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Date: January 7, 2010
Contact: Janet Peterson, (206)
533-9452 or president@pshfes.org
SHORELINE, Washington -- Janet Peterson, owner
of JP Ergonomics in Shoreline, Washington, has
taken on the role of president of the Puget Sound
chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
(PSHFES) for 2010. Peterson has been a member
and officer of the PSHFES for several years, and
has worked with the chapter on a project to teach
school children how to work safely at computers.
Peterson earned her doctorate degree in physical
therapy from Temple University in Philadelphia,
and her master's degree in physical therapy from
Stanford University. Before starting her own consulting
business in ergonomics and injury prevention in
1998, Peterson worked for Providence Health System
in Rehabilitation Services at their Everett location.
She has also served on the Board of Directors
of the American Physical Therapy Association [APTA]
and as President of the Washington chapter of
APTA.
Peterson is joined on the PSHFES council by a
number of Puget Sound area ergonomics professionals.
More information on PSHFES and this year’s
council can be found on their web site: www.pshfes.org.
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Release Date: November 17, 2009
Contact: Susan Murphey, (206)
365-5253 or communityprojects@pshfes.org
Susan Murphey knows tables! Medical imaging
exam tables, that is. A PSHFES member and Community
Projects Chair, Susan is also President of Essential
Ergonomics, a healthcare consulting firm. She
recently completed a product development project
with Medical Positioning, Inc. to design an ergonomically-friendly
exam table for diagnostic medical sonography.
The Soneva TM table was designed specifically
to address the ergonomic issues faced by radiology-based
sonographers, who perform a variety of exams ranging
from obstetrics and gynecology to abdominal, vascular
and superficial structures. Studies indicate a
90% injury rate among sonographers, mostly attributed
to awkward and sustained postures, excess force,
reach and shoulder abduction. Read
complete article here...
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Release Date: November 16, 2009
Contact: Rick Goggins (360) 902-5450
or communication@pshfes.org
Local businesses reduce costs, protect
their workers with ergonomics
The economy continues to be one of the top stories
in the news, with some pointing toward signs of
a recovery while others believe a real turn-around
is still a long way off. Optimists discuss the
importance of being poised to take advantage of
new opportunities during the recovery, while pessimists
talk about the need to find ways to do more with
less. Whether their economic glass is half-full
or half-empty, all organizations can benefit from
efforts to improve productivity, control losses,
and protect the well-being of their workforce.
Read
complete article here...
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Release Date: November 5, 2009
Contact: Dan Odell (425) 706-5643
or president@pshfes.org
Olympia Researcher and Educator Named
2009 Puget Sound Ergonomics Professional of the
Year
Dr. Stephen Bao has been named the 2009 Ergonomics
Professional of the Year by the Puget Sound Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society (PSHFES). Read
complete article here...
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Release Date: February
8, 2009
Contact: Dan Odell (425)-706-5643
or president@pshfes.org
REDMOND, Washington -- Dan Odell, an ergonomist
with Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington,
has taken on the role of president of the Puget
Sound chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society (PSHFES) for 2009. Odell has been a member
and officer of the PSHFES for several years, and
has worked with the chapter on a project to teach
school children how to work safely at computers.
Odell earned his doctorate degree in mechanical
engineering from the University of California,
Berkeley. Before completing his doctorate and
joining the Microsoft Hardware Group in 2004,
he spent three years working on treadmill design.
Odell is joined on the PSHFES council by a number
of Puget Sound area ergonomics professionals.
More information on PSHFES and this year’s
council can be found on their web site: www.pshfes.org.
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Susan Murphey, president
of Essential Ergonomics, and Dan Odell, a hardware
ergonomist at Microsoft, are both quoted in an
article on ergonomics for schoolchildren in the
latest edition of T-H-E Journal, a publication
on Technologic Horizons in Education. Susan discusses
the Technically Cool Computing project, a PSHFES
volunteer effort to teach ergonomics principles
for computer use to children in elementary and
middle schools. Dan talks about some of the research
he has done on computer use among schoolchildren
and the impact that it could have on their long-term
health.
You can read the article on-line at T-H-E Journal's
web site: http://thejournal.com/Articles/2009/06/01/Elementary-Ergonomics.aspx
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Deborah Read, MOTR/L, ergonomics consultant and
principal of ErgoFit Consulting, Inc. appears
in a series of on-line videos about office ergonomics
on the Whitney and Wyatt web site.
Whitney & Wyatt interviewed Deborah about
their real life concerns and the result was three
short Web TV episodes designed to inform the public
a bit about office-related ergonomics in an entertaining
and light-hearted manner.
The three episodes cover carrying laptop bags
and purses, using a laptop, and Deborah’s
top 5 ergonomics mistakes and how to correct them.
To watch the videos, go to the Health
and Fitness archives of the Whitney and Wyatt
web site, and look for episodes 24, 37 and
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