Indoor air quality issues at work can be caused or aggravated by a number of factors. The interrelationships between these factors can be quite complex. By answering questions about your environment, symptoms, workplace stress levels, and allergies, you can help identify issues which may be related to the air quality…
Occupational Health
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APPs
The following apps are available for your smartphones and tablets to help you work safer and smarter.
They are available through both the Apple and Google stores.
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Dec 08 2016
Dec 02 2019
This app allows you to take action to reduce or eliminate health and safety risks in your workplace by guiding you through 12 distinct health and safety topics prompting you to: describe the hazard • identify its source/cause • and to provide your ideas on how…
Oct 06 2015
OHCOW's PainPoint app delivers a simple ergonomic assessment by running through a series of diagrams and questions to: • pinpoint musculoskeletal pain • identify possible sources • discover practical solutions – right from your smartphone! The results are depicted on a body map, with recommendations to…
Aug 23 2018
StressAssess, OHCOW’s new Workplace Psychosocial Survey Tool which was developed in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), has been selected as a finalist in the worldwide Adobe Government Creativity Awards. This is an international competition garnering 488 submissions, and it is a fantastic achievement…
Sep 24 2019
StressAssess is a free, evidence-based online survey tool designed to assist workplaces in identifying psychosocial hazards that can lead to stress and mental injury, providing suggestions and pathways to address them, thus preventing harm. It is simple to use, fosters a team approach, and includes a Wizard to support preparation,…
TOOLS and CALCULATORS
The following tools and calculators are available to help you work safer and smarter.
Most of them are Excel spreadsheets, with detailed instructions provided.
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Nov 29 2021
OHCOW’s Excel-based Anthropometric Calculator brings together a number anthropometric databases* to provide the most comprehensive and concise data set of anthropometric dimensions Anthropometrics is the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body, especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines. OHCOW's Anthropometric Calculator was…
Dec 15 2021
Developed by researchers at the School of Occupational and Public Health at Ryerson University and representatives from five national and provincial unions and three provincial health and safety associations (including OHCOW) this workplace tool is used for identifying and prioritizing workplace chemical hazards. MORE ABOUT...
Nov 12 2021
COVID is Airborne. Is Your Classroom Ventilation Adequate? Determine the adequacy of the ventilation in your classroom using this simple Excel-based tool developed by OHCOW. Share the results with those entering your classroom using the resulting poster. * Tool also can be used to improve other meeting or gathering spaces. A…
Nov 23 2021
An Excel-based tool created as a simple means for determining what precautions should be taken to protect workers from cold stress-related adverse health outcomes. Simply enter the outdoor temperature and wind speed into the calculator. and the tool then calculates the adjusted or wind chill temperature for you. It also provides you…
Dec 07 2021
Using a proper size mouse is an important step to preventing injuries. The correct sized mouse will help to reduce awkward postures and contact stress on the hand and wrist. VIEW THE CALCULATOR *Part of our Ergonomic Tools and Calculators Collection
Dec 14 2021
Developed by OHCOW, this calculator is a powerful risk communication tool. It allows workers to assess their own risk of getting lung cancer based on their job, level of exposure to diesel fume, and how long they have been exposed. If the level of risk is clearly communicated, then this…
Dec 07 2021
Wearing the proper sized gloves is an important step in preventing injuries. Poor fitting gloves can increase the amount of force required by the muscles, cause pressure on the hands, limit dexterity, increase perspiration, and reduce productivity. The one-size-fits-all approach to gloves doesn't work when you're dealing with a physically diverse…
Nov 29 2021
A Bio-Mechanical Model for Lifting and Lowering Weight Limits A workplace risk assessment tool used to calculate the overall risk index for single and multiple manual lifting tasks. Note: The link below takes you to the CCOHS website. VIEW TOOL
Nov 29 2021
Assessing Audiogram Values for Compensation Designed to assess values based on the worker’s audiogram to clarify if their NIHL meets the minimum requirement for establishing a NIHL claim with the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). The NIHL Audiogram Calculator allows anyone who has had an audiogram conducted, to…
Nov 29 2021
Irregular work shifts are now commonplace in many industries and the standard eight-hour work day/40 hour work week (which has been the basis for the time-weighted average (TWA) occupational exposure limits) is often not the reality. To address this change, exposure standard adjustments have increasingly become an essential component in…
Jun 28 2023
Use the newly Improved Office Ergonomics Calculator! The Office Ergonomics Calculator was designed to highlight areas of improvement between you and your workstation. Ensuring the proper height of your chair and workstation equipment is important in improving comfort and potentially reducing the risk of injury. The office ergonomics calculator is not an…
Nov 29 2021
A Handbook and Template for Completing Physical Demands Descriptions A document that objectively captures and describes the physical demands that are required to perform a particular job.
Nov 29 2021
A practical tool, developed by OHCOW, designed to create an efficient and organized way to complete QEC assessments. The tool allows users to document tasks of different jobs and identify the resulting exposure levels. The tool has been formatted to colour the resulting exposure level cells based on the original…
Nov 29 2021
This tool is currently being redeveloped. Please check back later.
Nov 29 2021
A Posture Risk Assessment Tool A workplace risk assessment tool that evaluates the exposure of workers to ergonomic risk factors associated with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders.
Nov 29 2021
Repetitive Work Involving Hands and Wrists A workplace risk assessment tool used to evaluate the risk of developing a musculoskeletal disorder to the hand, wrist, and elbow.
*Ergonomic-related Apps, Tools and Calculators are highlighted with an asterisk
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