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Preventing Musculoskeletal Injury ( MSI )

Preventing and Investigating Musculoskeletal Injury (MSI) is a WorkSafe course developed by WorkSafeBC. It aims at providing employers and workers with the knowledge and tools to prevent MSI and to conduct investigations into an MSI.

 

A musculoskeletal injury (MSI) is an injury to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves, blood vessels; related soft tissue, including sprains, strains, and inflamation that may be caused or aggravated by work. These injuries have consistently accounted for the highest number of WorkSafeBC claims in past years.

In this course students will learn:
 
- The ergonomics of MSI and the prevention process
 
- MSI risk identification and assessment
 
- MSI risk control and early treatment and intervention
 
- Investigating incidents of MSI

Learning Outcomes:
Successful completion of the course will enable participants to:
-Identify the key components of the Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Injury requirements
-Explain the 7-step Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention (MSIP) process
-Explain five categories of risk factors associated with MSI
-Explain three main types of risk control for the risk factors
-Use a checklist to identify and assess risk factors
-Determine ways to control identified risk factors
-Apply early treatment and intervention principles
-Investigate incidents of MSI to prevent recurrence

 

Successful participants will be awarded a WorkSafe Certificate. Students may also apply to BCIT for .5 unit of credit towards an elective component in BCIT’s Occupational Health and Safety Certificate Program.

 

 

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