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Humanscale: Ergonomics for Agile Workplaces
Registration
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Presentation
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Networking
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
WHERE:
Aloft Boston Seaport, 401-403 D Street, Boston, MA 02210
Cubeland is dying! Workplace designs are changing to become open and flexible. Technology is becoming smaller and more mobile. Individual workspace is shrinking and being traded for more collaborative spaces. Together, these factors are transforming the modern office environment, and ergonomics needs to keep pace with these changes. This presentation will outline a range of ergonomic design considerations for agile workplaces, such as best practices for working with laptops, tablets or other mobile devices, the importance of postural variety such as with sit-stand working, or other kinds of dynamic workstations (treadmills, bikes, ellipticals etc.). The importance of an ergonomics process will be stressed and the value of this for LEED and WELL credit will be described.
About the Instructor
Professor Alan Hedge
PhD, CPE, C.Erg.HF, FHFES, FIEHF, FIEA
Alan Hedge is a Professor in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University where he also directs the Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics laboratory.
His research and teaching activities focus on ergonomic designs that promote health, comfort and productivity, especially in healthcare and office workplaces.
He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and he was awarded the 2003 Alexander Williams Design Award and the 2009 Oliver Hansen Outreach award. He is also a Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association, a Certified Professional Ergonomist and a Chartered Ergonomist.
He has published 3 books and he has published more than 30 chapters and 200 articles on these topics. He is on the editorial board of several ergonomics and related journals.
He speaks at national and international conferences and events and since 2013 he has been the program chair for the National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition. He frequently appears in the media, including TV, radio, newspaper and magazine articles.
His full bio can be found here: http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ahpersonal/ahbio.htm