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The following sites provide important information about working environments and ergonomics. They can help you understand more about workplace environments and research into solutions for discomfort and injury.

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Ergonomic Guidelines and Programs

• AFSME - Keys to Health Computing - Table of Contents
• CDC - Computer Workstation Ergonomics
• DoD Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group - Standardization
• Ergonomics In Healthcare - Arnot Ogden Medical Center
• European Standards pertaining to Worker Safety & Health
• Hewlett Packard - Ergonomic workstation guidelines
• Lawrence Livermore Lab - Office Ergonomics
• NYCOSH Ergonomics, repetitive strain injuries links and news
• Office Ergonomics
• OSHA Ergonomic Solutions Computer Workstations eTool - Index for Computer Workstations
• Prevention Practices Database - Ergonomics. Compiled by Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
• WA State - Ergonomics Ideas Bank -- 16110

Conferences

• American Society of Safety Engineers Annual Conference
• Applied Ergonomics - Institute of Industrial Engineers
• Calendar of Occupational Health Events (maintained by Occupational Health and Safety magazine)
• Eastern Ergonomic Conference and Expo
• Ergonoma - European Tradeshow on Work Ergonomics and Wellness Solutions
• Human Computer International Conference
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Conference
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference
• IFMA World Workplace
• International Conference on Computer-Aided Ergonomics,
• International Conference on Ergonomics - 2007
• International Ergonomics Association events
• PREMUS - Sixth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
• The National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition
• Work with Computing Systems
• WorkLife 2007 - Protecting and Promoting Worker Health, organized by NIOSH

Associations - North America

• AFSCME Occupational Health and Safety Resources
• American Academy of Physician Assistants in Occupational Medicine
• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)
• American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME)
• American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
• American Board of Preventive Medicine
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
• American Hospital Association
• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
• American Institute of Architects
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• American Occupational Therapy Association
• American Occupational Therapy Foundation
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI)
• American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association
• American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
• American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT)
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
• Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHPH)
• Association of Occupational of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
• Association of Repetitive Motion Syndromes (ARMS)
• Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE)
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association (BIFMA)
• California Physical Therapy Association Online
• Campus Safety Health and Environmental Mgmt Association
• Canadian Ergonomics Association
• Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST)
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
• Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
• International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
• National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP)
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• National Safety Council (NSC)
• Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
• Occupational Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Society
• Office Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC)
• Puget Sound Chapter- HFES
• Sociedad De Ergonomistas De México A.C.
• The Usability Professionals' Association (UPS)
• Western Occupational and Environmental Medical Association