Researchers from the Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomics Lab (OBEL) will be sharing research with the international scientific community at the 9th international scientific conference on the prevention of work-related Musculoskeletal disorders (PREMUS), hosted by the Institute for Work and Health.OBEL has been accepted to share results from three research projects. Conducted as part of OBEL's interventions to improve occupational performance theme, Dr. Steven Fischer will share insights from a high intensity interval training study conducted in a local office setting as part of the workplace interventions for sedentary work symposium. Visiting PhD scholar, Nadia Rego Monteil will share her work titled "A method for the estimation of workers’ risk of developing MSDs in early stages of process planning", which she completed using data from on ongoing OBEL project identifying determinants of effective lifting technique for paramedics. Lastly, Dr. Wayne Albert from the University of New Brunswick will share results of a collaborative research project exploring the influence of age- and fatigue-related factors on coordination during lifting.
PREMUS is an international scientific conference that serves as a forum for work-related musculoskeletal health research with an emphasis on prevention of work-related MSDs. The 9th annual event will be held at the Allstream Centre in Toronto, Canada from June 20-13 2016.