The Ergonomic Evaluation Certification Program

The Ergonomic Evaluation Certification Program is designed for those who want to gain a solid foundation in the performance of objective, defensible, and complete Ergonomic Evaluations. This is a practical, hands-on training program. You will come away with a battery of risk assessment tools for work tasks requiring strength, upper extremity and whole body endurance. Further, you will gain the skills necessary to begin addressing basic ergonomic design issues in office and work station layout situations. Throughout your career, you will refer back to the knowledge gained here when you judge new evaluation tools or training programs.

Graduates of this course use the skills gained to establish or improve industry and office-based Ergonomic Evaluation programs. While graduates do establish their own consulting practices, many add risk assessment and Ergonomic Evaluation to their existing product line of services. Those sent for training by large industrial or office-focused companies return to their worksites to provide risk identification and remediation services. The evaluation process taught in this course is based on current "best practice" standards. Tools learned include those based on NIOSH guidelines, ANSI protocols and published industrial and clinical literature.

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Hands-on experience will be acquired as teams of students perform Ergonomic Evaluations of various videotaped work situations. If you are engaged in the field, please bring videotape of an interesting or challenging job site you have encountered. A digital video library of work tasks will be available to students; feel free to bring your own laptop with Windows Media Player.

In addition to the 30 workshop hours, there will be 5 hours of homework outside of the classroom.

Course Objectives

• The process of risk investigation
• Metrics for successful programs
• Hazard assessment, engineering and administrative control, training and medical management
• Establishing and Implementing an Ergonomics program
• Metrics for prioritizing time and money
• Introduction to Job Analysis tools: ANSI Z-365, NIOSH Lift Evaluation Formula, OSHA Forms, Washington State Checklist
• Class evaluation of videos
• Ergonomic Evaluation Practicum and Case Study Presentations
• Environmental Risk Factors: Vibration, Light, Noise etc.
• Phsycho-physical and Phsycho-social Risk Factors
• Anthropometrics in Engineering Design for Postural Interface
• Designing for the Office Environment
• Designing for the Industrial Environment
• Manual Material Handling: NIOSH Lift Evaluation Formula, Snook/Cirello Lifting Tools, Washington State Lift, Snook/Cirello Push, Pull and Carry Tools

Those completing the course are eligible to apply for the Certified Ergonomic Evaluation Specialist (CEES) designation.

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The Certified Ergonomic Evaluation Specialist (CEES) recognizes a level of training and ability in Ergonomic Evaluation as evidenced by completion of the four-day Ergonomic Evaluation Certification Program and subsequent fieldwork. To be eligible for CEES Certification, the candidate must be a fully qualified professional in the fields of Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Health (including Occupational Health Nurses), Vocational Evaluation, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, Industrial Hygiene, Safety or Human Resources. Subsequent to graduation from the four-day program, the candidate must complete a minimum of 20 ergonomic evaluations and submit a completed application package. An application package can be downloaded here or by contacting the office at 1-800-443-7690.

INSTRUCTORS

John R. LaCourse, Ph.D., CPE, CEES

Louise Lynch, PT, CWCE, CEES

HOURS

30 Contact Hours