May is
...
Foot Health Awareness Month
Do you have
one of those jobs that keep you working
on your feet all day or even for your
whole shift – 12 hours at times! Well,
we have just the right fact sheet for
you called, you guessed it, Working on
your Feet. This little guy covers a lot
of information about your feet and how
working on your feet can affect you.
Beyond simple fatigue and discomfort,
did you know that more serious health
effects can result from working on your
feet. Some of these can be: low back
pain, painful feet, heel spurs,
orthopedic changes in the feet (e.g.
flat feet), restricted blood flow (from
standing only), swelling in the feet and
legs, varicose veins, increased chance
of arthritis in the knees and hips, and
plantar fasciitis. You know what? We
even have a fact sheet on plantar
fasciitis – how convenient is that! So
if you are interested on how your feet
can be affected by working on them all
day, click here for our
Working on your Feet and
Plantar Fasciitis fact sheets.
Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
How many
times have you heard your loved one yell
to you “turn that TV down” or repeat
what someone has said to you? Have you
thought that this type of hearing loss
can be from your workplace? Does your
workplace have loud, vibrating tools or
machines? Take a minute and think about
it. There are many factors such as
noise, vibration and solvents present in
a workplace that contribute to hearing
loss. Often when two or more of the
factors are present within a workplace
the result is even greater than the
simple additive result expected. Take
some time from your busy schedule and
read our fact sheet on Occupational
Hearing Loss. Just
click here and it will inform you on
some things that you may have not even
thought about.
FREE Seminar on
Heat Stress, Degenerative Disease, and
Back Care on May 9th.
Oh that sun
shine is sure great isn’t it? None of
that pesky winter wind, or that cold and
damp snow that seems to be dropping from
that dreary grey sky all of the time.
It’s that time of year where we have to
start thinking that, even if that sun
feels great, we still need to be careful
when working in that glorious sun shine.
As we promised last month, we are
posting our
summer tool box so everyone
can be informed and work safely. And it
just so happens that we are presenting a
FREE
Seminar on Heat Stress, Degenerative
Disease, and Back Care on May 9th.
Please click here for more information.
If you are interested in attending,
please contact us at 705-523-2330,
1-800-461-7120 or contact
mahmed@ohcow.on.ca to register.
Remember its
Free and educational!
Free
nothin’ better than that huh?? So why
don’t you
click here for some interesting facts,
tidbits, and guidance on how to cope
with that warm sun shine!
We are here to tell you that May 6 to
May 12 is
North American Occupational Safety and
Health Week. This week is here to
help employers, employees and the
general public of the importance of
preventing injury and illness in the
workplace, at home and in the community.
The mission of the Occupational Health
Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. (OHCOW)
is to prevent occupational illnesses and
injury, and to promote the highest
degree of physical, mental and social
well-being of all workers. We strive to
accomplish this through the
identification of workplace factors
which are detrimental to the health and
well-being of all workers, through the
distribution of excellent occupational
health, hygiene, and ergonomic
information to increase knowledge among
workers, employers and the general
public; and through the provision of
services designed to produce changes to
improve workplaces and the health of
workers. So let’s not just recognize
Health and Safety Week, how about we
live it day to day, 365 days per year?
We think it’s something we all can do!
Don’t forget that May 28 to June 1 is
SPINEWEEK. For those of you out
there, who know how debilitating a sore
back or a back injury can be. We of
course have two fact sheets to help you
protect your back while you are working
and also how your back gets injured.
These two fact sheets will help you know
how to lift properly, push and pull,
teach you on how that back of yours
works and give you that much needed
information to avoid back injuries. You
can’t replace a back, so read on and
help protect it!!
Click here for How Your Back Gets
Injured A Technical Guide to Preventing
Injury-English...
Click here for the Protect Your Back
fact sheet...
Wow, May 1st is - World
Asthma Day
A lot of the time,
that asthma that you have been suffering
from can be caused or aggravated by your
workplace. Occupational asthma, or work
related asthma, is asthma that happens
for the first time because of exposure
to some type of agent at the work place.
