Workplace Ergonomics

This course helps participants gain a full understanding of workplace ergonomics. A definition of ergonomics is the design and arrangement of the things people use so that people and things interact most efficiently and safely. This course will explore how to design a workplace most suited to the people who work there.

Combining formal lectures and discussions, Workplace Ergonomics will give you the skills, confidence and qualifications to:

Describe the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2005 and the General Applications Regulations 2007 in relation to ergonomics.
Explain the anatomy of humans and the fact that the body is a mechanical system that obeys physical laws.
Demonstrate how workplace design and worker rotation will prevent injury to the workforce.
Analyse how fatigue can degrade performance.
Calculate the loads that are placed on an individual when they undertake a manual handling task.
Design for manual handling tasks.
Explain how repetitive tasks, if excessive, can place the muscles under excessive demands which can lead to pain and discomfort.
Discuss the effect that static work can have on individuals if they are required to remain still.
Present the findings of an ergonomic risk assessment in a report.

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Timing

The course will be delivered over five days with 30 hours of lectures. Students will need to complete a written examination within a week of completion. They will also need to complete 70 hours of additional work and submit a relevant project within six weeks of the written examination.

On successful completion of a CPD Certificate course you get:

5 ECTS credits
CPD Certificate in Workplace Ergonomics from TU Dublin
Add seven more courses to achieve a CPD Diploma in Safety Management at Work
Study in your own time – no time limits
Choose the subject matter you want to study

Courses can be run in-house (subject to availability)