In this webinar
Indoor lighting can have a huge impact on our health and performance. A wrong type of luminaire placed incorrectly can cause glare that in turn contributes to eyestrain, headache, migraine, and musculoskeletal strain. Research has demonstrated that there is a correlation between an incorrect visual working environment and headache, eye strain and musculoskeletal strain, as well as between eye strain and musculoskeletal strain.
This webinar will address glare, non-visual flicker (or TLM), and other factors in the visual environment that can contribute to problems. A Visual Ergonomics Risk Assessment Method (VERAM) developed to identify risk factors in the visual working environment will be reviewed along with strategies that have improved worker health.
About the presenter
Hillevi Hemphälä is a senior lecturer/assistant professor at Lund University. She started as an optometrist and then continued in lighting design before obtaining her PhD in Visual Ergonomics.
Hillevi has 20 years of experience as a researcher and lecturer and is often regarded as an inspirational lecturer. Her research covers risks in the visual environment, recommendations for computer work, non-visual flicker/TLM, integrative lighting, lighting for health care facilities, glare studies, etc.
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.