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Ergonomics
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Welcome to Ergonomics
News, a monthly electronic newsletter designed to help Ergonomists and
Safety Managers find the right solutions to a host of ergonomic-related
challenges - from manual material handling to office ergonomics. The
newsletter will include a column written by a veteran ergonomist, plus
several other articles linked to
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In This
Newsletter:
1. Working and
Playing in the Outdoor Heat
2. ANSI Dismisses
Latest Appeal to Withdraw Construction Musculoskeletal Consensus
Standard
3. Carpal Tunnel
Culprits for Commuters
6. The Aging Work
Force: Brains Over Brawn
5. The Benefits of a
4-Day Workweek
4. Gundersen Lutheran
Health System is Recognized for Safe Lifting Leadership
5. The Benefits of a 4-Day Workweek
The Utah state government’s Aug. 4 implementation of a 4-day
workweek could result in higher job satisfaction, lower levels of
work-family conflict and increased productivity, revealed a new Brigham
Young University (BYU) study.
Read More
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Quantifying Noise, Assessing Exposure, & Evaluating Results
Click HERE to Register for this
informative live webinar.
The human ear is an intricate, highly sensitive yet incredibly durable
system with extraordinary capabilities. Noise surrounds us at all
times, including in the workplace, while commuting, as we are
entertained, and even as we try to rest. It is not surprising that
noise
is one of the most pervasive health hazards found in our
lives.
This one hour presentation will look at the importance of measuring
noise, discuss various noise assessment methods, and provide a look at
sample noise results. The webinar is designed to discuss sound
measurement for hearing conservation program exposure assessment
through
both noise dosimetry and task-based analysis, measures for noise
control
applications and environmental or community noise metrics.
Webinar Objectives:
- Establish the importance of noise measurement and assessment
- List various noise metrics and their application
- Discuss advantages and disadvantages of various noise
measures
- Acquaint yourself with good practice noise assessment steps
- Identify helpful standards and resources for noise measurement
information
- Present examples of noise measurements that are misleading
Who Should Attend:
- Occupational Health and Safety Practitioners
- Safety Professionals & Managers
- Measurement Technicians
- Supervisors
- Team Leaders
- Managers
Register Now!
DATE: Thursday, August 21, 2008
TIME: 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT
Guest Presenter:
James Banach, Executive Vice President, Quest Technologies, a 3M
Company
Sponsored by: Quest Technologies, a 3M Company
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 Ergonomics and the Aging Work
Force
Cindy Roth, CEO of Ergonomic Technologies Corp., shares her thoughts on
ergonomics and the aging work force; Associate Editor Katherine Torres
reports from Washington, D.C. on a proposed measure to protect workers
from combustible dust explosions; and Dr. James Herdegen of the Sleep
Science Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago explains how
sleep deprivation can impact worker safety and productivity. Download or Listen Here.
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Did you miss the Webcast? It's not too
late!
Is Safety About Achieving Success or Avoiding
Failure?
We have defined safety for so long as the lack of accidents that
we are beginning to lose sight of the objective. When accidents go away
for a while is it because of safety success or is it simply luck or
normal variation? This webinar explores what safety might look like
rather than simply the lack of accidents.
Learn the ten signs that safety is at work in your organization and how
to tell if the accidents are responding to your efforts or other
forces.
Presented by Terry L. Mathis, CEO, ProAct Safety, Inc. Terry is
a former Director of Training for Coca-Cola where he developed several
innovative approaches to safety. He has since worked for two of
the major safety consulting companies before starting ProAct Safety
(formerly Integrated Performance Technologies), Inc. in 1994. He
is a veteran of over 700 safety improvement projects in 18 countries
and 12 languages, has spoken at ASSE (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, and 2008), ASSE’s Regional Conferences and Seminar Fest,
National Quarry Safety Association (2000), Human Resource Safety
Conference (1999) and various other safety and training functions.
He is a professional member of ASSE.
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Insights, please share them with Editor Sandy Smith at ssmith@penton.com.
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