In this webinar
What’s new in the world of ergonomics standards? Have you ever wondered what exactly is a standard, what role it plays, how it got developed and by whom, who implements it, and the impact it has?
This webinar will address the development of ergonomics standards specifically related to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), the community engagement and revision processes, their implementation in the workplace, and ultimately, the benefits they provide to occupational health and safety. Examples of MSD standards developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and other standards-making organizations will be shared. This webinar will be of interest to all practitioners and researchers seeking to prevent MSD and understand how and where they can engage in standards work.
This webinar is co-hosted by CRE-MSD and the IEA Technical Committee on Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Webinar facilitators:
Catherine Brookman - CRE-MSD
Xu Xu - IEA MSD Technical Committee Chair
About the presenter
Dr. Bob Fox has over 40 years of experience in the field of ergonomics, human factors, and physical anthropology. He was the occupational ergonomics subject matter expert in General Motors (GM) North American and global ergonomics activities from 1993 until May of 2022 and is both a Human Factors Ergonomics Society (HFES) and International Ergonomics Association (IEA) Fellow. While at GM, Bob supported all aspects of ergonomics in manufacturing operations. He chairs the HFES Technical Standards Divisions and formerly chaired the US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Standards Organization (ISO) for anthropometry and biomechanics and participates in various work groups for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and ISO ergonomics standards and reports. He participates in the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Cross-Sector Councils for both MSD and Healthy Work Design and is a full member of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) Physical Agents Committee.
Bob has authored journal articles on manual material handling, the Revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Lift Equation, work-related MSD and ergonomics and aging. He is currently a lecturer at the department of Industrial Operations and Engineering at the University of Michigan and also lectures in the continuing education programs of University of California-Berkeley Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH).
Registration
This is a free webinar, but registration is required to reserve your spot. Please complete the below registration form. The webinar login details will be emailed to you the week of the webinar.
For assistance, please contact Betina Butler at bbutler@uwaterloo.ca.
Disclaimer: CRE-MSD receives funding through a grant provided by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. The views expressed are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre nor of the Province of Ontario.