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

Available CEU Credit: 2.1
IH CM Points: 3.0
BCSP Points available

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
Participants are encouraged to bring videotapes (VHS) of current or past ergonomic problem areas to share with the class. The course manual will be provided. The course manual on CD and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) may be purchased for an additional fee.

Course Topics

• 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