The Ontario Ministry of Labour and its health and safety partners - including CRE-MSD - will take part in Global Ergonomics Month.
Scientists, academics, students and others from around the world doing research into the causes, prevalence and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are invited to submit proposals for oral presentations, posters and symposiums at PREMUS 2016.
Online registration is now available for the Reducing Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Healthcare Sector conference on October 26, 2015.
Videos of the speaker presentations at The Road to Excellence in Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Addressing Barriers and Profiling Better Practices conference hosted by CRE-MSD on March 9, 2015 are now available.
The Institute for Work & Health (IWH), and the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA), Ontario utilities still have ergonomics programs in place and continue to see a decrease in injuries.
Online registration is now available for The Road to Excellence in Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Addressing Barriers and Profiling Better Practices.
Online registration is now available for Human Factors Engineering: Improving Production Quality and Minimizing Workplace Injury Risk.
The webinar Ergonomics and the changing workforce took place on October 30, 2014 and looked at recent changes in worker demographics and characteristics that affect the workplace and how ergonomics principles can be used to address these issues to increase worker safety and productivity.
A just released study has added to the evidence that carpal tunnel syndrome is related to exposure to high hand force and frequency at work.
Online registration is now available for The Aging Workforce: Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders.