Applied Industrial Ergonomics

System Concepts is delighted to be presenting this Applied Industrial Ergonomics course in partnership with Humantech, the largest workplace ergonomics consulting firm in the USA.

Getting the business benefits

Learn how to improve the health, safety and productivity of your workforce through practical ergonomics solutions.

This two-day public course provides the skills and tools to make simple and effective ergonomic improvements in the industrial environment.  It emphasises hands-on problem-solving methodologies to recognise, evaluate, and control ergonomic risk.

You’ll learn how to to make practical, cost-effective changes that result in:

• operational excellence
• improved morale
• reduced injuries and illness

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in improving health and safety and productivity will benefit from attending this program, including:

• Health and Safety professionals
• Ergonomics committees
• Facilities and manufacturing engineers

What skills and information will they learn?

• Explain the application of ergonomics to workstation retrofit and design
• Evaluate workstations and equipment for good ergonomic design
• Identify contributing factors to work-related musculoskeletal disorders
• Accurately apply various ergonomic assessment tools
• Prioritise ergonomic improvements to maximise return on investment (ROI)

Course content

A comprehensive reference manual, tools and checklists are provided.

This course is highly interactive with many different group activities. It uses slides and video to reinforce the ergonomics principles presented. Key elements of the course are:

Day 1

• Introduction to Occupational Ergonomics
• Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Recognising Ergonomic Issues
• Hands-On Exercises

Networking Lunch

• Evaluating Ergonomic Risk Factors
• Hands-on exercises

Day 2

• Prioritising Ergonomic Risk
• Analysing Manual Material Handling Tasks
• Hands-on exercises

Networking Lunch 

• Applying Ergonomic Design Guidelines
• Cost Justifying Ergonomic Improvements
• Hands-on Exercises

Course information and how to book

This course will be presented Winnie Ip, Director of Consulting at Humantech,  at our  offices 2, Savoy Court, Strand, London, WC2R 0EZ

The cost for the 2 day course including lunch and all course materials is £600 + VAT per person.

Dates, times and further details can be found on our website: /training/industrial-ergonomics/applied-industrial-ergonomics.html

Why Should I Attend?

• Human performance improvements reduce injuries and increase productivity.
• You will be able to project the cost savings of ergonomic improvements.
• You will gain hands-on, practical experience improving the workplace.
• Checklists and guidelines make it easy to apply the information learned.
• You'll have the opportunity to apply newly acquired skills with real-world case studies.
• You will gain skills to immediately impact your lean manufacturing initiative.
• Humantech's experienced, professional trainers have provided human performance solutions for thousands of companies in virtually every industry.
• You'll learn the criteria to make breakthrough improvements in health and safety and productivity.
• You'll have ample opportunity to gain knowledge from your peers.