The
Centre
of
Research
Expertise
for
the
Prevention
of
Musculoskeletal
Disorders
(CRE-MSD)
is
leading
a
multi-stakeholder
initiative
to
develop
a
new
MSD
Prevention
Guideline
for
Ontario,
to
be
rolled
out
this
coming
October
2018.
Progress
on
the
Guideline
content
and
the
website
will
be
described.
About
the
presenters
Dr.
Richard
Wells
is
a
Professor
Emeritus
in
the
Department
of
Kinesiology,
Faculty
of
Applied
Health
Sciences,
at
the
University
of
Waterloo.
He
is
interested
in
injuries
and
disorders
to
the
upper
limbs
and
back
occurring
in
the
workplace,
commonly
called
repetitive
strain
injuries
or
work-related
musculoskeletal
disorders.
He
uses
a
number
of
approaches
to
looking
at
the
problem
including
studies
on
cadavers
in
the
anatomy
lab,
laboratory
studies
of
function,
workplace
studies
to
quantify
the
demands
of
various
jobs,
ergonomic
intervention
studies
to
examine
the
process
and
effectiveness
of
changing
the
workplace
and
epidemiological
studies
to
link
the
work
people
perform
and
injuries
and
disorders
that
might
result.
Richard
has
been
involved
in
ergonomics
standards
and
regulations
with
ACGIH
and
OSHA
in
the
USA,
and
in
the
Ontario
Strategy
for
the
Prevention
of
MSD
and
CSA.
He
is
an
associate
Director
of
CRE-MSD,
an
Adjunct
Scientist
at
the
Institute
for
Work
& Health,
and
was
recently
named
a
Fellow
of
the International
Ergonomics
Association (IEA).
Dr.
Amin
Yazdani
is
a
Research
Assistant
Professor
in
the
Department
of
Kinesiology
at
the
University
of
Waterloo.
He
is
also
an
Adjunct
Assistant
Professor
at
McMaster
University,
and
Associate
Faculty
at
Conestoga
College.
He
uses
a
multidisciplinary
strategy
to
develop
innovative
approaches
to
prevent
musculoskeletal disorders
(MSD)
and
work
disability
in
workplaces.
Amin's
research
interest
is
in
standardization
of
ergonomics
in
design
by
developing
best
practices
and
development
of
technical
standards.
He
has
extensive
experience
in
collaborating
with
small,
medium,
and
large
organizations
to
implement
organizational-wide
approaches
to
prevent
workplace
injuries
by
improving
health,
safety,
and
wellbeing
of
workers.
He
is
an
active
member
of
the
technical
committee
for
development
of
a
Canadian
Standard
on
Office
Ergonomics
(CSA
Z412).
Currently
he
is
spearheading
and
co-leading
several
important
initiatives
at
the
national
level,
including
the
development
of
three
different
Canadian
Standards:
Work
disability
prevention
management
system;
Design
and
use
of
paramedic
emergency
response
vehicles
and
equipment;
and
carer-inclusive
and
accommodating
organizations.
Registration
Registration
is
now
closed.
For
assistance,
contact
Betina
Butler
(bbutler@uwaterloo.ca).
