Localized fatigue can cause significant discomfort and interfere with manual work activities. It also may be a precursor or harbinger of chronic musculoskeletal disorders. This presentation will familiarize attendees with 1) causes and effects of localized fatigue on workers, 2) models for predicting work limits for sustained and repetitive exertions, specifically the ACGIH TLV® for localized fatigue of the upper limb, and 3) resources and procedures for applying the TLV®.
At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:
Understand the causes and effects of localized fatigue
Thomas J. Armstrong is a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. His education includes a B.S.E. degree in Aerospace Engineering, an M.P.H. degree in Industrial Health, and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Health, Physiology and Engineering, all from the University of Michigan. Now retired from teaching, Tom formerly taught undergraduate and graduate engineering courses in work analysis and design and work-related musculoskeletal disorders. He continues to do research concerned with the analysis and design of work methods and equipment. Tom is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, CIH, a Certified Professional Ergonomist, CPE, a licensed commercial pilot and a certified flight instructor.
The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Certificates of Completion will be available to webinar participants who are present for the complete, live webinar, and logged in with their registered email address. Call-in attendees are not eligible for certificates at this time - Please download the Zoom app to log in via email on your smartphone whenever possible.
In order to receive your Certificate of Completion, qualified learners must complete the post-webinar evaluation within 7 days of the webinar. A link to the evaluation will be emailed to qualified learners 24 hours after the webinar via no-reply@zoom.us. Qualified learners who submit their evaluation will receive a Certificate of Completion via email, and can also print/save the certificate from their browser after submitting their evaluation.
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If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Michelle Meyer at (510) 642-8365 or mmeyer@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
The University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE) is a NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC). Since inception in 1982, COHSE has supported comprehensive graduate-level educational programs to aspiring practitioners and researchers in Industrial Hygiene (IH), Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology (OEE), Occupational Health Nursing (OHN), and Occupational Safety Engineering and Ergonomics (OSE) to help meet the nation’s needs for qualified practitioners and researchers. Our academic programs are complemented with our highly effective Pilot Project Research Training (PPRT) program, and Continuing Education (CE) courses.
