31st Annual Occupational Safety and Health
Summer Institute
Ergonomics in the Workplace
August 4-6, 2008
Marriott Norfolk Waterside
Norfolk, Virginia
TECH EXAM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6 at 11:30 AM.
PLEASE MAKE TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
Implementation of ergonomic interventions is a
proven method for reducing injuries, increasing
productivity, and lowering costs in the workplace.
This course will deliver a formal definition of
Ergonomics, as well as provide participants with
the necessary skills to identify and eliminate
physical risk factors that may lead to ergonomic-related
injuries in the workplace. An active learning approach
will be used with participants having the opportunity
to apply the tools and concepts covered in the
course. This is an introductory level course.
Course
Faculty
Tim McGlothlin, MS, CPE, The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
Course Objectives
- Identify the fundamentals of ergonomics.
- Review the anatomy, physiology and appropriate
medical case management of musculoskeletal
disorders in the workplace.
- Discuss how to both identify and reduce or
eliminate risk factors within the workplace that
may contribute to the development of musculoskeletal
disorders.
- Identify the tools and methods necessary for
conducting ergonomic evaluations at their work
sites.
- Discuss examples of ergonomic interventions
that have been successful in multiple industries.
Credit
- This course is approved for 1 Elective
Credit for all Tech Programs.
- 2.5 ABIH (Category 4)
- 1.5 BCSP
- CEUs requested
Meeting Times
Course begins Monday,
August 4
at 8:00 am and ends Wednesday,
August 6 at 11:00 am.
Tuition
and Registration
Please review our Registration
Policies.
Tuition for this course is $815, $915
after July 18.
To register online, go to the
Summer Institute Registration Form.
You may also submit your registration via email;
please be sure to include the course title and
date.
For further information on this course,
contact the NC ERC office at osherc@unc.edu,
or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320.
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