Training
The E&S Program is partially funded by the RMCOEH which is one of only two ERCs in NIOSH Region 8 (UT, CO, WY, MT, ND, and SD), although these states are in the top rankings for occupational fatalities and thus have an urgent need for more OSH professionals.
Education
The E&S Program provides students and trainees from multiple disciplines with university courses in ergonomics, human factors, biomechanics, industrial safety, system safety, and product safety.
Research
E&S students have the opportunity to work with faculty in the E&S Program, Mechanical Engineering, the RMCOEH, and other University departments on research into ergonomics, safety, biomechanics, human motion, and rehabilitation engineering.
E&S Laboratory
The E&S Program has a dedicated and well-equipped Laboratory in which students can investigate topics including three-dimensional human-motion capture (MoCap), human gait, biomechanics, rehabilitative robotics, and other ergonomics topics.
Publications
We work together to disseminate our research through publications and conferences including the annual RMCOEH-sponsored NORA (National Occupational Research Agenda) symposium.
The Ergonomics & Safety Program provides no-cost Young-Worker educational outreach sessions to groups of young people who may be at risk of working under unsafe conditions without knowing their rights to a safe workplace. Session content is tailored to a specific U.S. state and follows the NIOSH curriculum.
The sessions also discuss career opportunities in Ergonomics & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety & Health, and Occupational-Injury Prevention.
