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Health and Social Services
Taking better care of the care providers Nova Scotia’s health and social services sectors include hospitals and health centres, long-term care facilities, home care, social services, primary care providers, and mental health and addiction services…
Manufacturing
Building a safer workplace Nearly 11% of all serious injuries in Nova Scotia occur in the manufacturing industry. The most common injuries are: sprains and strains burns from chemicals workers getting caught in machinery and equipment…
Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSIs)
The most common type of injury Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) involve our muscles and skeleton. They can also affect tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves, and blood vessels. Some everyday names for MSIs are sprains and strains over-exertion soft…
Health and Social Services in Nova Scotia
Taking better care of the care providers Nova Scotia’s health and social services sectors include hospitals and health centres, long-term care facilities, home care, social services, primary care providers, and mental health and addiction services…
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Employer Webinar: Making Ergonomics Stick
Summary: Explains how to embed ergonomics into daily safety practices rather than treating it as a separate initiative. Outlines practical methods for identifying and assessing ergonomic risks in various work tasks. Demonstrates…
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Automotive / Retail Gasoline Sector in Nova Scotia
Prevent injury in your industry Gas stations, auto repair and maintenance shops, auto part sales—they’re all part of Nova Scotia’s automotive and retail gasoline industry. Working around engines and chemicals leads to all sorts of job hazards,…
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Preventing musculoskeletal injury through workplace design pdf
This document is an introduction to musculoskeletal injury. It should help you learn how to prevent these injuries in your workplace.
Discomfort Survey pdf
Form to record and assess physical discomfort levels and related job factors.
Retail in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia relies on retail. Retail plays a major role in our economy, employing the second largest number of workers in Nova Scotia. Every day, over 30,000 people go to work in locally-owned shops, major retail chains and large, big-box stores…
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Hospitality Industry in Nova Scotia
How to prevent injury in your industry The hospitality industry is an important part of Nova Scotia’s economy. Over 50,000 people work in this fast-paced world. Life in hospitality is often intense and stressful. Quiet one minute, running off your…
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