Tuesday, December 2, 2014 8:00 am
-
3:30 pm
EST (GMT -05:00)
West Residence, W-132, Laurentian University, Sudbury
This workshop is presented by the Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH), in partnership with the Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease (CREDO) and the Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeltal Disorders (CRE-MSD).
Participants will explore hands-on activities and leave with an understanding of how to measure, evaluate, and interpret vibration exposure data. Controls and best practices will also be presented.
Workshop presenters include:
Dr. Ron House
- Leads research in the area of hand-arm vibration syndrome with CREDO
- Associate professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)
Dr. Tammy Eger
- Leads research in the area of whole-body and foot-transmitted vibration for Laurentian University
- Director of CROSH, Sudbury
Dr. Jim Dickey
- Leading research in whole-body vibration exposures and evaluation of seats for mobile equipment
- Director of the Joint Biomechanics Laboratory at Western University
Registration
and
continental breakfast
at
7:30
a.m. Workshop
begins
at
8:15
a.m.
Workshop
admission
is
free
but
requires
pre-registration.
Confirm
your
attendance
by
November
21
to
crosh@laurentian.ca.
Sponsored
by
the
Association
of Canadian
Ergonomists.