal devices,
techniques of shovelling, guidelines and
some handy dandy tips! Read on and
educate yourself in English or French.
Click here for the Ergonomics & Snow
Removal - English fact sheet...
Click here for the Ergonomics & Snow
Removal - French fact sheet...
Last month we added our Cold Stress fact
sheet to our site. We thought that it
would be a good idea to keep it on our
site because, cold stress is a fact. Our
fact sheet explains what cold stress is,
signs and symptoms, risk factors, and a
lot more interesting facts and helpful
information. If you work in the cold
this one is for you. Keep this handy
guide close!
Click her for the cold stress fact
sheet..
Make sure you visit our site often. We
try our best to update it monthly and
also with any new information anytime
throughout the month. We want to update
you with work related information to
keep you and your coworkers safe and to
help prevent injury and diseases. If you
are interested in anything that is
mentioned on our site or just want to
contact us for more information on any
other subject, we welcome you to call us
anytime! 705-523-2330 or 1-800-461-7120
Local
Advisory Committee Chair Retirement
M r.
Kevin Conley was the Chair of Sudbury’s
Local Advisory Committee (LAC) from 1991
to 2010. He decided to hand over the
position to Mr. David Chezzi, confident
that he will be able to follow in his
foot steps. Recently, we have given Mr.
Conley a plaque to acknowledge and
extend our sincere appreciation of the
dedication that he has given OHCOW
Sudbury over the years. We wish him a
wonderful and relaxing retirement and
want him to know that we will always
remember what he has done for OHCOW.
Kevin Conley (Left) David Chezzi (Right)
Prevention of Injuries -
Laurentian University
Success!!
One of OHCOW’s main goals is the
prevention
of
injuries. To learn more about
what Laurentian University has done to
prevent injuries from occurring in their
office environment click the link below.
Click here to read more...
OHCOW Booth
To learn more about how you can have the
OHCOW booth at your worksite or event click the
link below.
Click
here to learn more...
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