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Rethink Injury Prevention

Submitted by Ishant on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 15:32
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Highlights the role of safe, meaningful work in recovery and better workplace outcomes.

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Rethink-Workplace-Safety-Return-To-Work.pdf (625.54 KB)
PDFs
safety and prevention
employers
large employers
small / med WCB employers

Rethink Workplace Safety

Submitted by Ishant on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 15:31
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Poster that shows workplace safety includes both physical and psychological injury prevention.

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Rethink-Workplace-Safety-Psychological-Safety.pdf (487.58 KB)
PDFs
employers
large employers
small / med WCB employers

Upper Extremity Repetitive Work

Submitted by Ishant on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 15:29
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Tips to reduce strain from repeated arm and hand motions through layout and task changes.

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MSI-repetition-hazard-tip-sheet.pdf (157.6 KB)
PDFs
safety and prevention
employers
large employers
small / med WCB employers

Musculoskeletal Injuries prevention Guide

Submitted by Ishant on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 15:28
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Step-by-step guide to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and improve workplace safety.

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Guide-to-Prevent-MSI.pdf (1.23 MB)
musculoskeletal injuries (MSI)
sprains and strains
PDFs
safety and prevention
employers
large employers
small / med WCB employers

Pushing/Pulling

Submitted by Ishant on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 15:26
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Tips to reduce strain when moving objects by pushing or pulling safely with proper posture.

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MSI-pushing-pulling-fact-sheet.pdf (769.3 KB)
sprains and strains
PDFs
safety and prevention
employers
large employers
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Power Grips

Submitted by Ishant on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 15:25
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Tips to reduce strain from repeated arm and hand motions through layout and task changes.

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MSI-Power-grip-fact-sheet.pdf (230.15 KB)
musculoskeletal injuries (MSI)
sprains and strains
PDFs
safety and prevention
workers

Overhead Work

Submitted by Ishant on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 14:36
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Tips to prevent strain and injury from working with arms raised or overhead.

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MSI-overhead-fact-sheet.pdf (149.24 KB)
PDFs

Poster - Young worker Safety Seriously

Submitted by Ishant on Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 14:32
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A poster represents safety of young workers

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Young-Worker-Safety-Poster.pdf (96.29 KB)
infographics and posters
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workers
newcomers and youth

WCB Special Authorization Drugs & Coverage Criteria

Submitted by Ishant on Thu, 6 Nov 2025 - 12:27
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The WCB Special Authorization Formulary outlines drug coverage criteria, quantity limits, and generic substitution rules, with case-by-case review possible for exceptional requests.

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WCB-Special-Authorization-Web-Criteria.pdf (695.44 KB)
PDFs
health service providers
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Return-to-Work Procedure Development

Checklist to build clear return-to-work procedures: who does what, when, how.

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