CIRMA Workshop: Office Ergonomics; February 24, 2010

Workshop:

Office Ergonomics

February 24, 2010
South Windsor, CT

Session I
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Registration begins at 9:00 AM

Session II
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Registration begins at 1:30 PM

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:

"Carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful and debilitating condition often brought on by prolonged typing or hand movement, is now the nation’s leading occupational health cost."

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

AUDIENCE

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

SPEAKERS Mark Wantroba
Senior Risk Management Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services

Mark serves as a Senior Risk Control Consultant for CIRMA’s Risk Management Services. He has over 20 years experience working in the commercial insurance industry providing risk management and safety and health services. Mark holds a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Southern Connecticut State University. He also completed his M.S. in Exercise Physiology (Biomechanics) from the same institution. Mark is a Certified Safety Professional and holds the Associate in Risk Management and Associate in Loss Control Management designations. He has been a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers since 1989. WHERE SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL
1540 Sullivan Avenue
South Windsor, CT 06074
860-644-2511 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.

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Session I; 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Registration 9:00 AM
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For more information, please call Martin Connelly at 203-946-3743 or email cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

DIRECTIONS

From I-84 EAST:
Take I-84 East to Exit 62. Take a left onto Buckland Road. Go approx. 2 miles to a four corner intersection (sixth traffic light). Continue straight on Sullivan Avenue (Route 194). Town Hall is on the right.

From I-84 WEST:
Take I-84 West to Exit 62. Turn right at the bottom of the ramp. At the first light (Buckland Road) turn left. Follow Buckland for approx. 2 miles until you come to the intersection of Routes 30 and 194. Go straight on Route 194. Town Hall is on the right.

From I-91 (NORTH or SOUTH):
Take I-91 to Exit 35A (Bissell Bridge - I-291). Take Exit 4 (Route 5, East Hartford, South Windsor). At the end of ramp, go straight onto Ellington Road. Follow Ellington Road to sixth light and take a left onto Sullivan Avenue (Route 194). Town Hall is on the right.

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