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Environmental Health & Safety Dept. 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Phone: (831) 459-2553 Fax: (831) 459-3209 Email: ehs@ucsc.edu
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Ergonomics Every employee at UCSC should at all times be an active participant in preventing injuries to themselves and others. Employees and supervisors need to be aware of the potential for injury and capable of altering their surroundings or processes to prevent injury and avoid unnecessary risk. These actions and behaviors are common elements of a sustained safety culture and are essential components of an effective ergonomics program. Supervisors and employees need to know the simple basics of good workstation ergonomics and then put these principles into practice on a daily basis. Good ergonomic practices related to computer workstations are easy to understand, implement and monitor. If you use a computer workstation for more than 4 hours a day or 20 hours a week, EH&S recommends you work with your supervisor to take the following steps to ensure you are in compliance with the California Department of Occupational Safety & Health ergonomics rule, adhering to the provisions of UC labor contracts and are meeting the requirements of your departmental Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Most importantly you should follow these guidelines to ensure you meet the goal of remaining injury-free at your workstation.If you are: A) A new employee, someone who has moved to a new workstation, or someone who has general questions or concerns about the ergonomics of your computer set up:
B) Experiencing discomfort, aches, numbness, tingling, pain or other symptoms which are believed to be caused by or associated with your workstation set up proceed as follows:
C) A manager who supervises employees with the CX designation, or who are members of the CUE bargaining unit:
D) A manager or supervisor intending to refurbish an office or upgrade existing furniture:
Self-Assessment Guidelines for Computer Workstation Set Up and Completion Checklist Need help paying for ergonomic equipment? Check out our Matching Funds Program Departmental Ergonomic Assessors can find forms and additional information on our ErgoCruz page. Stretch-break software to help you ensure you get the right proportion of micro-rest periods during your working day. This is free for UCSC employees to use on their work computers, but you must have administrative access to your computer to install it. ITS is not currently providing dedicated support for this software or its installation. RSIGuard introduction and manual for computer users Download the Mac or PC version of RSIGuard
RSIGuard technical information for IT types
Through a systemwide contract, UCSC employees have access to Remedy Interactive's OES, an online assessment and training tool. It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete, but can be done in smaller sessions, as it allows you to stop and then return to the same point later. You can review it at any time at your convenience. The assessment portion asks simple questions that will help pinpoint your personal risk areas, and then the program provides education targeted at your identified risks. There are also micro-break stretches and information on how to change your setup to enhance comfort and ergonomic safety. You will also receive personalized follow-up recommendations and periodic reminders to update your profile and note any changes that have taken place in your workstation. To sign up for the training, go to http://login.remedyint.com/ucsc Request a password by entering your email address in the box in the lower square
Click on "Get Password" Retrieve your temporary password from email sent to you. View a sample email, which will be coming from service@remedyint.com. Go back to http://login.remedyint.com/ucsc Login by entering your email address and password in the box
Click on "Login"
UCLA computer workstation ergonomics video Ergonomic resources page at UC San Diego Ergonomic resource page at UCLA Cal/OSHA publication on computer ergonomics Computer Workstation setup checklist What You Should Know to Protect Your Wrists From Injury List of ergonomic equipment vendors most commonly used by UCSC Oklahoma State U list of ergonomic resource links
Laboratory ergonomic safety checklist (developed by the UC ergonomic workgroup) Laboratory Ergonomic Recommended Product List (developed by the UC ergonomic workgroup) Article on six ways to improve ergonomics in the laboratory setting Laboratory ergonomic reference pages at Cornell Ergonomics in the workplace info, with links to associated info
UC Davis lifting safety video "Protecting Your Back" (part 1) (part 2) Fact sheet on how to lift safely from the National Safety Council Back safety and pain care links from MedLine Virginia Commonwealth University lifting techniques If you have additional questions or need to schedule a workstation ergonomic evaluation, please call Brian MacDonald at 9-5430.
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