ESS Student Portal
Welcome to the ESS Student Portal where you will find the latest ergonomics research and tools just for ESS certificate holders! What you will find here:
ESS Post-Course Assignments
Here you will find the templates for ESS course assignments. (Check your downloads for Word Documents, depending on which browser you use.)
Assessment Tools
Hazard Identification
Environmental Hazards Checklist
Organizational Hazards Checklist
Applied Ergonomics – Facility Design
Risk Assessment
WorkSMART MSD Risk Checklist 2023
Applied Ergonomics – Facility Design
Online Tools
- Shoulder Assessment Tool
- DUET (Distal Upper Extremity Tool)
- LiFFT (Lifting Fatigue Failure Tool)
- Liberty Mutual Material Handling Tables
- WorkSafeBC Lift-Lower Calculator
- WorkSafeBC Push-Pull Calculator
Control Strategies
Office Ergonomics
Ergonomics Research and Case Studies
General Guidance
Canadian Womens Experience with PPE
Driving and Equipment Operation
Driving Comfort and Break Activities
Whole Body Vibration in Construction
Industry Specific
Pharmocology Ergonomics NIOSH 2018
Ergonomic Evaluation of Pharmacy Tasks
Ergo Solutions for Grocery Retailers
Ergo Guidelines for Nursing Homes
Office Environments
Workplace 2.0 – Gov of Canada Office Fit Standards
CSA-RemoteWork-ResearchReport-EN_Accessible-Updated Workplace 2.0 – Gov of Canada Office Fit Standards Workplace Interventions for Reducing Sitting at Work 2016
Legislation, Standards and Guidelines
A number of standards, guidelines and regulations exist and are available to help guide your organization towards compliance and best practices.
Legislation And Regulations
Legislation refers to legislative Acts, either federal or provincial, and includes regulations which must be followed.
Federal
The Canada Labour Code is a federal Act which applies to federally regulated industries: air transportation, interprovincial or international transportation, shipping, banks, postal service, and communications.
Canada Labour Code
Canada Labour Code: Hazard Prevention Program
BC
WorkSafe BC
WorkSafe BC Vibration Exposure Limits
Alberta
Alberta OH&S Regulations
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan OH&S Regulations
Manitoba
Manitoba Workplace Safety & Health Regulations
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Workplace Health & Safety Regulations
Ontario
Safe at Work Ontario
Standards
A standard is a set of rules or guidelines which are approved by consensus of a panel of experts, and by a recognized body (e.g. CSA, ISO). These standards may be fully, or in part, incorporated into provincial and federal regulations.
Canadian Standards Association
WorkSMART is proud to be involved in the development of CSA Standard. Mike Harnett has actively served on several technical committees including Z1002, Z1003, Z412, and Z1516.
- CSA 45001 – OHS Management System
- CSA Z1001 – OHS Training
- CSA Z1002 – Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment; Elimination and Control
- CSA Z1003 – Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace
- CSA Z1004 – General Workplace Ergonomics
- CSA Z412 – Guideline to Office Ergonomics
- CSA Z1516 – Fatigue Risk Management for First Responders
- CAN/CSA-ISO 9241 Ergonomic Requirement for Office Work with Visual Display Terminals
International Organization for Standardization
- ISO 10075 – Ergonomic Principles Related to Mental Workload
- ISO 9241 – Ergonomics of Human System Interaction
- ISO 110604 – Ergonomics Design of Control Centres
- ISO 13407 – Human-Centred Design Processes for Interactive Systems
- ISO 6385 – Ergonomic Principles in the Design of Work Systems
- ISO 11228 – Ergonomics — Manual Handling
- ISO 11226 – Ergonomics — Evaluation of Static Working Postures
- ISO/TS 20646-1 – Ergonomic Procedures for the Improvement of Local Muscular Workloads
- ISO 5349 – Mechanical vibration — Measurement and Evaluation of Human Exposure to Hand-Transmitted Vibration
- ISO 2631 – Mechanical Vibration and Shock — Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration
GUIDELINES BY INDUSTRY
A guideline is a document of recommended practice.
Business associations, labor groups and governmental agencies have created ergonomics guidelines for a variety of industries.
Washington L&I Ergonomics Industry Guidelines
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
American Conference of Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
Re-Certification
To recertify, you will be required to demonstrate ongoing ergonomics competency. This will be achieved by completing two activities within 90 days of your certificate’s expiry date.
1. Completion of an online ergonomics quiz,
The ergonomics quiz is based on your course materials. All answers will be found in your documents or on the student portal.
2. Completion of an MSD Risk Assessment
The MSD Risk Assessment must follow the process outlined in your workshop. A template for submission will be provided.
Once registered, you will receive an email outlining the re-certification process and directions for completion.