Shall we talk about ergonomics and TME? This Friday... FRATERTALK #5

This Friday October 23 at 10:00 a.m. a fifth edition of FRATERTALKS where, coinciding with the celebration of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work EU-OSHA, we will talk about ___“Ergonomics and MSDs: let's relax the loads”.  For we will have as a guest HTMLTAG14___Mercedes Sanchís Almenara, director of Innovation in Wellbeing and Occupational Health at theInstitute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV), reference organization in the field of ergonomics.

According to the Sixth European Survey on working conditions, three out of every five workers report suffering from some type of musculoskeletal ailment, constituting the most frequent work-related health problem in Europe.

MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders) of occupational origin are alterations suffered by body structures such as muscles, joints or tendons, caused or aggravated primarily by work or the effects of the immediate work environment. They tend to significantly deteriorate the quality of life and work capacity of the person who suffers from it, and are the source of one of the most common causes of disability, sick leave and early retirement. This is a cause for concern not only because of its effects on the health of individual workers, but also because of its detrimental impact on businesses and national economies.

Fraternidad-Muprespa and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) maintain a close collaborative relationship in order to increase awareness about musculoskeletal disorders, the celebration of this FRATERTALKS being one more action to add to those that Fraternidad-Muprespa has been developing throughout the year in this area.

FRATERTALKS is a virtual space where you can talk, reflect and share points of view on different aspects of occupational risk prevention, health and occupational safety, counting on the best specialists in each specific field.

Guest: Mercedes Sanchís Almenara

Director of Innovation in Occupational Health and Wellbeing at theInstitute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV).

Doctor in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Mercedes Sanchís has worked at the Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV) since 2005, where she started as a researcher.

In 2013 he coordinated the IBV Health Promotion knowledge area, and since 2015 he has directed the Occupational Health and Wellbeing unit.

Program:

• 10:00 a.m. Welcome. Carlos Maya Santa Cruz, PRL Consultant of Fraternidad-Muprespa.
• 10:05 h Intervention. Mercedes Sanchís Almenara, ___Director of Innovation in Wellbeing and Occupational Health at the Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV).
• 10:40 a.m. Presentation of new guides forFraternidad-Muprespa: “Good practices in technical solutions to reduce the risk of manual handling of loads” and “Good practices for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders.” Mar Morales González, HTMLTAG68___Director of the Department.of Prevention and Development of the Culture of Health of Fraternidad-Muprespa
• 10:45 h Presentation III Work Road Safety Week of Fraternidad-Muprespa. Natalia Fernández

The event will be held from the ZOOM application, and you can connect from a PC, tablet or mobile phone. You just have to sign up by clicking on the following ___link.

After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with information to join the FraterTalk.

*Registration closes: 30 min before the event

If you want to see previous editions of FRATERTALKS visit the playlist on our YouTube channel.