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MyAbilities signs agreement to become major sponsor of 2019 Schedule 2 Employers’ Group Conference, October 22-23

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Hamilton, Ont., October 10, 2019 – MyAbilities, a leader in employee health management technology and human asset management, announces today it has concluded an agreement to become the Gold Sponsor of the 30th annual Schedule 2 Employers’ Group Conference. Taking place October 22 – 23, 2019, in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto, the conference explores the latest trends, current issues and new advancements in the fields of employee wellness, workplace health and safety, workers’ compensation and disability management. Dr. Michael Sonne, PhD, vice president of innovation and research at MyAbilities, is confirmed to speak on the topic of ROSA (Rapid Office Strain Assessment), the company’s online workstation evaluation solution that identifies risk and delivers immediate ergonomic solutions to customers around the world. 

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Automated risk assessments from Functional Job Descriptions – using PDAi and the Demand Score to look at risk in your workplace

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Written by Mike Sonne, PhD, CCPE

Typically – a physical demands description, or a function job description, has served as a cookbook – a recipe to determine the ingredients required to complete a job, but nothing like a food critique that would tell you if that job was good or bad. If someone needed to do a risk assessment of a job, a separate analysis would occur, and depending on how that assessment was completed, a third analysis might be required to dive deeper into the risks associated with a job. Using the JOBX system featuring PDAi to complete your functional job descriptions can automate this process, allowing you to quickly determine which of your jobs might have the highest risks, then measure the impact of your changes. Here’s an example of how that is accomplished.

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July 16, 2019 Ergonomics, MyAbilities Comments Off on Automated risk assessments from Functional Job Descriptions – using PDAi and the Demand Score to look at risk in your workplace

Functional job descriptions: Why do you need them?

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July 02, 2019 / Beth Burry – AVP, clinical ops, Sedgwick field case management and return to work

As every manager knows, job descriptions are a necessary tool to help match the most appropriate and qualified candidates to job postings, while weeding out ‘unqualified’ candidates. This means many job descriptions are written to exclude candidates in the application process and are not very useful for determining what the actual, functional components of a job are or when an injured worker can return to work.

Functional job descriptions are a crucial piece of an organization’s return to work program. Despite their usefulness for workers’ compensation, most employers either don’t have functional job descriptions or, if they do, they aren’t updated or easily accessed by claims examiners, return to work specialists and nurse case managers. This can lead to higher costs for employers as their injured employees stay out of work longer than necessary.

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July 10, 2019 Ergonomics Comments Off on Functional job descriptions: Why do you need them?

Research Review: Is physical capacity associated with the occurrence of musculoskeletal symptoms among office workers?

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Injury occurs when the demands of a job exceed the capacity of a worker. Primarily, the capacity of a worker is focused on the physical strength that they possess – how much muscle force can be generated by the muscles of the lower back, shoulder, etc. However, other factors inherent to the job can also reduce the worker’s physical capacity – including the mental capacity of the worker. In assessing the ergonomics of a workplace, both the mental, and the physical demands must be assessed to determine the true risk of injury that a job inherently has.

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July 8, 2019 Ergonomics, Research Comments Off on Research Review: Is physical capacity associated with the occurrence of musculoskeletal symptoms among office workers?

The DOL Strength Levels – does oversimplifying job demands increase exposure to injury risk?

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Written by: Mike Sonne, PhD, CCPE

Summary: The DOL strength levels classify jobs into 5 separate categories defined by force/weight, and frequency of exertion. The classification system leads to a broad oversimplification of the demands of work, which in the worst case can lead to over and under estimates of physical demands of over 500%. A much more granular system is needed to better understand the different physical demands of work, and how that  can be used in return to work, and injury prevention.

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June 3, 2019 Ergonomics, Research Comments Off on The DOL Strength Levels – does oversimplifying job demands increase exposure to injury risk?

Use Collaboration, Technology for ADA Compliance and Positive Return to Work Outcomes

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May 28, 2019 BY AMAXX / Michael B. Stack

Returning an injured worker to the job before he’s physically ready can be a nightmare. The last thing an employer wants to do is put the employee at risk of reinjury.

On the other hand, waiting to bring an employee back until he is 100 percent recovered prolongs the number of lost work days and impedes the worker’s recovery. Reinjuries, as well as extended disability durations both, add costs to the claim.

What’s needed is an accurate depiction of the physical requirements of a job, along with a deep understanding of exactly what the injured worker is physically able to do or not do. Armed with such information, the employer can make the best decisions for the injured worker and the organization.

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Video Kinematics Produces Physical Job Demand Descriptions on Steroids

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March 26, 2019 BY AMAXX / Michael B. Stack

How familiar are you with the physical demands of every job in your company? That may sound like a loaded question, but the more understanding you have of each job, the better you’ll be at preventing injuries, reducing workers’ compensation costs and improving your bottom line.

However, many companies face the challenge of lack of time or resources to do a thorough and complete job of developing a physical demands database. The development of technology and artificial intelligence now makes this easy.

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The MyAbilities Digital Job Profile

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Hi everyone! We’re looking to get some feedback on our new format for conducting physical demands descriptions. We have a short survey here – the only caveat is that you’ll need a modern web browser to complete it (anything but Internet Explorer 11).

March 11, 2019 General, MyAbilities Comments Off on The MyAbilities Digital Job Profile

Preventing Repetitive Strain

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FEBRUARY 14 2019 BY CITY MATTERS

4.5 million Canadian adults annually experience a Repetitive Strain Injury that is serious enough to limit normal, day-to-day activities, and with Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day is coming up on Thursday, February 28th, we welcome Dr. Mike Sonne to the show to help us prepare.

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Recalculating for Small Business – Reed Hanoun & Paul Bellantone

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