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  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

OSHA 2255: Principles of Ergonomics Applied to Work-Related Musculoskeletal and Nerve Disorders

Course Description

Find out how to have a healthier workplace by using ergonomic principles to reduce the stress and strain on your employees’ bodies. You’ll learn how to help prevent musculoskeletal and nerve disorders that can occur with this course when you conduct analyses of videotaped job sites and learn to develop effective control strategies.

Course Content

RECOGNITION OF WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

  • Upper extremity

ERGONOMICS

  • Risk factors
  • Office ergonomics
  • Ergonomics and construction
  • Ergonomic program success
  • Ergonomic guidelines, directives, and websites

MANUAL MATERIAL HANDLING AND BACK PROTECTION

NIOSH LIFTING GUIDE APPLICATION

DESIGNING TOOLS AND WORKSTATIONS

WORK ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS

TASK EVALUATION CHECKLIST AND ANALYTICAL METHODS

Requirements & Materials
Important Information

Although enrollment in online OSHA numbered courses is restricted to students in OSHA's Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee), individuals who have an established relationship with Georgia Tech (have previously taken courses at Georgia Tech OTIEC), are not prohibited from registering for OSHA numbered online courses if they reside outside of OSHA's Region IV.

Materials

Required

  • Photo identification (present at check-in)

  • Calculator (some math is required)

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for directors, managers, supervisors, or anyone who would like to reduce body stress and strain in the workplace.

OSHA professionals working on jobsite

What You Will Learn

  • Job physiology, hazard analysis, and observation techniques
  • Medical surveillance and rapid upper-limb assessment
  • Cumulative trauma disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, and heat stress
  • Proper techniques for manual lifting and back injury control
  • Administrative and engineering control
OSHA professionals working on construction jobsite

How You Will Benefit

  • Understand and describe the impact of workplace design on safety and health.
  • Spot factors that can lead to cumulative trauma disorders.
  • Reduce chances of musculoskeletal injury with better job, workstation, and equipment design.
  • Examine manual lifting and estimate lifting limits.
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- Rodrigues "Rocky" Smith
Safety Manager

TRAIN AT YOUR LOCATION

We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

  • Save Money
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Group Training
  • Customize Content
  • On-Site Training
  • Earn a Certificate
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