Who should attend?

• The course is designed for staff that wish to carry out ergonomic risk assessments for workers returning to work and those workers who have special requirements (older, disabled and injured workers)
• This is the only course of its kind given by an experience ergonomist who is a national adviser to a wide range of Government bodies including the HSE

 What will I learn?

• How to carry out risk assessments for workers returning to work
• How to carry out risk assessments for older workers
• How to carry out risk assessments for disabled workers
• The course discusses real situations and teaches the delegate how to carry specific in-depth assessments, and will allow delegates to undertake compe

 Course structure

• Delegates are encouraged to interact and work on case studies together, and through out the day the group are encouraged to be as interactive as possible, to enrich the learning experience
   
• Delegates are encouraged to bring photographs or videos so that these can be discussed if they are of interest and time permitting
   

 Pre-course activities

• Delegates are expected to complete short pre-course activities and undertake  background reading which will be supplied that relate to return to work assessments and stay at work assessments
   

Course timetable and content

08.45 - 09.00 - Welcome coffee

09.00 – 09.15 - Overview of the course and introductions

09.15 – 09.45  - Pre-course activities and discussion as to what return to work assessments and stay at work assessments are.

09.45 – 10.45  - Return to work assessments and fit notes - using short case studies, delegates will learn skills which will be tested in the afternoon case study. 

Mid morning coffee

11.00 – 12.00 - Stay at work assessments for older and disabled workers- using short case studies, delegates will learn skills which will be tested in the afternoon case study

Mid morning coffee

12.00– 12.30 -  Summary of Return to work assessments and Stay at Work assessments

12.45–13.30 - Lunch

13.30–14.15 - Case study 1 - Return to work assessment - delegates will utilise what is learnt and put together a plan of action for a returning worker

14.15–15.00 - Case study 2 - Stay at work assessments - delegates will utilise what is learnt and put together a plan of action for both an older worker and a disabled worker

15.00 - 16.00  Writing a report and what should  go into it (post assessment)

Tea break

16.00 Round up and questions

Cost

£295.00 plus

Vat £51.63

Total due is £346.63

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Course dates and location 2010

2010
Leeds Novotel  - 16th September
London Novotel Waterloo - 23rd September 
Edinburgh Novotel  - 12th October