Webinar: May 6, 2025 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
The Technical Committee on MusculoSkeletal Disorders Webinar Series
Duration: 60 minutes, including time for discussion.
What’s new in the world of ergonomic standards? Have you ever wondered what exactly is a standard, what role it plays, how it got developed and by whom, who implements it and the impact it has? This webinar will address the development of ergonomic standards specifically related to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), the community engagement and revision processes, their implementation into the workplace and ultimately the benefits they provide to occupational health and safety. Examples of MSD standards developed by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and other standards-making organizations will be shared. This webinar will be of interest to all practitioners and researchers seeking to prevent MSD and understand how and where they can engage in standards work.
Presenter:
Dr. Bob Fox, Chair, Technical Standards Division at Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
GM Technical Fellow, General Motors, Michigan, USA
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-fox-55990311/
This webinar is co-hosted by The Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD) at University of Waterloo and by the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) Technical Committee on Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Webinar Chairs:
- Catherine Brookman, Ed.D., M.A., B.Sc. CRE-MSD | Kinesiology and Health Sciences | University of Waterloo | 200 University Ave W | Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
- Xu Xu, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Edward P. Fitts Dep. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University | IEA MSD TC Chair | [email protected]
Link for registration: Registration is free to all interested people. The webinar will be recorded and published on YouTube. Registration permits live interaction with
the presenters via Q&A. Additionally, participants who attend the live webinar may request a certificate of attendance from CRE-MSD.
