Month: February 2017

REACH has brought us new tools which should be used in an efficient manner to improve worker’s protection

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Course leader presentation: Milja Koponen and Tiina Santonen Managing Chemical Exposures at Workplaces 22nd – 24th of May, 2017 Hämeenkylä Manor, Vantaa (Helsinki area), Finland   Background Milja Koponen and Tiina Santonen, you are course leaders for the upcoming NIVA course on Managing Chemical Exposures at Workplaces. Tell me shortly, what is your background? Milja: … Continued

Kristiina Hellstén about Ergonomics and Aged Care at Home

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Course leader presentation: Kristiina Hellstén Ergonomics and New Ways of Work in the Field of Aged Care at Home, 26-27 April 2017, Scandic Park Hotel, Helsinki, Finland   What is your background?  My basic education is physiotherapist (PT) that explains my interest in ergonomics. As a teacher I’m interested in people’s behavior, also at work places. … Continued