EH&S offers ergonomic courses to staff

Environmental Health & Safety is offering monthly ergonomics classes for UCSC staff. The topics covered include: How to set up a computer workstation in an ergonomically correct way; early warning signs of computer-related injuries; contributing factors in the development of repetitive strain injuries; and what to do if you think you have an injury.

The classes are free. Staff who use a computer each day for two hours without interruption or for four or more hours total are strongly encouraged to attend a class.

The hour-long classes take place in the Cowell Student Health Center Conference Room.

The first class session was held October 1. The remaining classes are scheduled as follows:

• November 4, 10-11 a.m.
  
• December 4, 2-3 p.m.
  
• January 14, 2-3 p.m.
  
• February 5, 2-3 p.m.
  
• March 3, 10-11 a.m.
  
• April 21, 3-4 p.m.
  
• May 7, 2-3 p.m.
  
• June 2, 3-4 p.m.
  
• July 14, 9-10 a.m.
  

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