A Behavioral Approach to Workplace Ergonomics:
How to Stay Healthy and Comfortable While You Work
Presented by Dr. Anthony D. Andre, CPE

This presentation will educate you on fundamental ergonomics principles that support healthy, comfortable and productive work environments. Participants will learn how their body reacts to their work environment and how various activities throughout the day (at work or at home) influence the risk of injury. In addition, specific issues related to the computer workstation environment will be discussed. A question and answer period will be included as part of the webinar session.

You Will Learn:

• How and why the body reacts to your work environment
• Risk factors involved in computer workstation office environments
• Typical ergonomic problems with workstation setup and user behaviors
• The 24/7 cycle of ergonomics (AKA ergonomics at home and at work)
• Why product-based approaches always fail
• Why typical workstation evaluations are useless.
• How to make changes to your ergonomic health through increased awareness and skill improvement.
• How to obtain various resources related to ergonomics

Who Should Attend?

• Individuals computer workstation users who want to take control over their ergonomic health
• Office managers responsible for the workstation setup and employee workplace injuries
• Beginning ergonomists, along with occupational (OT) and physical therapists (PT) who want to learn about key ergonomic principles behind healthy computing and lifestyle behaviors.

Schedule, Pricing & Registration

• More information will be available at a later date.

Testimonials

• "Best ergo seminar I ever attended!"
  -Steven D. Koobatian, Ph.D., President, Vocational Designs, Inc.
 
• "Dr. Andre's presentation kept our attention the whole time. We came away with practical ideas on how to change employees' behaviors vs. buying the latest ergonomics gadgetry."
  -Chris Huber, Manager, Safety and Health Dept., Zenith Insurance Co.
 
• "I have been to many ergonomics seminars, and I found this one to be exceptional! The presentation was great in that everyone from the technician to management level was able to apply something new and relevant to improve their ergonomics programs. I highly recommend this seminar."
  -Feride Diri, U.S. Ergonomics Program Manager, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 
• "Dr. Andre presents a fresh perspective to the true cumulative nature of CTD's.  It is the most worthy presentation for my employees since it primarily focuses on what employees have been exposed to over their lifetime as contributing factors and secondarily concentrates on proactive prevention for home and work."
  -Mike Broaddus, Safety Manager, Artesyn Solutions
 
• "It is not often that you find an extremely knowledgeable, capable, and experienced professional, who is also a very dynamic,outstanding and entertaining speaker. Dr. Anthony D. Andre is such a person. He combines the rare ability to impart valuable information in a most enjoyable manner. His material is practical, relevant and to the point, and he presents it in a memorable manner. He's the best!
  -Louise Kanter, RN, PHN, MSW, NMT, CIE - President, ErgoHealth

Instructor Bio: Dr. Anthony D. Andre, Ph.D., CPE

This webinar is presented by Dr. Anthony D. Andre, owner and principal of Interface Analysis Associates, a Bay Area human factors and ergonomics consulting firm. He has been practicing ergonomics since 1991, and is board certified in Ergonomics. Dr. Andre has improved the usability and ergonomic quality of over 400 products and work environments. He is also an Adjunct Professor and founding member of the Human Factors/Ergonomics graduate program at San Jose State University. Read more about Dr. Andre.

Questions?

For more information, contact Dr. Andre at andre@interface-analysis.com or (408) 342-9052.