October Is National Ergonomics Month
October is awareness month for a lot of campaigns. Incidentally, it also National Ergonomics Month as declared by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). So before you buy any new modern furniture, make sure they’re ergonomically correct.
The world is a more efficient, productive, and safer place thanks to the science and practice of ergonomics (also known as human factors). When ergonomics is properly applied, systems, tools, products, and equipment are safer and easier to use, resulting in fewer errors and more efficient use of resources.
To help spread the word, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) has declared the month of October to be National Ergonomics Month, with the goal of promoting the science and profession through teaching, learning, networking, service, and fun.
HFES members actively participate in a grass-roots outreach approach to National Ergonomics Month and are taking action to spread the word about the science and practice of ergonomics in their local communities. In addition, members will be making presentations to students to promote human factors/ergonomics as a career path.
Student members are some of the most active participants in National Ergonomics Month. For example, in Central Florida, the UCF Student Chapter and the Space Coast Chapter are putting on an ErgOlympics day; in an effort entitled “Community Charlas”, the University of Massachusetts, Lowell Student Chapter will reach out to the local community by creating presentations and demonstrations that will be tailored to their audience’s needs and delivered in Spanish.
Source: Ergoweb
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Bone and Joint Awareness Week
There is nothing wrong in considering things like orovo. But there are other matters worth more looking into especially when it comes to our health.
October 13 - 19 is Bone and Joint Awareness Week. Quoted below is an excerpt of an article from the Philippine Information Agency.
Pursuant to Proclamation 658 issued by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in July of 2004, the third week of October has been declared as Bone and Joint Awareness Week.
In declaring the observance, President Arroyo took cognizance of the fact that bone and joint disorders are among the most common medical conditions with substantial influence of the health, quality of life and unnecessary loss of resources that affects millions of Filipinos of all ages with a continuous increase in prevalence.
The life long condition will affect almost every Filipino at one time of their lifetime being the most common cause of severe long term pain and physical disability, which if not immediately relieved, may be fatal.
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OT Week 2008 in Australia
OT Week Poster
Occupational Therapy (OT) Week 2008 will be celebrated in Australia on the 19th to the 25th of October. This year’s theme is “Occupation. More than your job.”, which hopes to define occupation in an effort to inform the general public and clients on the scope of “occupational” therapy.
Click here to visit the OT Australia website for more information on this annual event.
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