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Ergonomics & Manual Handling
Occupational Health, Safety & Logistics · Intermediate · 40 hours
Fitting work to people: musculoskeletal disorders, manual handling and safe lifting, display screen equipment, repetitive motion, workplace design and ergonomic risk control.
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What you'll learn
- Understand ergonomics and MSDs
- Understand safe manual handling and lifting
- Understand display screen and repetitive motion risks
- Assess ergonomic risk
- Control ergonomic risk
Course modules
- Module 1: Introduction to Ergonomics
- Module 2: Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Module 3: Manual Handling
- Module 4: Safe Lifting
- Module 5: Display Screen Equipment
- Module 6: Repetitive Motion
- Module 7: Workplace Design
- Module 8: Assessing Ergonomic Risk
- Module 9: Controlling Ergonomic Risk
- Module 10: Ergonomics in Practice
- Module 11: Core Concepts in Depth
- Module 12: Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
- Module 13: Tools, Resources & Templates
- Module 14: Standards, Quality & Best Practice
- Module 15: Health, Safety & Ethics
- Module 16: Case Study: A South African Example
- Module 17: Communication & Working with Others
- Module 18: Staying Current & Continuing to Learn
- Module 19: Capstone Project
- Module 20: Review, Assessment & Next Steps
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