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Newsletter n° 33

one which adjusts electronically and one which adjusts manually. The main surface will hold two PACS flat panel monitors and one system monitor or five standard monitors. The back monitor surface electrically raises and lowers with the push of a button, from as low as 27” up to 53” high, allowing the user to work comfortably, sitting or standing.

(Results of a French study, conducted by the Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS) and published on Thursday, October 22, 2009.) In an epidemiological musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs ) study concerning 3 710 employees in Pays de Loire region conducted in 2002-2004, with the participation of 83 doctors working in this region, the diagnosis had been at least one of six principal upper limb MSDs (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand) for about 13% of employees.

Cirrus Ltd specifically addresses this need by offering the CR: 261A, Class 1 accuracy sound level meter and its software. Construction companies and public works should be aware of existing noise levels before work, estimate the noise they will generate, and finally monitor, record and archive the noise contours actually received during the construction.

This was announced by EDF Energies Nouvelles. About 60,000 monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, with a capacity of 12 megawatts per year will be installed on the Bordeaux-Lac exhibition park car park.

a joint programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). In the next two decades, the successful implementation of VISION 2020 will prevent an estimate of 100 million people to become blind. Worldwide, 45 million people are blind (80% of blindness are preventable or treatable), and 269 million are visually impaired.

Defense Innovation Award 1998) can improve the comfort of our shoes? This high tech technology allows to lessen the vibration of an object without adding to its weight, the concept allows a very significant mitigation of vibro-acoustic levels over a wide frequency band while allowing possibly to reduce the treated structure mass.

This is what Austrian Bene Parcs new range , created in collaboration with the British duo of designers-Lloyd Pearson, offers. Parcs can enrich dynamically the development of regular offices, median areas and spaces between specialized zones, generally left rather bare. Parcs allows the configuration and development of multifunctional work landscapes and creative spaces.

12 grams are sufficient to ward off headaches, prevent neck pain due to poor vision. These glasses, called “close” glasses, sign the end of glasses worn on nose tip, that stigmatize the age of the wearer. This new “close” glass offers a reading comfort without field width loss while maintaining a certain depth.

(Relaxation therapist with 35 years of ergonomic experience from various physiotherapeutic clinics and football clubs-sports injuries). As a teacher she has trained children with ADHD and instructed their parents, trained social health workers to ergonomics, developed courses in the composition of the body and instructed drama students how to use their body as a means of communication. Spinella is an innovation of the office chair concept.

"The TCO labelling of display screens has had an enormous impact throughout the world. Now we are committed to further developing TCO labelling for other products in the IT field and to boosting market awareness of us.

These are the results from a survey of European opinion on the safety and health at work. Published by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). According to the survey, the vast majority of respondents (75%) in the Member States believe that the deteriorating state of health can be attributed, at least to some extent, to the work performed.