The University of Savoie Mont Blanc is organizing a prevention day focusing on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) on Thursday, May 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the Bourget-du-Lac campus, in Building 6 "EVE."
This event, which is part of the university's prevention program, is open to all staff at Bourget-du-Lac. The aim of the day is to provide information on what MSDs are, why working at a desk can increase the risk of MSDs, and what techniques can be used to reduce the effects of MSDs.
The prevention and occupational health services will assist staff with:
- identify the risks of MSDs associated with their workstation and help them find solutions to eliminate or reduce them;
- provide information on the measures taken by the university to set up your workstation ergonomically.
On the agenda
During this day, various activities are offered:
- Conference ( 45 min): Introduces USMB Prevention Day by presenting the main principles of workplace ergonomics. This session will be led by the occupational health service and the department. The 9 a.m. conference will be held remotely via Teams (link sent by email) and recorded.
- "MSD Prevention" workshop revisited by WHERGO ( duration: 1.5 hours): Using a scientific, friendly, and fun approach, this workshop helps participants understand and visualize the tension and pain associated with certain work postures, using sensors, and provides tips and tricks for preventing or reducing them.
- Seated massage session (20 minutes): In a calm atmosphere, a professional offers you a relaxing seated massage to release tension caused by repeated poor posture, stress, or fatigue. (Please note: places are very limited)
- Self-massage workshop (45 minutes): In a calm atmosphere, a professional will lead you through a relaxation session combining self-massage techniques and breathing exercises, with the aim of helping you adopt better movements and postures at work and prevent or reduce the onset of tension and pain associated with MSDs.
Given the limited number of places and in order to organize the event as efficiently as possible, we strongly recommend that you register:
[Register online]
A sign-in sheet will be used to formalize registrations with the training department.
- Department visits (duration 20-30 min): The occupational health service and the prevention service will conduct parallel visits to the departments on the site concerned. Lasting 20 to 30 minutes maximum, a typical ergonomic workstation setup will be demonstrated to the employees present. Department heads will be asked in advance to organize these visits.
- USMB stand: Ergonomic equipment is on display for staff to borrow. You can find all the information you need about borrowing ergonomic equipment at USMB, testing workstations with ergonomic equipment, financing, and other procedures.
| Actions | Locations and times |
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| TMS conference (45 min) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Building 6 "EVE" – AGORA room Visio Teams (link sent by email) |
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| 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 |
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| WHERGO workshops ( 1.5 hours) |
9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., and 2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Building 6 "EVE" – AGORA room |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Service visits ( 20-30 min) | Email request to department/component managers to register from 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and from 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. |