Work Right with Local 3090 ERGOnomics: Energizing Resources for a Great Office

Sheryl Moore
Health & Safety Coordinator

Do you ever experience fatigue or discomfort at work?

You're not alone. Modern worklife, including sitting at a computer or being on a telephone for hours, are at the root of some of the most common health and safety concerns on the job today. We work in awkward positions or with excessive effort, damaging our muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and blood vessels along the way. Eventually these disorders can impair our ability to work - and live - effectively.

But there is a solution and Local 3090 wants to help.

Ergonomics is the process of fitting the job to the worker, not the worker to the job. Ergonomics training helps you identify the symptoms and risk factors for ergonomic-related disorders, analyze your job tasks for potential ergonomic problems and take action to make your job more people friendly.

Your union representatives fought hard for and won, the right to conduct a city-funded ergonomics training on City time in the last contract negotiations. Now, in collaboration with UCLA's Labor Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) program, we are bringing this training to you.

Participation is easy. Your department's training coordinators will notify you of the dates, times and location of the training. Attend the date and time you designate and participate in the "interactive activities."

From each training, we are compiling your "frequently asked questions", recruiting "peer health advisors" and opening requests for on-site workstation assessments.

As the Local's Health and Safety Coordinator, I look forward to greeting each of as we promote awareness and simple solutions to an ever growing issue throughout our employment.

Call Local 3090 Health and Safety Coordinator Sheryl Moore at (213) 487-9887 x 316 with any questions.

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