CIRMA Workshop: Office Ergonomics; January 15, 2010

Workshop:

Office Ergonomics

January 15, 2010
North Grosvenordale, CT
10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon, Registration 9:30 AM

This seminar is open to CIRMA members only

SUMMARY

CIRMA's Office Ergonomics Workshop is designed to help you to maximize the human performance in your municipality or school by preventing or minimizing injuries arising from repetitive motions, especially those occurring at a computer workstation.

Employee Safety Series

Office Ergonomics is one of many informative workshops in CIRMA's Employee Safety Series. This workshop is free to CIRMA members. For more information about this and other CIRMA workshops, please email CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

"Repetitive stress injuries are one of the highest severity workplace injuries, often requiring lengthy time-off and expensive surgery."

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

It may be counterintuitive, but on-the-job safety practices are just as important in an office environment as they are on the shop floor. Creating a good ergonomically correct office workspace will help protect your own health and the health of your employees.

OSHA reports that repetitive stress injuries (RSI) now account for sixty-two percent of all Workers' Compensation injuries, making them the most common and most costly on-the-job injuries today.

As computers are integrated into many different functional areas, many more employees risk developing repetitive stress injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or low back pain from hours working at an improperly positioned keyboard and monitor.

The good news is that repetitive stress disorders are almost entirely preventable with good workspace design and use. Ergonomics is the science of work; its goal is to create a workspace that accommodates the natural structure and movement of the body to prevent musculoskeletal disorders— especially those arising from repetitive stresses or awkward movements.

CIRMA's office ergonomics program draws on the most up-to-date research to provide a systematic approach to reduce the risk of injury from improper workspace design. Because pain and discomfort are the chief symptoms of repetitive stress injuries, good workspace design brings an added bonus of improved employee efficiency and higher morale.

Topics include:

What is ergonomics?
The types, signs, and symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders,
Proper workstation design and layout,
Environmental controls, and
Work process controls.

AUDIENCE This workshop is designed for

Municipal and public school managers, and supervisors.
Safety & Health committees.
All office workers.

SPEAKERS Luc Pentz
Risk Management Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services Luc Pentz serves as a Risk Management Consultant for CIRMA's Risk Management Services. Luc has worked at CIRMA for the past three years developing and implementing special projects, products, and consultative services. Luc holds a B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice from Quinnipiac University, and is currently pursuing his Masters in Business Administration and Associates in Risk Management designation through Quinnipiac University's School of Business. Luc provides proactive Risk Management consultation for CIRMA's Workers' Compensation and Liability-Auto-Property membership. WHERE THOMPSON BOARD OF EDUCATION
Administration Building - 2nd Floor
785 Riverdale Drive (Rte 12)
North Grosvenordale, CT 06255
Phone: 860.923.9581 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.

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For more information, please call Martin Connelly at 203-946-3743 or email cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

DIRECTIONS

From POMFRET and the WEST:
Take Route 44 to Putnam. Turn onto Route 12 North and follow for approximately 4 miles.

From KILLINGLY and the SOUTH:
Take I-395 North to Exit 98 (Route 12) – exit is on the LEFT. Follow for approximately 1 mile.

From I-84:
Take I-87 to Exit 73 (Union). Turn right onto Route 190. Turn right onto Route 171 through Bigelow Hollow. At junctions of 197 & 171, bear left onto Route 197. Cross Route 198, then Route 169, staying on Route 197 until the junction of Route 131. Take right onto Route 131, which turns into Route 12 South.

Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
900 Chapel Street, 9th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 498-3000
Fax: (203) 562-6314