Highlights how occupational therapists support safe, productive work through ergonomic assessments, workplace accommodations, assistive devices, energy-conservation strategies and return-to-work planning following injury or illness.
JDAPT - Job Demands & Accommodation Planning Tool for Workers; helps workers to identify accommodation needs based on their job requirements and functional abilities/activity tolerance.
DCIDE - Decision support tool for workers with chronic health conditions (invisible disabilities that are episodic); helps workers consider key issues before deciding to disclose personal health information to their employer.
Online/in-person resources and programs for non-medical cancer support. Offers a 6-week course to support individuals returning to work following an absence due to cancer. Wellspring provides all of its programs free-of-charge, and without referral.
Practical resources on return to work, workplace accommodations, ergonomics, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), job demands and injury prevention.
Provides practical, evidence-informed guidance to help employers, workers and health and safety professionals identify, assess and control workplace hazards that contribute to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). It offers Quick Start, Basic and Comprehensive guidelines, along with assessment tools, checklists, videos, case studies, an ergonomics ROI calculator and other resources to support MSD prevention and safer return to work.
Practical information, tools and services to help workers and workplaces identify, assess and prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and occupational health hazards. Resources include ergonomics and MSD prevention materials, workplace assessment tools and calculators, occupational hygiene information, webinars and educational resources, as well as access to OHCOW’s clinical, ergonomic and occupational health services.
Offers practical ergonomics and MSD-prevention resources, including safety talks, webinars, stretching guidance, assessment information and links to tools that help workplaces identify and reduce ergonomic risk factors such as force, awkward postures, repetition and duration.
Provides practical information for injured workers on WSIB return-to-work requirements, workplace accommodation, work reintegration, re-employment rights and what happens when a worker cannot return to their pre-injury job.
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