Can Ergonomics Programs Help Solve the Opioid Crisis?

Most of the national response to the crisis focuses on preventing overdose deaths, on providing the best treatment for people with opioid addiction, and on ...

Ergonomics and Opioid Use in Construction

Question: How can we help prevent opioid addiction among construction workers? • LEVEL 1 Prevention: Reduce/eliminate the risk factors for pain, ...

Pain management, opioid use and how ergonomics could help

As an ergonomist, I think mostly about how “fitting work to people” helps employers and employees to optimize performance. People can do ...

How one workplace approaches pain and injury prevention

Short-term opioid use can be appropriate for acute pain, like after a serious injury or surgery. But pressure to return to the job quickly can ...

This Workplace Rule Could Have Blunted the Opioid Epidemic ...

“There's little doubt that our failure to take preventive steps on ergonomic injuries has resulted in a secondary effect of opioid dependence ...

Workplace Action to Combat the Opioid Crisis: What Can Be Done?

6) Provide worker training and connect it with safety and health program activities such as OSHA training. 7) Educate workers about alternative pain treatment, ...

How Poor Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Lead to ...

Data has linked MSDs to opioid overdoses. But there may be hope yet: implementing proper ergonomic practices. ... New data has found a connection ...

How HSE Managers Can Help Combat the Opioid Crisis

To help prevent opioid abuse, it is best practice to make worksites safer and establish a culture of safety. If a worker gets injured and seeks ...

AIHCe 2021: "The Impact of Workplace MSDs on the Opioid Crisis"

Opioid misuse and addiction is an epidemic in the United States. But what does the opioid crisis have to do with ergonomics?

Introduction to the Special Issue: Opioids and the Workplace

The workplace has been a neglected element in the national response to the opioid crisis. This ignores that workplace safety and health and ...

CPWR Resources to Prevent Opioid Deaths in Construction

Furthermore, opioids have commonly been prescribed to construction workers to treat the pain caused by these occupational injuries, which can lead to addiction ...

A Public Health Approach to Protecting Workers from Opioid Use ...

Pain from occupational injuries and illnesses and stress are important pathways to opioid use disorder. Effective workplace programs that incorporate the public ...

Workplace Solutions Needed to Combat the Rise of Opioid Use

Historically, safety-sensitive industries have been heavily impacted by the opioid crisis. Additionally, workplace musculoskeletal injuries, ...

Addressing the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in Construction

[17] The researchers found that construction workers prescribed opioids for musculoskeletal pain had a higher risk for long‐term opioid use and ...

It Is Time to Implement Primary Prevention in the Workplace to ...

We suggest primary prevention efforts to address the connection between workplace hazards and opioid misuse, dependence, and addiction.

The game-changer for the opioid epidemic - DORN Companies

• The hospital identifies opioid treatment (addiction) programs that can be used for patient referrals. ... Learn how DORN can help lower business ...

It is undeniable that workplace MSDs contribute to the opioid crisis, and poor workplace ergonomics is a recognized contributor to MSDs. It is ...

Opioid Use and Mental Health in the Construction Industry

Construction firms can educate managers and workers (PDF) on the dangers of opioid misuse, especially after workplace injuries. They should also ensure everyone ...

Waging A Counterattack on Opioids: First-Dose Prevention ...

The U.S. opioid epidemic is complex and multi-faceted with no easy way out (Exhibit 1). From the increased risk of addiction facing construction workers and how ...

The opioid crisis and the role of employers

Moreover, integrating occupational training with opioid use treatment may improve treatment results, as employment can serve as a motivational factor for ...