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Preventing MSIs: Step 1 - Consult with workers

Understand, consult, and engage

Employers must consult with their joint committee or worker health and safety representative regarding:

  • Risk identification, assessment, and control
  • The content and provision of worker education and training
  • Evaluation of the compliance measures taken

Start with these effective employer practices:

  • Seek the input of the joint committee throughout all the MSI prevention steps
  • Review and act on recommendations to reduce MSI risk factors during the joint committee meetings
  • Engage workers to identify hazards and share ideas on ways to reduce risk and make jobs easier
  • Consult with workers who do each job, as they know it best
  • Have collaborative conversations and share information with workers to build engagement and trust
  • Establish a team to focus on MSI prevention and support consultation and prevention activities
  • A useful resource is Preventing Musculoskeletal Injury (MSI): A Guide for Employers and Joint Committees

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For resources, please visit worksafebc.com/ergonomics. If you have questions about ergonomics or human factors, or need help managing the risk of MSI in your workplace, please contact us at HumanFactors@worksafebc.com

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