USMB prevention day on musculoskeletal disorders on the Bourget-du-Lac campus

May 11, 2023 09:00 - May 11, 2023 16:30

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université Savoie Mont Blanc is organizing a prevention day on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) on Thursday, May 11 from 9am to 4:30pm on the Bourget-du-Lac campus, in building 6 "EVE".

This event, part of the university's prevention program, is open to all staff at Le Bourget-du-Lac. The aim of the day is to provide information on what an MSD is, why office set-up can encourage the onset of MSDs, and what techniques can reduce the effects of MSDs.
The prevention department and occupational medicine staff will be on hand to help staff :

  • identify the MSD risks associated with their installation at the workstation and help them find solutions to eliminate or reduce them;
  • provide information on how the university can ergonomically adapt its workstations.

The program

During this day, various actions are proposed:

  • Conference (45 min): Introduces the USMB prevention day, presenting the main principles of workplace ergonomics. This session will be led by the occupational medicine department and the service. The 9 a.m. lecture is available via Teams (link sent by e-mail) and recorded.
  • MSD Prevention" workshop revisited by WHERGO (duration 1h30): Using a scientific, user-friendly and fun approach, this workshop allows you to materialize and understand the appearance of tension and pain linked to certain work postures, with the help of sensors, and gives you the keys and tips to prevent or reduce them.
  • Seated massage session (duration 20 min): In a calm atmosphere, a professional offers you a relaxing seated session to release tension caused by repeated bad postures, or by stress and fatigue. (Please note, places are very limited).
  • Self-massage workshop (45 min.): In a calm atmosphere, a professional offers you a relaxation session, combining self-massage techniques and breathing exercises, with the aim of adopting better gestures and postures at work and preventing or reducing the onset of tension and pain linked to MSDs.

In view of the limited number of places available, and in order to organize the event as effectively as possible, we strongly advise you to register:
[Register online]

A sign-in sheet will formalize registrations with the registration team. academics.

  • Departmental visits (duration 20-30 min): The occupational medicine department and the prevention department will conduct parallel departmental visits on the site concerned. Lasting between 20 and 30 minutes maximum, a typical ergonomic installation at the workstation will be offered as a demonstration to the agents present. Department heads will be asked to organize these visits in advance.
  • USMB stand :: Ergonomic equipment is on display for staff loans. You'll find all the information you need about lending ergonomic equipment at USMB, testing workstations with ergonomic equipment, financing and other procedures.
Actions Venues and times
TMS Conference (45 min)

9:00 to 9:45 a.m. and 2:00 to 2:45 p.m.

Building 6 "EVE" - AGORA room

Visio Teams (link sent by e-mail)

Ergonomic equipment loan stands

9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Building 6 "EVE" - AGORA room

WHERGO workshops (1h30)

9h45 to 11h15, 11h15 to 12h45 and 14h45 to 16h15

Building 6 "EVE" - AGORA room

Individual seated massage (20 min)

9.45 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. and 2.45 p.m. to 4.15 p.m.

Building 6 "EVE" - room 6-115

DO-IN self-massage workshops (45 min)

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Building 6 "EVE" - room 6-115

Service visits (20-30 min) Mail request to department/component managers for registration from 9.45am to 12.45pm and from 2.45pm to 4.45pm

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