Workplace ergonomics - injury prevention through ergonomics - e-book

Learning Outcomes

• Define ergonomics and its related terms
• Identify where to get ergonomics information for your region
• Identify how ergonomics can be incorporated into your workplace
• Assess your environment for ergonomic hazards, create ways to resolve those issues, and plan for implementation
• Review and evaluate your ergonomic efforts
• Use change management techniques effectively
• Describe the basic principles of ergonomics
• Outline ergonomic practices for sitting, standing, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling
• Design an ergonomic workstation
• Identify important ergonomic features of tools and machines
• Understand the role that environmental factors (such as sound, air quality, and light) play in ergonomics