As an occupational physician and epidemiologist, Michel Niezborala is both involved in the reality of business life and in teaching and research. He works on improving the quality of life at work and producing occupational health indicators. Since 2015, he is medical-technical coordinator at ASTIA.

In the FairHealth project, Michel Niezborala is working on building of cohort 2, notably by participating in the involvement of volunteer occupational physicians and nurses in Occitanie. He also provides training in the European SALTSA clinical examination protocol, which allows standardized early detection of MSDs of the upper limb.

Employment

◦ 2015-present: Medical and technical coordinator, ASTIA, Toulouse

◦ 2010-2015: Medical labour inspector, DIRECCTE Midi-Pyrénées

◦ 2011-2014: Associate professor of occupational health, Toulouse III University - Paul Sabatier

◦ 2009-2010: Consultant at Porteo, Toulouse

◦ 2002-2010: Coordinating physician, AMST, Toulouse

◦ 1996-2010: Occupational physician, AMST, Toulouse

◦ 1993-1996: Research assistant (Assistant Hospitalo-Universitaire - AHU), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Besançon

◦ 1988-1993: Occupational physician, ACMS, Paris area

Education

◦ 1993: Master's in Biological and Medical Sciences: clinical and epidemiological research, Faculty of Medicine, Paris XII

◦ 1992: Master's in Biological and Medical Sciences: statistics, computing and modeling, Faculty of Medicine, Paris XII

◦ 1990: MAS (DEA) public health of developing countries, Faculty of Medicine, Paris VI

◦ 1988 : PH.D in medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Montpellier

◦ 1987 : Diploma of occupational health (CES), Faculté of Medicine, Montpellier

Publications (selection)

Niezborala, Michel & Manville, Caroline & El Akremi, Assaad & Mignonac, Karim. (2018). L’injustice fait mal au sens propre du terme. Archives des Maladies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement. 79. 278-279. 10.1016/j.admp.2018.03.140.

Esquirol, Yolande & Ferrieres, J & Marquie, Jean-Claude & Huo Yung Kai, S & Niezborala, Michel & Berard, E & Bongard, V & B Ruidavets, J. (2018). P1548 Forehead Wrinkles and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality over 20- year follow-up in working population: VISAT study. European Heart Journal. 39. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.P1548.

Esquirol, Yolande & Niezborala, Michel & Visentin, Monique & Leguevel, Anne & Gonzalez, Ignacio & Marquie, Jean-Claude. (2017). Contribution of occupational factors to the incidence and persistence of chronic low back pain among workers: Results from the longitudinal VISAT study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 74. 243-251. 10.1136/oemed-2015-103443.

Niezborala, Michel & Esquirol, Yolande & Marquie, Jean-Claude. (2016). Les effets de l’intensité du travail sur la santé : le rôle de la pénibilité perçue. Archives des Maladies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement. 77. 378. 10.1016/j.admp.2016.03.043.

Niezborala, Michel & Esquirol, Yolande & Marquie, Jean-Claude. (2016). Un travail intense est-il obligatoirement pénible ? Résultats à partir de données de l’étude VISAT. Archives des Maladies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement. 77. 378. 10.1016/j.admp.2016.03.042.

Esquirol, Yolande & Niezborala, Michel & Visentin, Monique & Leguevel, Anne & Gonzales, Ignacio & Marquie, Jean-Claude. (2016). Les facteurs professionnels physiques, psycho-organisationnels et les caractéristiques liées à l’emploi agissent-ils différemment sur l’incidence et la persistance des lombalgies chroniques lors d’un suivi de 5 ans ? Étude VISAT. Archives des Maladies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement. 77. 525-526. 10.1016/j.admp.2016.03.392.

Manville, Caroline & El Akremi, Assaad & Niezborala, Michel & Mignonac, Karim. (2016). Injustice hurts, literally: The role of sleep and emotional exhaustion in the relationship between organizational justice and musculoskeletal disorders. Human Relations. 69. 10.1177/0018726715615927.

Manville, Caroline & El Akremi, Assaad & Niezborala, Michel & Mignonac, K. (2015). Organizational Justice and Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Role of Sleep and Emotional Exhaustion. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2015. 13123-13123. 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.13123abstract.

Manville, Caroline & El Akremi, Assaad & Niezborala, Michel. (2014). L'effet modérateur des perceptions de justice sur la relation entre pénibilité perçue du travail et troubles du sommeil. Revue de gestion des ressources humaines. 91. 3. 10.3917/grhu.091.0003.

Niezborala, Michel & Lamy Anne. (2007). Travailler sans dérouiller. Le bien-être au travail est-il encore possible ? Eds Milan, 141 p.