Musculoskeletal disorder risk assessment tool use: A Canadian perspective

Peter Jh Beliveau; Heather Johnston; Dwayne Van Eerd; Steven L Fischer

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103740

Musculoskeletal disorder risk assessment tool use: A Canadian perspective

Appl Ergon. 2022 Jul:102:103740. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103740. Epub 2022 Mar 25.

Authors

Peter Jh Beliveau¹, Heather Johnston², Dwayne Van Eerd³, Steven L Fischer⁴

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: peter.beliveau@uwaterloo.ca.
² Institute of Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: hjohnston@iwh.on.ca.
³ Institute of Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: dvaneerd@iwh.on.ca.
⁴ Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: sfischer@uwaterloo.ca.

PMID: 35344795
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103740

Abstract

Canadian ergonomics professionals from the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE) and Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) participated in a web-based survey of their awareness, use, and factors influencing use of ergonomics musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk assessment tools. A total of 791 respondents (21.0% response rate) participated in the survey. Certified ergonomics professionals represented an important subpopulation of MSD risk assessment tool users, however; the vast majority (86.4%) of users within Canada were certified safety professionals. Average tool use varied between ACE and BCRSP groups, where ACE respondents on average use more tools than BCRSP respondents, however the top 10 tools used were similar between the groups. Over 45% of assessment tools were learned at school and average tool use was not influenced by years of experience or continuing education.

Keywords: Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal disorders; Risk assessment.

MeSH terms

Canada
Ergonomics
Humans
Musculoskeletal Diseases* / etiology
Musculoskeletal Diseases* / prevention & control
Occupational Diseases* / etiology
Occupational Diseases* / prevention & control
Risk Assessment
Tool Use Behavior*