Members of the Latvian Ergonomics Society (LES) visited SIA Bucher Municipal, a subsidiary of the Swiss group Bucher Industries in Ventspils on 27th of August, 2025. The company manufactures municipal vehicles in a full-cycle production process and employs more than 350 people. During the visit, plant manager Mikus Brakanskis introduced the manufacturing and its recent […]
📅 On October 29, at the seminar of the Latvian Ergonomics Society “Smart work and psycho-emotional balance”, professionals from various fields t.sk were gathered. OSH specialists, process managers and also students to discuss the rapid arrival of smart work and its impact on employee well-being and work efficiency. 🔍 As we found out in the […]
On the 13th of June 2024, the Latvian Ergonomics Society in cooperation with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Laboratory of Riga Technical University (RTU) organised a seminar “Personal Protective Equipment Compliance: ergonomics and innovations”. Professor Inga Dāboliņa, Head of the RTU PPE Laboratory, shared the latest developments in PPE testing and test application. LEB members […]
On 23rd if February 2024, the University of Latvia in collaboration with Latvian Ergonomics Society organised a session “Human Factors, Ergonomics and the Working Environment, Industrial Engineering” within the framework of the International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia. The conference was attended by more than 95 participants and the latest findings in the […]
On October 25, 2023, LES President Ženija Roja and board Member Henrijs Kaļķis welcomed colleagues from the Estonian University of life Sciences (Tartu, Estonia) for their 25-year anniversary since conducting study courses in ergonomics and speaking at an international seminar organised with the presentation “Organisational Ergonomics: Trends and challenges in modern Business Environment”.
Members of the LES participated in the Forum organised by Mission Zero on October 20, 2023, which addressed an important issue for employers and employees – physical health of human beings, health checks and preventive measures for the preservation of ability to work. LES Board and University of Latvia professors Ženija Roja and Henrijs Kaļķis […]
On October 20, 2023, the Latvian Ergonomics Society organised a seminar “Modern perspective on ergonomic risks at work and preventive measures”, in which not only LES members participated, but also students and former graduates of several LU study programmes. Those present learned the latest trends in ergonomics in Latvia and the world. The presentations offered […]
Members of the Latvian Ergonomics Society, who are also academic staff of the University of Latvia, in cooperation with LU doctoral students, graduate students and undergraduate students, as part of the night of scientists organized the event “Human factor, ergonomics and effective business management” on September 29, 2023. Those interested were able to find out […]
On September 21, 2023, LEB board Member Henrijs Kalkis appeared on Radio NABA “On behalf of Science” programme on the following topics: What should everyone know about human-environmental relationships, or ergonomics? Why follow the 20-20-20 principle? How will artificial intelligence affect the working environment? How do you think ergonomically? How do I stay healthy in […]
On August 27, 2023, LES President Ženija Roja and board Member Henrijs Kaļķis took part in radio SWH’s “Mind will save the world” programme and talked about the following topics: How do I use smart devices responsibly? How does a computer threaten your health? How do I ergonomically set up a place of work or […]
