CIRMA Workshop: Office Ergonomics; November 9, 2009

Workshop:

Office Ergonomics

November 9, 2009
North Haven, Connecticut
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Registration begins at 8:30

This seminar is open to CIRMA members only

SUMMARY

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 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

"Repetitive stress injuries are one of the highestIt 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 Mark Wantroba
Senior Risk Control Consultant, CIRMA

Mr. Wantroba has over twenty years experience working in the commercial insurance industry providing risk manage ment 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 NORTH HAVEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
17 Elm Street
North Haven, CT 06473
203-239-5803 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-91 Southbound:
Take Exit 12. Turn left (South) onto Washington Avenue. Go approximately 1 mile to traffic light at Broadway. Turn right on Broadway. At next traffic light turn left onto Elm Street. Library parking lot is the first left.

From I-91 Northbound:
Take Exit 11. Bear right off the exit ramp. At first traffic light turn right onto Washington Avenue. At next traffic light turn right onto Broadway. At next traffic light turn left onto Elm Street. Library parking lot is the first left.

From Rt. 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway) Southbound:
Take Exit 63. Turn left onto Hartford Turnpike. At traffic light, turn left onto Bishop Street (Rt. 22). At 2nd traffic light, turn right onto State Street. Go one block to stop signs. Turn left onto Broadway. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Elm Street. Library parking lot is the first left.

From Rt. 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway) Northbound:
Take Exit 63. Turn right at end of exit onto Bishop Street (Rt. 22). At next intersection, turn right onto State Street. At next intersection (stop signs) turn left onto Broadway. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Elm Street. Library parking lot is the first left.

From Rt. 22 (Northford):
Turn left onto Washington Avenue. At next traffic light turn right onto Broadway. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Elm Street. Library parking lot is the first left.

From Rt. 40 (Hamden):
Take the Bailey Road exit. Turn left at traffic light onto Elm Street. The Library is near the end of Elm Street on the right. (Across from the cemetery) Parking lot is the last driveway on the right.

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