1. Toolbox Talk 2016
Overexertion

2. What is Safety Stand Down?
Safety Stand Down is a program designed to bring together frontline workers and senior executives to discuss the prevention of injuries and illnesses.
2016 focuses on three leading causes of injury in the upstream oil and gas industry, with the goal of:
Keeping “u” out of injuries

3. What are the Three Leading Causes of Injury?
Slips, Trips and Falls
Highway Accidents
Burns
Struck by an Object
Caught in
Overexertion

4. Did You Guess Highway Accidents?
Most people do!
Although these types of injuries can be severe, they are not one of the leading three causes of injury.

5. The Three Leading Causes of Injury are:
1st
2nd
3rd
*Falls on same level are ranked 3rd, but slips and trips include body reaction as well, making this an even more significant cause of injury. Overexertion is excessive physical effort directed to an object, which can result in sprains and tears of muscle and connective tissue.

6. Overexertion
Today’s presentation focuses on the #2 cause of injury - Overexertion

7. What is Overexertion?
Overexertion is excessive physical effort directed to an object, which can result in sprains and tears of muscle and connective tissues.

8. What are the Top Three Causes of Overexertion?
Handling Pipe
Handling Tools and Equipment
Handling Hoses
Pulling Tires
Pushing Trucks

9. The Top Three Causes are:
#1- Handling Pipe
#2- Handling Tools and Equipment
#3- Handling Hoses
All three of these causes of overexertion result in shoulder and back injuries.

10. Overexertion - the Numbers
In Western Canada, overexertion is the 2nd leading cause of injury.
Alberta: 2nd
British Columbia: 3rd
Saskatchewan: 3rd

11. Overexertion - the Cost
Over the last five years in the three Western provinces overexertion accounted for:
~3,400 claims
~$14,400, of claims cost
~40,000 lost days
Highway accidents ~1,300 claims, ~$15,000, claims cost and ~25,000 lost days

12. Preventing Injury Due to Overexertion
Get your body ready for work
Conduct warm up and light stretching
Conduct a hazard assessment prior to a lift or carry
Any past injuries?
Is the travel path understood by all and clear of obstructions?
Should you have help?

13. Preventing Injury Due to Overexertion
Use the correct posture for a lift and carry
Lift with legs
Keep loads close to your body
Keep your back straight
Access aids like pipe or hose holders/clasps for additional support and grip

14. Injury Due to Overexertion - Prevention Discussion
What are we doing well to prevent these injuries?
What could we do better?
What additional support do you need (e.g. training, resources, equipment, etc.)?

15. Injury Due to Overexertion - Resources
WorkSafeBC Lifting in the Workplace Video
WorkSafeBC Disc Protrusion Video
WorkSafeBC A Back Injury Can Change Your Life Video