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COURSE TITLE
Ergonomic Interventions and Research: Preventing Workplace Musculoskeletal
Disorders
December 2008 - Check back later for more details
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Jointly sponsored by:
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University of Michigan, Center for Occupational
Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE)
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University of California, Center for Occupational
and Environmental Health (COEH)
Musculoskeletal disorders
continue to be costly in terms of worker suffering and employer expense.
This program convenes researchers and practicing ergonomists from
a cross section of industries to describe how ergonomics principles
can be applied to evaluate and design workplaces and tasks to prevent
these disorders and their associated disabilities and costs. Examples of successful ergonomic interventions
and programs in several industries will be presented. This program
is the latest in an annual series aimed at providing new ergonomic
examples and insights to first-time and returning attendees.
COURSE DIRECTORS
Tom Armstrong, PhD, CIH., Professor, Industrial
and Operations Engineering; Director, Center for Ergonomics, University
of Michigan
David Rempel, MD, MPH, Professor
and Director, Ergonomics Program, University of California at Berkeley
and San Francisco
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS
Check back later for details of the 2008 Symposium in December.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Attendees will learn how ergonomics principles can be applied to facilitate the safe and productive employment of individuals. They will learn how ergonomics interventions can be used to prevent musculoskeletal injuries so that they can pursue effective interventions in their own work settings.
AUDIENCE
This program is intended for individuals involved
in workplace design, workplace evaluation, or selection of work equipment,
and for individuals responsible for ergonomics programs or the management
of musculoskeletal disorders among workers. This includes: ergonomists;
physicians; nurses; occupational and physical therapists; industrial
hygienists; industrial, manufacturing, and safety engineers involved
in workplace design; labor representatives; and managers.
CREDIT
To be announced.
Course Schedule
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Dec., 2008
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