Ergonomics: Injuries, Risk Factors & Design Principles
Course Information
Duration: 15 Hours
Start Date: 1/1/2020
Enrollment opens: 12/23/2019
Categories
Ergonomics: Injuries, Risk Factors & Design Principles
Synopsis
Course Overview
We bend, reach, lift, and twist everyday. The injuries that may occur from any one of these tasks, becomes a part of one of the most frequently occurring injuries within the Canadian workforce of today – musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs). This course reviews how some of these injuries occur and guides us towards a common goal of prevention.
What you learn
- What MSIs are and how to prevent them
- Proper techniques for bending, reaching, lifting
- How to prevent long term injuries caused by MSIs