Ergonomics and MSD Awareness: Protecting Your Body at Work
Awareness-level training on MSD risk factors and prevention strategies for all Canadian workplaces — office to trades. Certificate of completion included.
About Ergonomics and MSD Awareness: Protecting Your Body at Work Training
Ergonomics and MSD Awareness: Protecting Your Body at Work — Course Details
Duration: 35-45 minutes
Format: Online course with interactive content and assessments
Certification: Certificate of completion provided upon successful course completion
Access: Lifetime access to course materials and updates
Course Modules
- Module 1: Introduction
- Module 2: What Are MSDs — And Why They're Canada's #1 Workplace Injury
- Module 3: The 7 Risk Factors: What Makes MSDs Happen
- Module 4: Recognizing and Reporting MSDs Early
- Module 5: Controlling MSD Risk — From Engineering to Work Habits
- Course Conclusion & Final Assessment
Who Should Take Ergonomics and MSD Awareness: Protecting Your Body at Work
This ergonomics and MSD awareness training is for workers and supervisors in any role with physical or postural demands — office and frontline alike:
- Office and Computer Users: Sustained sitting, keyboard and mouse use, and screen posture
- Manual Material Handlers: Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling loads
- Production and Assembly Workers: Repetitive motion and fixed, sustained postures
- Trades and Skilled Labour: Awkward postures, forceful exertion, and vibration
- Supervisors and JHSC Members: Recognizing and acting on early MSD symptom reports
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are among the most common and costly workplace injuries in Canada.
Ergonomics and MSD Awareness: Protecting Your Body at Work — Canadian Regulatory Compliance
Canadian Ergonomics & MSD Requirements
This ergonomics and MSD awareness training supports compliance with Canadian MSD-prevention obligations:
- Provincial OHS Acts (general duty clause): Employers must protect workers from musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) hazards
- CSA Z1004: Workplace Ergonomics — a management and implementation standard
- Ontario MSD Prevention Guideline & provincial OHS guidance: Recognized practice for ergonomic risk control
Employer Obligations
Employers must assess MSD hazards, apply the hierarchy of controls, and train workers to recognize and report early symptoms.
What You'll Learn in Ergonomics and MSD Awareness: Protecting Your Body at Work
- Identify the 7 MSD risk factors: force, repetition, posture, contact stress, vibration, duration, and cold
- Recognize the three stages of MSD progression and why early reporting matters
- Apply the hierarchy of controls to reduce ergonomic hazards for office and physical work
- Understand your right to report discomfort without fear of reprisal
- Know what supervisors are legally obligated to do when an MSD symptom is reported
