Overview

Review the basic core of ergonomics; recognize and evaluate risk and reminders of the first steps in finding simple solutions to mitigate risk. The course covers cumulative trauma injuries, ergo risk factors, ensuring that work takes place in the “power zone,” workstation reviews and evaluations, tool handles and more.

What you will learn:

At the end of the course, you will have:

• The ability to recognize ergonomic risk in a task
  
• A basic understanding of various levels of risk in a task
  
• A basic understanding of the benefits of ergonomics
  
• A Basic understanding of how musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are developed
• A basic understanding of what ergo solutions look like