CIRMA Workshop: Office Ergonomics; March 2, 2010

Workshop:

Office Ergonomics

March 2, 2010
Waterford, CT
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Registration 8:30 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:

"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 WATERFORD TOWN HALL
15 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385
860-444-5832 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.

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DIRECTIONS

From the EAST (Groton Area):
Take I-95 to Exit 81, Cross Road. At the end of the off ramp, take a left onto Parkway North. Go to the light and take a left onto Cross Road and travel for 1 mile to the next light. At that light, take a left onto Boston Post Road - Route 1. Travel for two miles to the next light; you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right and at the next light, there will be Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Turn right at the light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road - Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road - Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

From the WEST (New Haven Area):
Take I-95 North to Exit 75. At the end of the exit, there is a stop sign but continue straight on Boston Post Road- Route 1 North. Continue on Route 1 for just under 4 miles. Near the end of the 4 miles you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right. At the next traffic light, you will see Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Take a right at this light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road - Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road- Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

From the NORTH (Hartford Area):
Take Route 2 East to Exit 19 (Route 11 South, near Colchester). Continue on Route 11 until it ends. At the end of the exit, turn left and follow signs to Route 85 South. Turn right onto Route 85 and continue on Rte. 85 for 8 - 8.5 miles until you come to I-395; continue on Rte 85 and go .9 of a mile more to the second traffic light after I-395. (You will pass the Oakdell Motel on your left.) Take a right onto Cross Road at this light and travel for approximately 2.2 miles. You will pass Hoyt's Cinemas on the left and travel over I-95. At the 2.2 mile mark, you will come to a light at the intersection of Cross Road and Route 1 - Boston Post Road. Take a left onto Rte. 1 and travel for another 2 miles. Near the end of the 2 miles you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right. At the next traffic light, you will see Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Take a right at this light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road - Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road - Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

From the NORTH (Norwich Area):
Take Route 395 South to Exit 77 which is used for the Crystal Mall though the signs simply say "Shopping Mall." At the end of the exit there is a traffic light. Take a left onto Route 85 South and continue for approximately .9 of a mile. You will pass the Oakdell Motel on your left. At the next intersection there is a traffic light. Take a right onto Cross Road at this light and travel for approximately 2.2 miles. You will pass Hoyt's Cinemas on the left and travel over I-95. At the 2.2 mile mark, you will come to a light at the intersection of Cross Road and Route 1- Boston Post Road. Take a left onto Rte. 1 and travel for another 2 miles. Near the end of the 2 miles you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right. At the next traffic light, you will see Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Take a right at this light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road- Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road - Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

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