PHILERGO Symposium - Promoting workplace safety through ergonomics

Mr. Boots Alcantara discussing the right sitting posture

After a hiatus, the Philippine Ergonomics Society had a symposium entitled "Promoting workplace safety through ergonomics". Two speakers were invited for the event. The first speaker was Mr. Boots Alcantara who is the General Manager of Contract Design, a company that specializes in providing ergonomically designed furniture and systems to a number of offices in the Philippines. He is also the President of several companies including Casa San Pablo, Harness, Inc.  and Moving Images.

From Left: Dean Robielos of Mapua,  Prof. Jennifer Gutierrez and Boots Alcantara

The second speaker is Dr. Rosemary Seva who is the past President of the Southeast Asian Network of Ergonomics Societies (SEANES) and its current Secretary. She is interim President of the Philippine Ergonomics Society (PHILERGO) and a Professor of Industrial Engineering at De La Salle University. Aside from being the Chair of the IE Department she is also the Director of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Center of De La Salle University. 

Dr. Rosemary Seva of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Center of DLSU

Mr. Alcantara discussed tips on ergonomics seating at the workplace while Dr. Seva shared her experiences from ergonomics projects in the industry.

The event was attended by representatives from industry such as Essilor, Johnson and Johnson, and ISMG Management Consultancy. Representatives from different universities were also present such as Mapua Institute of Technology, Batangas State University, University of Perpetual Help-Dalta Molino.