Ergonomics for Occupational Safety and health

2020 - 2022: Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load"Ergonomists are committed to creating safe and healthy workplaces with the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders." The Federation of the European Ergonomic Societies submitted the application to be official capaign partner of the upcoming

IEA 2021 Call for proposal for presentation

Mon, 06/29/2020 - 11:08 — ComPromCom

You are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the 21st Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association: IEA2021 to be held in Vancouver, Canada, 13-18 June 2021. This will be the most significant Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) event of the year. We invite participation from researchers and practitioners from around the world.

Healthy workplaces Lighten the Load

Mon, 06/15/2020 - 12:58 — ComPromCom

2020 - 2022: Healthy Workplaces Lighten the LoadMillions of workers across Europe suffer from work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). About three in every five workers in the European Union report MSD complaints, based on data from the sixth European Working Conditions Survey. It makes it one of the most common work-related health problems and also cost employers huge amounts.

Vacancy: Safety adviser responsible for ergonomics and occupational hygiene

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 18:32 — ComPromCom

Vacancy notice CONS/TA-AD/159

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union (GSC) is recruiting a safety adviser responsible for ergonomics and occupational hygiene.
    Deadline for applications: 14/06/2020 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time

Webinar on telework

Mon, 04/27/2020 - 11:34 — ComPromCom

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We are in an extraordinary situation, and it will probably last a long time. We all have to think about the sustainability of our activities, the ones of our customers, of our colleagues,…

Virtual Ergonomics & Human Factors 2020/ODAM 2020 conference

Wed, 04/22/2020 - 15:28 — ComPromCom

IEHFVirtual Ergonomics & Human Factors 2020/ODAM 2020 conference, takes in place on 28 and 29 April 2020

Pilot testing of Train4Work

Fri, 02/28/2020 - 17:29 — ComPromCom

train4workThe TRAIN4WORK project begins pilot tests March 2020.

If you are

Legal status of exoskeletons

Thu, 02/13/2020 - 12:00 — ComPromCom

On the Personal Protected Equipment (PPE) working group meeting 2019 October in Brussels Reinier Hoftijzer on behalf of FEES and Henk Vanhoutte ESF (European Safety Federation) raised the issue of the legal status of exoskeletons. 

Due to functionality, there are three types of exoskeletons:

  • Supportive: redistributing forces on the body or correcting posture to avoid injuries or stress;
  • Reinforcing: adding strength (+ redistribution of forces);
  • Medical/curative: replacing or reinforcing bodily functions.

ErgoWork 2020 International Conference on Ergonomics and Workplace Management

Thu, 02/13/2020 - 09:23 — ComPromCom
ErgoWork2020

The recently established Romanian Society on Ergonomics and Workplace Management (ErgoWork) organizes its first international conference to reach out to the national and international professional community and to share practical and theoretical competencies between research and applic

56th CREE Meeting in Zagreb, Croatia

Thu, 12/05/2019 - 07:41 — ComPromCom

CREE

We are proud to announce that the 56th Council Meeting of the Centre of Registration of European Ergonomist in November 2019 accepted 24 new certified ergonomists. Moreover, 31 people successfully renewed their certification.

Among the prolongations was professor Leszek Pacholski, and we have several new professional working at MTO Safety AB. Stockholm, Sweden. 

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