Friday, October 16, 2009 Conference opening
Presentation of results of DGAUM literature review on MSD. Part 1
Plenary session 1
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Intervention studies in the workplace to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (PDF, 1.2 MB, non-accessible)
Prof. David Rempel, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Impact assessment study of potential EU-regulatroy and non-regulatory initiatives to prevent work-relatedMSDs (PDF, 815 kB, non-accessible)
Dr. Birgitte Blatter, TNO Work and Employment, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
Presentation of results of DGAUM literature review on MSD. Part 2
Summary and conclusions DGAUM literature review on MSD
Prof. Thomas Kraus, DGAUM
Workshop 1
Work-related MSDs and their incidence in various occupations / MSD risk factors
Chairs: Prof. Thomas Kraus, Dr. Elke Ochsmann (DGAUM) and Prof. Dr. Rolf Ellegast, DGUV
Experiences from international MSD experts:
MSD prevention – NIOSH, USA - Dr. R. Greg Cutlip, NIOSH, Washington DC, USA
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Summary of work-related MSDs in the province of Quebec (Canada), priorities of research in MSDs at the IRSST andan example applied to manual material handlings (PDF, 286 kB, non-accessible)
Prof. Andre Plamondon, IRSST, Montreal (Quebec), Canada
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MSD prevalence and psychosocial risk exposure (PDF, 297 kB, non-accessible)
Dr. Leonard O'Sullivan, University of Limerick, Ireland
Production system rationalisations as risk factor for MSD
Prof. Rolf H. Westgaard, University Trondheim, Norway
Workshop 2
Promising prevention measures / Social and economic indicators concerning the effects of work-related MSDs
Chairs: Prof. Bernd Hartmann (BG Bau), Prof. Eva Münster (DGAUM) and Dr. Ulrich Glitsch, DGUV
Experiences from international MSD experts:
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A study on the economic costs of work-related MSDs in Switzerland (PDF, 169 kB, non-accessible)
Prof. T. Läubli, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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International ergonomics standards (ISO and CEN) and relevant methods for risk assessment and management in WMSDsarea (PDF, 1.0 MB, non-accessible)
Prof. Enrico Occhipinti, IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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International ergonomics standards (ISO and CEN) and relevant methods for risk assessment and management in WMSDsarea (PDF, 2.0 MB, non-accessible)
Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz G. Schaub, Institute of Ergonomics, TU Darmstadt/Germany, for Prof. Occhipinti
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Notes on some italian experiences at national or regional level (authorities) regarding prevention plans orcampaign for the prevention of WMSDs (PDF, 224 kB, non-accessible)
Prof. Enrico Occhipinti, IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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Effects of training programs to reduce MSD - quit lifting techniques? (PDF, 141 kB, non-accessible)
Dr. Veerle Hermans, IDEWE, Leuven, Belgium
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Development and validation of a risk assessment instrument for hand-arm tasks (PDF, 815 kB, non-accessible)
Dr. Birgitte Blatter, TNO Work and Employment, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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Support the Precision-Workers by appropriate technical means (PDF, 3.4 MB, non-accessible)
Urs Kaufmann, SUVA, Luzern, Switzerland
Plenary session 2
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Effective interventions to prevent work-related MSDs - lessons from systematic literature reviews (PDF, 644 kB, non-accessible)
Dr. Ben Amick, IWH Toronto, Canada
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Priorities, Intervention, Evaluation - Prevention of MSD (PDF, 604 kB, non-accessible)
Prof. Tore J. Larsson, KTH Stockholm, Sweden
Summary Workshop 1
Summary Workshop 2