2250 Principles of Ergonomics Applied to Work-Related Musculoskeletal and Nerve Disorders-Online

Available CEU Credit: 2.4
IH CM Points: 3.0
BCSP Points available

24 Contact Hours

Course Content
This course introduces the student to the application of ergonomic principles to prevent musculoskeletal disorders. Topics include work physiology, anthropometry, musculoskeletal disorders, video display terminals and risk factors, such as vibration, temperature, manual handling, repetition and continuous keyboard use. Course highlights include industrial case studies covering analysis and design of workstations and equipment, laboratory sessions in manual lifting and coverage of OSHA’s proposed ergonomic protection standard.

Prerequisites/Participant Tools
You'll need a basic computer with a Netscape or Internet Explorer web browser and local Internet access. For more specific information on computer requirements, visit http://www.emuworldwide.net/index.learn?action=Technical.

Course Objectives
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

• Discuss the current medical characteristics of cumulative trauma disorders associated with employee exposure, incidence and symptoms
• Identify environmental, physiological, and work station characteristics recognized to have the potential to contribute to acute injury or cumulative trauma disorders
• Recommend improvements to work practice to reduce risk factors
• Recommend improvements to equipment (design) to reduce risk factors
• Analyze manual lifting tasks and estimate reasonable lifting limits
• Describe the advantages and limitations of personal protective equipment for ergonomic risk factors
• Describe the essential elements of an effective ergonomic program, if given management support
• Discuss current emphasis of OSHA with respect to enforcement policy

• Resources
• Ergonomic health hazards
• Risk factors
• Materials handling
• Evaluation of tasks
• NIOSH findings
• Upper-limb disorders
• Evaluation of upper-limb tasks
• Office ergonomics
• Work/tools
• Risk-factor analysis
• Case study
• Ergonomic program
• Guidelines