EPMIES

The EPM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SCIENTIFIC association (EPM IES) has the primary purpose of spreading throughout the world the most advanced knowledge of ergonomics, coordinating the efforts of agencies, companies and professionals (doctors and engineers) active in several countries, in the general field of protection of health and prevention in the living and work environment, but with particular reference to the ergonomics of posture and movement in terms of prevention and management of risks due to biomechanical overload. EPMIES (EPM INTERNATIONAL ERGONOMICS SCHOOL) is a cultural no profit association of Schools (collective Members) and of the relevant teachers (individual Members). The Associated Collective Members (schools) and Individual Members (teachers) are commercially fully autonomous but they use the contents and methods proposed by EPM International Ergonomics School for the training activity. The association direction is in Milan (Italy). Dr. Daniela Colombini is presently the President. Presently the ASSOCIATION has the following full Collective Members (Schools): EPM IES / AIAS Academy (http://www.aiasacademy.it)- Italy EMILIA ROMAGNA School ( www.epmemiliaromagna.it)-Italy BAXI (in company school) (ciro.negro@baxi.it)-Italy CENEA (www.cenea.eu) presently representing EPMIES in Spain and all Latin America ERGORYTHME (www.ergorythme.fr)- France ESCOLA OCRA BRASILIANA (www.escolaocra.com.br)- Brazil INDIAN ERGONOMICS SCHOOL (www.recoup.in)-India) Samsung (in company school) (turenko.r@samsung.com9 Training packages of courses on biomechanical overload prevention developed by EPM IES and offered by Its Members The different courses and training programs for the assessment and management of the risks offer to the students information and tools necessary to manage autonomously various issues, such as the risk evaluation and mapping, the search for solutions for specific cases related to occupational diseases. To reach this goal each course has generally