Transcript Knowledge Transfer and Best Practices

Centre of Research Expertise for the
Prevention of Musculoskeletal
Disorders
Overview
Vision and Mission
• Vision: Bringing together researchers and
workplace parties to identify the key questions, find
the best research answers, and pass on the best
knowledge that will lead to the prevention of
musculoskeletal disorders at work
• Mission: To develop, through basic and applied
research, the foundations for effective prevention of
work-related musculoskeletal disorders and
disability
The Goals of the Centre are:
• The identification of mechanisms of
development of work-related
musculoskeletal disorders
• The development, implementation and
evaluation of workplace strategies to prevent
work-related musculoskeletal disorders and
disability
Centre Strategic Directions
1.0 Increase research capacity in OH&S in
Ontario through recruitment of researchers
2.0 Develop a coordinated, coherent, provincewide programs of world-class OH&S research
3.0 Build relationships with workplace partners
4.0 Improve research-based knowledge transfer
and utilization
5.0 Put in place Centre infrastructure, staff,
organization and strategic planning process
Core Centre Researchers
Jim Potvin Howard Green
INSTITUTE
FOR WORK & HEALTH
INSTITUT DE
RECHERCHE SUR
LE TRAVAIL ET
LA SANTÉ
Anne Moore
Emile Tompa
Don Ranney
Syed Naqvi
Jack Callaghan
Peter Keir
Ted Haines
Nancy Theberge
Mickey Kerr
Donald Cole
Occupational Health
Clinics for Ontario
Workers Inc.
Stuart McGill
Mardy Frazer
Dee Kramer
Richard Wells
Advisory Committee
• Marianne Levitsky, WSIB
• Linda Kelly, WSIB
• Elizabeth Mills, Ontario Service Safety Alliance
• Ted Vandevis, Electrical & Utilities Safety Association (EUSA)
• Keith McMillan, CEP
• Cam Sherk, UFCW
• Michelle Morrissey-O'Ryan, Hydro One Networks Inc.
• Sherri Helmka, Employers' Advocacy Council
• John Vander Doelen, Ministry of Labour
• Catherine Fenech, Injured Workers
• Jonathan Tyson, Association of Canadian Ergonomists (PPHSA)
Centre Research Program.
More Basic
Knowledge Generation and Synthesis
More Applied
Evaluation: What Works and Why (not)
Outreach and Application: Getting the Knowledge
Human
Characteristics
and Capabilities
Related to the
Development of
WMSD
Outcome,
Exposure, Hazard
and Risk
Assessment for the
Development of
WMSD
Development of
Appropriate
Interventions to
Prevent WMSD
Processes to
Make
Workplace
Changes to
Prevent WMSD
Evaluation of
WMSD
Prevention
Programs
Research Program
Human
Characteristics and
Capabilities Related
to the Development
of MSD
Outcome,
Diagnosis,
Exposure, Hazard
and Risk
Assessment for the
Development of
Cell Changes with WMSD
Work Relatedness
Muscle Pain
of Dupuytren’s
Contractures
Howie Green, Don
Ranney, Russ Tupling
CRE- PREMUS +
WSIB-RAC
Clinicians
Shoulder Strength
in Older Workers
Mardy Frazer
Development of
Appropriate
Interventions to
Prevent WMSD
WSIB RAC
Proposed WSIB RAC
Clinicians
Workplaces
WSIB RAC
to Prevent WMSD
Programs
Job Rotation
Richard Wells et al
Syed Naqvi
Evaluation of WMSD
Prevention
UNITE
Maintenance
Ted Haynes
Richard Wells et al
Evaluation
Tools For JHSC
Processes to Make
Workplace Changes
OHCOW
Richard Wells
Syed Naqvi
Richard Wells, Mardy
Fraser Donald Cole
Syed Naqvi et al
CRE- PREMUS
WSIB RAC
UNITE! OHCOW
Workplaces
Transformational
Leadership
Participative
Ergonomics
Donald Cole
Dee Kramer
Emile Tompa
CRE- PREMUS (Seed) for
CIHR
Donald Cole
Syed Naqvi
CRE- PREMUS
(Seed)
OHCOW/CAW
OSSA
Gender and
Participation
CRE- PREMUS (Seed)
Workplaces
Evaluation and
Sustainability of
Interventions
Nancy Theberge
Donald Cole
Anne-Sylvia Brooker
CRE- PREMUS (Seed)
Workplaces
Participative
Ergonomics
Donald Cole
Richard Wells
CRE- PREMUS (Seed)
IAPA
Ceiling Lift
Evaluation
Cam Mustard,
Mickey Kerr, Mardy
Frazer, Geoff Fernie
Ministry of Health
MoH, HCHSA
CRE-MSD Seed Grant Program
Research Assistantships and Grants of maximum $10 000
Factors important in awarding funding included:
• Satisfying internal peer review process
• Proposal within CRE-MSD mandate
• A clear research question and methodology
• Evidence of interaction with workplace parties in the
development and execution of the study
• A willingness to share the results with workplace
parties during and upon project completion
• In-kind contributions of partners
Example Seed Grant
• DWAYNE VAN EERD, Donald Cole, Richard Wells, Sue
Ferrier, Emile Tompa, Nancy Theberge. Evaluating a
partner-based participatory intervention for
musculoskeletal disorders in a medium-sized
workplace.
