Ergonomics Awareness Training

Onsite Offering

Our Industrial or Office Ergonomics Awareness Training is designed for your employees to provide a basic understanding of ergonomics, MSDs, the client’s ergonomics process and the employee’s role for successful process implementation.

After attending this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe elements of the client’s ergonomics process and how individual employees can support it.
• Define ergonomics and why it is important.
• Define MSDs and give examples.
• List MSD symptoms and explain the importance of early reporting.
• Explain the appropriate steps for reporting WMSD symptoms.
• Identify risk factors that contribute to WMSDs.
• Explain the importance of working in neutral postures and how it affects fatigue.
• Describe the types of medical intervention appropriate for WMSD treatment.
• Describe simple approaches to improve ergonomics in the industrial or office environments.
• Describe proper lifting techniques.

This workshop is one hour in length.