Project profile — Ergonomics for Health and Sustainable Development



Overview 

CA-3-S064997001
$236,847
UQAM - Université du Québec à Montréal (CA-CRA_ACR-0010011191)
2010-02-15 - 2013-11-30
Closed
Global Affairs Canada
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Country / region 

• Chile (100.00%)

Sector 

• Education, Level Unspecified: Education facilities and training (11120) (30.00%)
• Health, General: Health policy and administrative management (12110) (10.00%)
• Basic Health: Health education (12261) (20.00%)
• Agriculture: Agricultural education/training (31181) (10.00%)
• Industry: Industrial policy and administrative management (32110) (10.00%)
• General Environmental Protection: Environmental education/training (41081) (20.00%)

Policy marker 

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (principal objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (principal objective)

Description 

This project aims to implement a sustainable training program in ergonomics to improve male and female workers' health and increase the safety of Chilean women's working conditions. This project includes the training of two students in a professional Master's program in ergonomics at UQAM, allowing them to perform ergonomic interventions and teach ergonomics in Chile. As part of this project, 14 inspectors from the Ministries of Health and Labour and 14 union and community representatives are trained in ergonomics and gender. Activities also include an international seminar which brings together experts to share knowledge and good practices for improving workplace health interventions in Chile, while making them more gender-sensitive.

Expected results 

N/A

Results achieved 

N/A

Budget and spending 


Original budget $0
Planned disbursement $0
Transactions
Transaction Date Type Value
26-04-2013 Disbursement $16,899
31-03-2014 Disbursement $17,543
Country percentages by sector
Type of finance Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Collaboration type Bilateral
Type of aid Other technical assistance