Health and Safety

Health And Safety

(Created by Tom Shermer )

Ergonomics and Cumulative Trauma Disorders

As someone doing repetitive motions, such as sitting at a computer and typing, or sitting at a desk and writing, it will do you good to learn about the health problems these activities can cause. Here are a very few links to relevant web pages. This is serious stuff. Learn, or suffer.

herman miller papers on ergonomics issues
A simple overview of CTDs from Healthline.
A little analysis from your friends at The American Pain Society.
Even science fiction writers have things to say about ergonomics and CTDs. They also know lots of other folks who'll tell you more.

Safety

For information on safety around campus, please take a look at campus security's page on personal security and the safety guide contained therein.

Last modified: September 2000

Kori Inkpen / inkpen@cs.sfu.ca