Learn how to combat the stress and strain of sitting at a desk all day with Sittingsafe® Injury Prevention Class, a training session coming to UCOP on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in 11326 Franklin.

This two-hour hands-on office ergonomic training program taught by Future Industrial Technologies (FIT) will teach you how to prevent and eliminate life-altering pain and discomfort caused by repetitive activities and sustained postures.

You will learn how to properly adapt any workstation at work, home or on the road, specific for your own needs.

Through a proprietary training methodology, you will discover why you may have experienced neck, shoulder, back, wrist or eye discomfort and will be given immediate and permanent solutions to prevent it. Powerful office-based stretches are also taught to relieve existing pain and discomfort.

The training is sponsored by UCOP’s Office of Risk Services. To sign up, go to the UC Learning Center with your UCOP login and password. Search for the class title and click Register next to the class, then Submit. Note that class size is limited to 20 people.

If you have questions, contact ehs@ucop.edu or Ruby Antonio at 510-987-0698.

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