Practical Ergonomics for Workplace Health and Safety
Dates: November 6-8, 2002
March 17-19, 2003
Novermber 5-7, 2003
Fee: 3 days - $625
Location: 317 George St., Suite 203, New Brunswick, NJ
Course Director: Richard M. Lynch, PhD, CIH
Benefits: Lectures, discussions, problem solving exercises and case studies emphasize prevention of injuries related to poor ergonomic practice and design. This course is constructed to meet the needs of occupational health and safety professionals and others with no formal training in ergonomics. Participants will gain knowledge in: musculoskeletal disorders and their causes; identifying, evaluating and managing ergonomic risks; and developing new designs based on ergonomic principles.
Intended Audience: Occupational and physical therapists, human resources professionals, plant engineers, safety managers, industrial hygienists, and physicians and nurses who care for occupational injuries. 
Course Topics:
  • Overview of Industrial Ergonomics
  • Use of Anthropometric Data
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders of the Extremities
  • Back Injuries
  • Current NIOSH Lifting and Energy Expenditure Equations
  • Tool/Workstation/Workpractice Design Principles
  • Review of OSHA Regulations
  • Workers' Compensation and ADA Implications
  • Development of Preventive Ergonomics Programs
Other: CEUs: 2.1
CMs: 3.0

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