• Major community partner: Industrial Accident Prevention
Association (IAPA).
• The proposed pilot project will test a process of
recruitment, data collection, sharing of information and
evaluation in conjunction with consultants from the
Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) in one
medium-sized workplace. The study outcomes are better
understanding of ergonomic consulting and approaches
to evaluation with medium sized businesses.
Workshop on Job Rotation
Job Rotation- is it a
Solution?
Principles and Practices of Job Rotation, 7th December 2004
Schedule
8:00-9:00 am
9:00-10:30
10:30-11:00am
Registration
11:00-12:00
12:00-12:45pm
12:45-2:00pm
2:00- 3:15pm
Commentary from a business and labour perspective followed by panel discussion with presenters.
3:15-3:30pm
Break with light refreshments
3:30-4:30pm
Reporting back from workshops followed by questions and a summary
Findings on job rotation from field research in Canada and Europe
Break with light refreshments
Light Lunch
Case study presentations
Break into small groups to address implementation questions
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Job rotation, together with the development of job variety and job enlargement, is a common strategy of
organizations from the point of view of workplace health and the improvement of productivity. But what do
we know about it? There are still many questions that need to be asked: Is job rotation a way of preventing
musculoskeletal disorders and disabilities (MSDs)? Does job rotation lead to increased job satisfaction or
quality or productivity? Are there disadvantages of job rotation?
Our Presenters
Mardy Frazer
Mardy’s primary interest is the identification of risk factors for, and the
reduction of, workplace injury. He has been using employee and
employer involvement to investigate techniques for the identification
and measurement of injury risk factors for the upper limb and low
back. .
This workshop will consider workplace organizational factors, working conditions, and the organizational
benefits of job rotation, and how they relate to the prevention of MSDs in industry. These questions present
the opportunity to participate in an exchange of views and discussion.
Paul Kuijer
The morning will be dedicated to presentations from researchers who have studied the effects of job
rotation with responses from business and labour and a panel discussion. The afternoon will begin with
case studies from organizations that have had experience with job rotation. Attendees will then break into
small, interactive discussion groups. They will share their experiences: the reason for adopting job rotation,
their experiences of implementing rotation, and their perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of
job rotation.
This workshop is aimed at employers, workers, injured worker associations, unions, and ergonomists
and OH & S consultants within the Health and Safety Associations and WSIB.
A workshop presented by the Centre of Research Expertise in the Prevention of Musculoskeletal
Disorders and Disabilities (cre-PREMUS) This new Centre works with workplace parties to reduce
musculoskeletal disorders and disabilities by utilizing knowledge developed from basic research and
workplace studies. The Centre receives substantial funding through a grant provided by the Workplace
Safety and Insurance Board (Ontario).
Coronel Institute for Occupational and Environmental
Health, Academic Medical Center / University of
Amsterdam The Netherlands .
Paul is working as a senior researcher and consultant in the field of
work-related musculoskeletal disorders, with special interest in the
effectiveness of interventions.
Ted Pattenden
President and C.E.O. of CIMTEK
Ted brings over 20 years experience and broad background in
business leadership and strategic business management in a variety
of major industries to our discussions
The results of these discussions will be recorded and made available after the workshop.
Who should attend?
Department of Kinesiology and CRE-PREMUS,
University of Waterloo, Waterloo.
David Robertson
Work Organization & Training, CAW
David has co-ordinated a number of CAW research projects, written
case studies of technological change and a number of articles on
working conditions benchmarking.
Nicole Vezina
Department of Kinanthropologie, University of Québec at
Montréal (UQAM) Montréal
Nicole's fields of research include ergonomic study and analysis,
worker health, repetitive work, and the division of labour between
male and female workers.
Richard Wells
Department of Kinesiology and CRE-PREMUS,
University of Waterloo, Waterloo
Richard is Director of CRE PREMUS and has worked for the last two
decades in the causes of MSDs, assessment of work and prevention
of musculoskeletal disorders
www.cre-msd.uwaterloo.ca
For more information please contact: Darlene Garside [email protected]
CRE-PREMUS, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Tel: (519) 888-4567 X5513 or Fax: (519) 886-5488
www.cre-premus.uwaterloo.ca
Job Rotation Workshop
• A workshop on job rotation was held on
December 7, 2004 at the University of Waterloo
and was attended by a wide range of workplace
parties including managers, supervisors, JHSC
representatives, consultants from the health and
safety associations, ergonomists, kinesiologists,
and researchers in the field of OH&S.
• Further material from this workshop can be
found at www.cre-msd.uwaterloo.ca
Rotation Key Messages
What is job rotation?:
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Similar to job enlargement
Should be secondary to engineering solutions
Has psychosocial and physical benefits
Has psychosocial and physical negative features
Rotation Key Messages
Success factors for job rotation:
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Doesn’t work if you mix high risk jobs with low risk
jobs
Doesn’t work well if your team has very different
physical capabilities
Doesn’t work well for reintroduction of injured
workers
Doesn’t work well if jobs are too similar
Needs a good overall safety climate
Summary
The Centre collaborates with workplace
parties and practitioners to:
• Determine relevant research questions
• Include them in the research process
• Disseminate and use research findings
The Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of
Musculoskeletal Disorders receives substantial funding
through a grant provided by the Workplace Safety and
Insurance Board of Ontario
www.cre-msd.uwaterloo.ca