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Ergonomic Evaluation Certification Program Details

 

Who should attend: 

Anyone can attend the course to learn more about ergonomics and ergonomic evaluations. However, to be eligible for the Certified Ergonomc Evaluator Specialist (CEES) designation you must be an active or fully qualified professional working in the fields of Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or any of the Allied Healthcare fields including but not limited to Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Chiropractics, or Kinesiology.

Note: There may be professionals whose education and training comes from fields other than those referred to above. Please see the Policies and Procedures page regarding this situation.

 

Workshop Topics and Objectives:

Introduction to Ergonomics

  • Definitions and the language of ergonomics
  • Metrics for successful programs
  • Examples of successful programs
  • Making a business case for ergonomics
  • The process of risk investigation
  • Review of support material: books, periodicals, references, tools, etc.

 

Establishing and Implementing an Ergonomics Program

  • Policy, methods and procedures to establish programs including establishing the ergonomic committee
  • Hazard assessment, engineering and administrative control, training and medical management
  • Symptom and Comfort Level Surveys
  • Pitfalls to avoid, metrics for success
  • Strategies for implementation

 

Ergonomic Evaluation Strategy

  • The Action Plan
  • When, how and what to evaluate
  • Boiler Plates
  • Initial meetings
  • Metrics for prioritizing: time and money
  • Protocols: when and how
  • Limits of capability
  • Liability and insurance
  • Reporting: when, who, what
  • Rating success
  • Introduction to Job Analysis Tools - Evaluation Forms
    • ANSI Z-365
    • NIOSH Lift Equation Forms
    • OSHA Forms
    • Washington State Checklist
  • Class evaluation of videos
  • The Certified Ergonomic Evaluation Specialist Certification Process
  • Ergo-Lean Operations: where efficiency and work design meet

 

Identification and Measurement of Risk Factors and Their Severity

  • Physical: forceful exertions, posture, contact stress, repetition, rest, etc.
  • Environmental: vibration, temperature, light, noise, micro-shock, etc.
  • Psycho-Physical and Psycho-Social
  • Work Organization
  • Quantifying Risk Factors
  • Establishing Cycle Times
  • Measurement Tools for risk factor assessment
  • Class Project using the ANSI-Z365
  • Controls for Upper and lower Extremities Risk Factors

 

Ergonomic assessment tools

  • Washington State Hazard Zone
  • Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA)
  • Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)
  • ANSI Z-365
  • Hal/Borg
  • Strain Index

 

Risk analysis tools

  • NIOSH Lifting Formula
  • Washington State Lifting Index
  • Liberty Mutual Snook/Ciriello Tables D.1 - D.4
  • Liberty Mutual Snook/Ciriello Tables D.5 - D.8
  • Anthropometrics in Engineering Design for Postural Interface
  • Postural design rules for person-machine interface
  • Postural design for population using the link figures
  • Postural design for population using tables
  • Posture for the office, especially VDT work
  • Postural design for workstations with forceful exertions
  • Postural design for workstations requiring fine work
  • Class projects in postural design

 

Designing the Office Environment

  • Considerations of the office interface
  • Seating and seat design
  • Reach zones
  • VDT interface
  • Office layout and design
  • Reach patterns
  • Storage considerations
  • Environment: lighting, noise, etc.
  • Keyboards, laptops and mice
  • Aging needs in the office Environment

 

Power and Manual Tools Design and Use

  • Forceful exertion considerations
  • Controls for hand tools
    • Design of grip
    • Design of trigger
    • Design for vibration
  • Workstation design and layout
  • Environmental considerations

Anthropometrics in design

  • Office environment
  • Industrial environment
  • Special populations: aging, pregnant, obese
  • Design project using all tools

 

Hours: 

Registration on the first day is from 8-8:30 a.m.

Subsequent days begin at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. with a one-hour lunch-break at 12 noon and two 15 minutes breaks around 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Last day of classes ends around 3 p.m.

 

Cost: 

37 Contact Hours, US $1199

Payment must be received in full 10 days prior to the start of the course.

Cancellation Policy - In order to receive a refund, cancellations must be made at least 10 days prior to the first day of
the course. If your cancellation is made less than 10 days prior to the start of the course, you will receive credit toward
a future Matheson course.