Ergonomic Research on Interventions, Cost Benefits and New Technologies Required

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Ergonomic Research on Interventions, Cost Benefits and New Technologies Required

Latest Research Studies and "Office of the Future" Topics at Ergonomic

MASSACHUSETTS, YARMOUTHPORT, Apr. 8 -/E-Wire/-- Ergonomics, health, the changing workplace, new technologies, and even vision and lighting were brought to the discussion table at the Fifth Marconi Research Conference. "Several large ergonomic epidemiology studies in the U.S. and Europe are nearing completion," said David Rempel, MD, MPH, Director of the University of California San Francisco Ergonomics Program.

"It is time for the research community to reach consensus on a prioritization of the relevant musculoskeletal risk factors related to computer use. We can then focus on intervention studies that address the high priority risk factors. These studies should consider productivity, cost/benefits, psychosocial and work organization factors, vision and lighting. The effect of new technologies must also be evaluated," he added.

Forty university researchers and industry technologists from the United States, Canada and Europe participated in this conference held on January 11 and 12, 2002. Topics included recently completed and on-going ergonomic studies, the office of the future, and technology trends that will affect future computer work.

The Office Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC), a non-profit research organization, sponsored the conference. The OERC was founded in 1991 by a group of U.S. companies concerned by reports of increasing upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders among office workers. The OERC seeks to understand the association between office work and musculoskeletal problems and to communicate its findings on their possible causes and methods of intervention.

The OERC has funded more than 50 research studies, scientific symposia and projects. The organization includes members from Aetna, Compaq Computer Corporation, CompX International, Delta Technology, ErgoTeam, Herman Miller, IBM, Kensington Technology Group, Logitech, Keynomics, Microsoft Corporation, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Steelcase and USAA.

For conference proceedings contact Dr. David Rempel: [REDACTED-PHONE] or [REDACTED-EMAIL]. For more information about the OERC visit www.oerc.org or contact Bob Bettendorf: [REDACTED-PHONE], [REDACTED-EMAIL].

The Office Ergonomics Research Committee

Bob Bettendorf: [REDACTED-PHONE], [REDACTED-EMAIL]

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