Ergonomic Technologies Corporation
Certified Minority-and Women-Owned Business
| Ergonomic Technologies Corporation provides ergonomics consulting services to companies in the United States and throughout the world. Our ergonomic assessments are conducted using advanced tools for quantifying ergonomic stressors. These methods make ETC a leader in the successful application of ergonomics to industrial, service and office environments as well as consumer and industrial products.
ETC'S services include: ergonomics consulting, laboratory research, corporate ergonomics programs, workplace assessments, ergonomics training and occupational risk managements.
ETC Safety, Inc offers a full array of occupational safety services, please visit www.etcsafety.com
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Ergonomics and Safety Courses
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ETC will be offering five new courses at it's Syosset, NY offices this Spring.
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Cindy Roth has been elected to the ASSE’s (CoPA). The Council on Professional Affairs . The CoPA is focusing on developing an outward focus in order to advance the profession and forge a path to the future. CoPA provides the Society with the visionary guidance and management in the development and implementation of programs to place the Society in a leadership position in the management of the Safety Profession.
ASSE is a global member-driven association providing representation, promotion and support for those engaged in the profession and/or the practice of safety, health and environment in their efforts to protect people, property and the environment.
Influenza season
A diet rich in yogurt, garlic, fruits and lean meat can bolster your immune system. While an annual flu shot is the best weapon for keeping the bug at bay, these foods contain nutrients that help fight off errant germs that elude the vaccination and the other standard weapons for stopping the spread of flu and colds – frequent hand washing and coughing into your elbow or sleeve.
Nonfat and low-fat yogurt and other cultured dairy products in their nonfat/low-fat versions contain probiotics, “good bacteria” similar to what is normally found in your body. Probiotics may help your body defend against the flu and other respiratory ailments, and low-fat/nonfat foods are not full of “bad” LDL cholesterol and calories. The Dairy Council of California says, when shopping for these products, check for the “live active culture” seal which lets you know that what you are buying does in fact contain probiotics.
OSHA’s top 10 most cited violations for 2009 are:
Scaffolding, General – 9,093 violations
Fall Protection – 6,771 violations
Hazard Communication – 6,378 violations
Respiratory Protection – 3,803 violations
Lockout/Tagout – 3,321 violations
Electrical, Wiring – 3,079 violations
Ladders – 3,072 violations
Powered Industrial Trucks – 2,993 violations
Electrical, General – 2,556 violations
Machine Guarding – 2,364 violations
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ETC News-December
Happy Holidays to All and our best wishes for a Healthy and Happy New Year
Ergonomics – Ergonomics – Ergonomics. Get used to it because I’m afraid we are in for a lot of talk in the next three years. Here’s the rub! AIHA and many others have long supported an ergonomics standard. But AIHA and many others had some concern about the proposal overthrown by Congress back in 2001. Now, the administration says they will address this issue in the next three years and industry says it is gearing up for a fight on the issue.
AIHA's Aaron Tippler from the Hill
Our partner in Abu Dhabi came and visited us in NYC
Great time at the Workers’ Compensation Conference in Chicago for National and Federal companies and agencies
Pitney Bowes Corporate is very active in their Ergo Efforts
Dynegy Eastern Region continues their SPA process
USPS completed for 2009 looking forward to kickoff again in January 2010
DOL FY 2010 Budget Includes Increased OSHA Funding
David Michaels confirmed to head OSHA
John Howard to Head NIOSH
We’ve just learned that Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be announcing later this afternoon that John Howard, MD has been selected to lead the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Dr. Howard headed NIOSH for six years during George W. Bush’s administration, and both the American Society of Safety Engineers and the American Industrial Hygiene Association appealed unusccessfully to then-CDC Director Julie Gerberding to extend his tenure.
ETC is pleased to announce that Dr. Tom Leamon has joined the ETC Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
*Try the New Cost Benefit Calculator: the interactive tool that helps quantify the impact ergonomic implementation can have on your business
Ergo awareness helps Constellation Energy reduce MSDs
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RTW programs critical to reining in injury costs
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Swine Flu Resources:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The World Health Organization (WHO)
- Frequent hand-washing
- "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face
- *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you cannot use salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
- Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at cleaning, but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.* Remember to wash your hands after with soap and water.
- *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (oranges and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6.* Drink as many warm liquids as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
ETC awarded unprecedented, multi-year contract for major ergonomic initiative with the United States Postal Service. The initial results are in. |
