Ergonomic risk assessments course (1 day)
Duration: 1 day course
Who should attend?
If you are a risk assessor seeking the knowledge of ergonomic principles and techniques so that you can carry out competent risk assessments and record quantitative data that will enable you to write compelling reports that can be communicated to your employer or client, this is the course for you
To become an ergonomic assessor you will need to learn and understand
What is an ergonomic assessment? A number of case studies will be examined to demonstrate how the assessment works in different domains and what its objectives are
The principles behind ergonomics and understanding the human body in particular musculoskeletal disorders
How and when to use tools such as Body Discomfort diagrams, task and job analyses, RULA (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment) and REBA (Rapid Entire Body Assessment)
Pre-course activities
Delegates will need to do some preliminary background reading and undertake some simple assessments. This will enable the assessor to build on existing knowledge
Course timetable and content
08.45- 09.00 Welcome coffee
09.00 – 09.15 Overview of the course and introductions
09.15–10.15 Pre-course activities – discussion of assessments and determining what constitutes an ergonomic assessment
Coffee
10.15–12.30 Ergonomic principles and ergonomic tools – using case studies from different domains, delegates will learn how to use ergonomic tools.
This part of the course will allow delegates the ability to quickly and quantitatively reassess the assessments they have undertaken
Delegates will learn how to use the following tool: Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA), Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), Body maps and discomfort diagrams, Job requirement sheets, Job design and Job rotation checklists.
Video footage and photographs will be used to enable delegates to practice use of these tools, though difficult to understand with guidance they can be quick to master
12.30– 13.15 Lunch
The afternoon session will allow delegates to consider the use of ergonomic tools and techniques and see how they can be used for single assessments or for audits
13.15– 14.00 How to carry out ergonomic assessments (Office worker,
14.00– 14.45 How to carry out ergonomic audits (Film processing Department, Cold Storage unit)
14.45– 15.45 Putting everything together, writing up the report and presenting the facts
15.45– 16.00 Questions and round up
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Courses and locations
2010
Oxford Holiday Inn – 8th September 2010
Edinburgh Novotel – 14th October 2010
£295.00 plus
Vat £51.63
Total due is £346.63
