CIRMA Workshop: Office Ergonomics; March 18, 2010

Workshop:

Office Ergonomics

March 18, 2010
Monroe, CT
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Registration 12:30 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 Joey Barbera
Senior Risk Control Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services

Joey Barbera

In the insurance Risk Management Field, Joey has provided Risk Management consulting to various public agencies that range from Public Housing Authorities to Section 8 and low income housing across the country focusing on General Liability, Fleet and Property. Joey also has experience in Security and Emergency Medical Response as he spent 5 years as a volunteer within his home town's Fire Department. Joey has a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Sociology with a Concentration in Criminal Justice from Central Connecticut State University and has been certified as a Public Housing Manager, a Licensed Producer, and a Licensed Casualty and Property Adjuster. WHERE EDITH WHEELER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
733 Monroe Turnpike
Monroe, CT 06468
203-452-2850 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 I-84 - East or West: Take I-84 (East or West) to Exit 11. At the end of the exit turn right at the traffic light. At the next traffic light, turn right onto Route 34. Continue on Route 34 for approx. 5.5 miles to the Intersection of Routes 34 and 111. Turn right onto Route 111 and continue for approx. 3 miles. Once you pass the Monroe Town Green on the right, the Library will also be on your right.

From Merritt Parkway (Route 15) - North or South: Take Route 15 (North or South) to the Route 25 North exit, toward Danbury. Continue on Route 25 to the end of the multiple lane highway. Turn right at the light onto Route 111. Continue straight on Route 25 for approx. 3 miles. Once you pass Route 110 on your right, the Library will be on your left.

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