This GOErgo webinar features speakers from the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2012

Current Trends in Ergonomics
Presenters: Peter Budnick, co-founder/president, Ergoweb; and Bill Boyd, senior vice president, CNA Insurance

Summary: In this webinar, presenters will give an overview of planned talks for the conference and discuss how topics relate to current trends in ergonomics. Peter Budnick will discuss, "Global Ergonomics and the Wired World: Challenges and Opportunities." Bill Boyd will provide insight on "Becoming a Certified Professional Ergonomist." View the recording 

Get geared up for one of the most anticipated ergonomics events of the year, featuring the highly coveted Ergo Cup® competition.

Ensuring the health and safety of employees is not only the right thing to do ethically; it’s the right thing to do economically. According to OSHA, approximately one-third of all recorded worker injuries result from ergonomic hazards, costing several billion dollars annually. Now in its 15th year, the Applied Ergonomics Conference shows how companies have successfully implemented programs that provide great return on ergonomics investment. 

One of the biggest events of the conference is the internationally recognized Ergo Cup competition, which provides an exciting opportunity for companies from around the world to highlight their successful ergonomics solutions. In addition to the competition, the conference now features two award presentations for creativeness in ergonomics -- one for students and one for practitioners.

Attendees told us what they wanted. And we listened.

The Applied Ergonomics Conference Committee has spent months conducting research to identify ways to make our conference better than ever. We interviewed numerous attendees, talked with industry experts, benchmarked other conferences and developed an entirely new approach to enhance this already highly acclaimed event.

Armed with this information, we are developing a program with the latest ergonomics methods and research and two of the most respected and relevant ergonomics leaders in the field.

• Hear insights from keynote presenters Don B. Chaffin, the R.G. Snyder Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in Industrial and Operations Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Michigan, and Raymond Davis Layne, executive director of VPPPA.
• Attend multidisciplinary educational session on all experience levels.
• Participate in roundtable discussions that allow you to share opinions, strategies and new initiatives.
• Earn continuing education units (CEUs) and professional development hours (PDHs).

The Applied Ergonomics Conference is presented by GOErgo, the Global Organization of Ergonomics, a worldwide resource for the ergonomics profession dedicated solely to the support of the profession and individuals involved with improving workplace performance, quality, sustainability, and employee availability. GOErgo is a community within the Institute of Industrial Engineers, an international, nonprofit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineers, human factors/ergonomics professionals, quality professionals, health systems providers and related professions.