COURSE TITLE

Ergonomic Interventions and Research: Preventing Workplace Musculoskeletal Disorders

Tuesday-Wednesday, December 9-10, 2008

Early registration price deadline extended!

Register by 5:00 pm PST November 20th and pay the earlybird price of $525.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Jointly sponsored by:

• University of Michigan, Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE)

• 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

• Thomas J. 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, San Francisco and Berkeley

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

• Musculoskeletal Disorders Amongst US Manufacturing Workers
  Fred Gerr, MD, University of Iowa

• Occupational Shoulder Biomechanics
  Richard Hughes, PhD, University of Michigan

• Update on Managing Upper Extremity Disorders
  David Rempel, MD, University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley

• Assessing Upper Limb Exposures with the ACGIH TLV on Hand Activity
  Thomas J. Armstrong, PhD, University of Michigan

• A Prospective Cohort Study of Upper Extremity Disorders in Diverse Employers
  Kurt Hegmann, MD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

• Computerized Tool to Evaluate and Design Manual Materials Handling Jobs
  Chuck Woolley, MS, University of Michigan

• Ergonomics Consideration in Construction Trades
  Bryan Buchholz, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

• Ergonomic Innovations in Construction
  Jennifer Hess, DC, MPH, PhD, University of Oregon

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

• Designing the Age-friendly Workplace
  Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH., University of Washington, Seattle

• Preventing Fall Injuries in Aging Workers
  James Ashton-Miller, PhD, University of Michigan

• Preventing Falls from Ladders
  Chien-Chi (Max) Chang, PhD, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

• Efficient and Comfortable Vision at the Computer
  James Sheedy, OD, PhD, Pacific University College of Optometry

• Safe Patient Handling Legislation – Does It Make a Difference?
  Barbara Silverstein, PhD, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

• Evaluating Overhead Lifts for Patient Transfer
  Hasanat Alamgir, PhD, MBA, Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia
  

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

12 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™
12 QME credit hours requested
14.4 BRN contact hours
2.0 ABIH CM points requested
1.0 BCSP COC point

Course Schedule

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