For our Canadian Friends!
Observe RSI Awareness Day February 29
Repetitive Strain Injuries seriously affect one in ten Canadians.
Dateline: Monday, February 25, 2008
from NUPGE
Ottawa (25 February 2008) — Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day will be marked across Canada this year on February 29.
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is pleased to join with other unions in raising awareness of the serious nature of this problem and to urge governments at all levels to take RSI issues more seriously.
The problem has a negative impact on the lives of thousands of workers and imposes a significant cost on the economy as a result of lost days at work.
The problem has a negative impact on the lives of thousands of workers and imposes a significant cost on the economy.
RSI includes a host of occupational injuries affecting the upper body, mainly neck, shoulder, arm and hand injuries. The most common cause of RSI is repeated and excessive movement or long-term use of a given muscle set.
A 2003 study showed that one in 10 men and women suffer from a RSI. While common, it is also an easily preventable injury. Simple changes to the work environment can avoid virtually all injuries of this type.
Changes to the work station, ergonomically designed equipment and furniture and frequent short breaks to change activities and posture can prevent undue strain of muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons.
Workers are urged to report RSI injuries and to file claims that will assist them in taking the time required to heal and recover when RSI occurs.
Employers are required to conform to the ergonomic standards prescribed in the Canada Labour Code Part II and to provincial labour laws and regulations. Where provinces have yet to adopt ergonomic standards, NUPGE urges provincial and territorial governments to introduce this much needed legislation.
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is a family of 11 component unions. Taken together we are one of the largest unions in Canada. Most of our 340,000 members work to deliver public services of every kind to the citizens of their home provinces. We also have a large and growing number of members who work for private businesses.
Related addresses:
URL 1: www.nupge.ca/
Repetitive Strain Injuries seriously affect one in ten Canadians.
Dateline: Monday, February 25, 2008
from NUPGE
Ottawa (25 February 2008) — Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day will be marked across Canada this year on February 29.
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is pleased to join with other unions in raising awareness of the serious nature of this problem and to urge governments at all levels to take RSI issues more seriously.
The problem has a negative impact on the lives of thousands of workers and imposes a significant cost on the economy as a result of lost days at work.
The problem has a negative impact on the lives of thousands of workers and imposes a significant cost on the economy.
RSI includes a host of occupational injuries affecting the upper body, mainly neck, shoulder, arm and hand injuries. The most common cause of RSI is repeated and excessive movement or long-term use of a given muscle set.
A 2003 study showed that one in 10 men and women suffer from a RSI. While common, it is also an easily preventable injury. Simple changes to the work environment can avoid virtually all injuries of this type.
Changes to the work station, ergonomically designed equipment and furniture and frequent short breaks to change activities and posture can prevent undue strain of muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons.
Workers are urged to report RSI injuries and to file claims that will assist them in taking the time required to heal and recover when RSI occurs.
Employers are required to conform to the ergonomic standards prescribed in the Canada Labour Code Part II and to provincial labour laws and regulations. Where provinces have yet to adopt ergonomic standards, NUPGE urges provincial and territorial governments to introduce this much needed legislation.
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is a family of 11 component unions. Taken together we are one of the largest unions in Canada. Most of our 340,000 members work to deliver public services of every kind to the citizens of their home provinces. We also have a large and growing number of members who work for private businesses.
Related addresses:
URL 1: www.nupge.ca/
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