The auto parts, foam and plastic
manufacturing industries have the
highest rates of work related asthma. It
is important to identify this type of
asthma to help control the symptoms and
prevent it from happening again, or to
someone else. It is important to note
that people who have asthma before may
also have symptoms that get worse
because of something at work. Click here
for our informative fact sheets on
Occupational Asthma and
Agricultural Asthma.
Hey, don’t forget to thank that nurse
that you know or who you work with. Tell
that nurse that they are appreciated for
all of that hard work that they do. May
6 to May 12 is
National Nursing Week
Hey you Sudburians, you may be
interested to know that from April 27th
to May 5th is Mining Week in our great
town of Sudbury. Sudbury Mining Week's
mission is to honour Greater Sudbury's
rich mining heritage and celebrate the
vibrant future of our mining and
services & supplies sectors.
Click here to find out all of the fun
activities that are in store for you!
Take note that May 9th to the 13th is
National Mining Week click here to go to
where it is celebrated nationally!
And look at what we pulled out of our
tickle trunk, we just so happened to
have a fact sheet that is related to
mining.
Check this one out on Heat Rash and
Underground Mining. You’ll be glad
that you did!!
If you think that you would like to have
some additional fact sheets or want to
find out what type of fact sheets that
we have,
click here for our fact sheet form.
Tick off what you want and send it to
us. We will be more than happy to
provide you some extra information!
Make sure that you visit our site often.
We try our best to update it monthly and
also with any new information anytime
throughout the month. We want to update
you with work related information to
keep you and your coworkers safe and to
help prevent injury and diseases. If you
are interested in anything that is
mentioned on our site or just want to
contact us to find out what we can do
for you, we welcome you to call us
anytime! 705-523-2330 or 1-800-461-7120
RSI DAY 2012 - Huge Success !!
RSI Day 2012
was a huge success again this year
spanning not only across Canada but the
world.
Click here for the full summary...
OHCOW
Success Stories
OHCOW
Sudbury visits a large number of
worksites each year to effect changes to
reduce hazards in the workplace. Through
our feedback forms and return visits we
have identified a number of worksites
who have done an exemplary job at acting
on our recommendations. On a regular
basis we will be highlighting worksites
who shine as an example to others. If
you wish to share your success with us
please contact the OHCOW Sudbury clinic.
To read more success stories click on
the title "Success Stories" in the side
menu at the top of this page.
Click here to read about one of OHCOW's
Success Stories - District of Nipissing
Social Services Administration Board...
OHCOW Offers
New Vibration Service to the North
Vibration
has been shown to increase the risk of
developing several MSDs. Therefore
reducing the exposure to vibration has
become a top priority in many
industries. OHCOW now has the equipment
necessary to complete a vibration
assessment (either hand arm or whole
body) to ensure that workers are not at
risk when utilizing vibration equipment.
Once measurements are taken and the
workers are interviewed, OHCOW can make
recommendations to reduce the exposure
to vibration to below the threshold
limit values for daily use.
Impact
drivers, jackleg/stopper drills, heavy
equipment, passenger vehicles are all
examples of tools that can expose a
worker to vibration and can have
detrimental effects if exposed for
prolonged periods of time. OHCOW’s goal
is to reduce these exposures before
injuries occur.
To make an
appointment for an onsite visit or to
have any questions answered regarding
the service please contact
OHCOW.
Advocate's Gateway Newsletter...
In
this Gateway we are focusing on Meniscal
Injuries, RSI DayPlus 2012, and
More Evidence of Dangers from Trike.
Any ideas or
subjects you would like us to
concentrate on for future publications,
we welcome any input - please let us
know!
Click here to read the latest issue...
Click here to read other issues...
Prevention of Injuries -
Laurentian University
Success!!
One of OHCOW’s main goals is the
prevention
of
injuries. To learn more about
what Laurentian University has done to
prevent injuries from occurring in their
office environment click the link below.
Click here to read more...
OHCOW Booth
To learn more about how you can have the
OHCOW booth at your worksite or event click the
link below.
Click
here to learn more...
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