1.0constructconnect.comDaily Commercial News/%site_branch%/author/edwardbayleyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qHUkzVsfcs"><a href="/dcn/news/ohs/2024/01/designing-construction-injury-rates-downward-with-better-ergonomics">Designing construction injury rates downward with better ergonomics</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/dcn/news/ohs/2024/01/designing-construction-injury-rates-downward-with-better-ergonomics/embed#?secret=qHUkzVsfcs" width="600" height="338" title="“Designing construction injury rates downward with better ergonomics” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="qHUkzVsfcs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/PC-OHS-ergonomicsMainWEB-OHS.jpg1024576“Ergonomic strain and injury refers to physical discomfort and damage caused by the improper design or the improper use of tools, equipment, work spaces and tasks,” says Erin Linde, director of the BC Construction Safety Alliance’s health and safety services. “They can occur when the body is subjected to repetitive tasks, awkward postures, excessive force […]