Table 2.
Survey respondent agreement or disagreement about available MSD practices in their workplace.
| MSD Practice | Respondent | Response (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | Disagree | N/A | Do Not Know | ||
| Safe tools: Safe tools and/or equipment are provided to do job tasks | Worker | 67.6 | 12.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Manager/OHS | 75.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | |
| Rest breaks: Adequate rest breaks and recovery time are provided to complete job tasks | Worker | 63.3 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Manager/OHS | 72.8 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | |
| Force: Efforts are made to reduce excessive force requirements (e.g. heavy lifting, lowering, carrying, push/pull, gripping) of job tasks | Worker | 61.0 | 17.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Manager/OHS | 74.0 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | |
| PPE: Personal protective equipment is available and encouraged (e.g. wrist supports/splints, anti-vibration gloves, knee pads, shock-absorbing insoles) | Worker | 58.0 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 4.8 |
| Manager/OHS | 68.4 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 0.4 | |
| Modified tools: Tools and/or equipment are modified when needed for doing job tasks | Worker | 52.4 | 19.7 | 4.1 | 8.1 |
| Manager/OHS | 63.6 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 3.2 | |
| Ergonomics: Ergonomics strategies are used to improve workstation design | Worker | 49.1 | 21.3 | 5.3 | 8.9 |
| Manager/OHS | 66.4 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
| Task flexibility: Workers have flexibility in prioritizing job tasks to complete their work (i.e. tasks can be done in an order of their choosing) | Worker | 48.9 | 25.1 | 3.0 | 7.3 |
| Manager/OHS | 54.4 | 19.6 | 6.0 | 4.0 | |
| Feedback: Worker feedback is used to improve the organization of the job tasks | Worker | 48.4 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 13.2 |
| Manager/OHS | 63.6 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 4.8 | |
| Temperature: Efforts are made to reduce exposure to extreme temperatures (i.e. too hot or too cold) | Worker | 46.8 | 18.2 | 15.7 | 4.3 |
| Manager/OHS | 58.0 | 3.2 | 21.2 | 1.2 | |
| Staffing: Efforts are made to make sure there are adequate staffing levels to complete job tasks | Worker | 45.8 | 32.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| Manager/OHS | 68.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Worker heard/involved: When workers approach the workplace representative about MSD hazards, they feel heard and supported | Worker | 42.0 | 15.7 | 3.5 | 23.5 |
| Manager/OHS | 74.0 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 2.4 | |
| Timely information: When workers approach the workplace representative about MSD hazards, they are told how the workplace can take action in a timely manner | Worker | 41.5 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 26.1 |
| Manager/OHS | 76.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | |
| Vibration: Efforts are made to reduce exposure to vibration (hand-arm and/or whole-body vibration) of job tasks | Worker | 37.2 | 16.7 | 22.8 | 7.8 |
| Manager/OHS | 46.4 | 5.2 | 26.8 | 5.6 | |
| Flexible hours/work location: Workers are able to work from home, or have flexible working hours to complete their work | Worker | 19.7 | 35.2 | 24.8 | 4.8 |
| Manager/OHS | 24.0 | 30.8 | 24.8 | 4.4 | |
| Exercise: Workers have access to a workplace-based resistance or strength training exercise program | Worker | 16.7 | 48.1 | 9.1 | 10.6 |
| Manager/OHS | 25.2 | 40.0 | 11.6 | 6.8 | |
| No programs: No supports, resources and/or programs are available to prevent or respond to MSD hazards | WorkerManager/OHS | 19.511.2 | 34.248.0 | 7.111.6 | 21.810.0 |