PREMUS2016

PREMUS 2016
Welcome
Partners
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Fanshawe College
Partner
International Commission on Occupational Health
Partner
Fanshawe College is a comprehensive college based in
London, Ontario. It offers more than 200 degree, diploma,
certificate and apprenticeship programs to 43,000 students
each year, helping people achieve success in a variety of
disciplines including applied arts, business, health care,
human services, hospitality and technology. In Fall 2016,
Fanshawe is introducing a full-time graduate program
in Advanced Ergonomic Studies. This intensive program
is being delivered in two 15-week semesters and one
eight-week placement. It provides the discipline-specific
knowledge, skills and experience required for the Associate
Ergonomist designation from the Canadian College for the
Certification of Professional Ergonomists.
The International Commission on Occupational Health
(ICOH) is an international non-governmental professional
society whose aims are to foster the scientific progress,
knowledge and development of occupational health and
safety in all its aspects. Today, ICOH is the world’s leading
international scientific society in the field of occupational
health with a membership of 2,000 professionals from
93 countries. ICOH is recognized by the United Nations
as a non-governmental organization (NGO) and has close
working relationships with the International Labour Organization
(ILO), World Health Organization (WHO), United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International
Social Security Association (ISSA). PREMUS is the
primary conference of ICOH’s Musculoskeletal Disorders
Scientific Community.