Ergonomics Online

Course Content

Word Bank and Definitions
Chapter 1 Regulations
16 Topics
REGULATION 2 Scope of Application
REGULATION 3 Information, Instruction and Training
REGULATION 6 Ergonomics Risk Assessment
REGULATION 7 Risk Control
REGULATION 8 Medical Surveillance
REGULATION 9 Maintenance of Controls
REGULATION 10 Records
REGULATION 11 Ergonomics Health and Safety Technical Committee
Offences and penalties
Short title and commencement
SECTION 24 – REPORT TO INSPECTOR REGARDING CERTAIN INCIDENTS
REPORTING AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE IN TERMS OF THE COIDA
COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & DISEASES ACT – COIDA
Chapter 2: History and Ergonomics defined
4 Topics
Origin and History:
Head-ward Fluid Shift in Ergonomics
Physiological Mechanism
Ergonomic Applications
Chapter 3 BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
13 Topics
Muscles
Reduction in Endurance Capacity in Ergonomics
Comparison: High vs. Reduced Endurance Capacity in the Workplace
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM – OVERVIEW
Kinaesthetic Awareness in Ergonomics
JOINTS
Muskular System and Tissue
TISSUE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
THE SPINE
BACK AND SPINE HEALTH
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS [MSDs]
INTRO TO BODY MECHANICS
Challenges We Face in Sub-Saharan African Countries.
ERGONOMICS DESIGN
WORKSTATIONS
VIBRATION