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Prevention of MSD within OHSMS/IMS: a systematic review of risk assessment strategies

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Yazdani, Amin | Wells, Richard;

Affiliations: Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD), Ontario, Canada

Note: [] Corresponding author: Amin Yazdani, Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, W., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1. Tel. No.: 519-888-4567 ext. 31396. E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Occupational health and safety management systems, integrated management systems, musculoskeletal disorders, risk assessment, ergonomics

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0522-2765

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 2765-2767, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and summarize the research evidence on prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) within Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) and Integrated Management Systems (IMS). Databases in business, management, engineering and health and safety were systematically searched and relevant publications were synthesized. The number of papers that could address the research questions was small. However, the review revealed that many of the techniques to address MSD hazards require substantial background knowledge and training. This may limit employees’ involvement in the technical aspects of the risk assessment process. Also these techniques did not usually fit into techniques used by companies to address other risk factors within their management systems. This could result in MSD prevention becoming a separate issue that cannot be managed with company-wide tools. In addition, this review also suggested that there is a research gap concerning the MSD prevention within companies’ management systems.

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