COURSE OVERVIEW:

Ergonomics is the science of designing the workstation to fit within the capabilities and limitations of the worker. The goal of office ergonomics is to design your office work station so that it fits you and allows for a comfortable working environment for maximum productivity and efficiency.

An ergonomically correct office work station will help you avoid fatigue and discomfort – who doesn’t want that? Whether you’re an OHS professional in charge of providing a safe work environment for the employees at your company or simply a computer user who wants to avoid fatigue, following a few simple guidelines in this course can help you significantly improve your office work station.

Ergonomics has moved away from being viewed simply as an academic subject into being recognised as a useful tool in generating safe, comfortable and productive working environments. This process has been assisted by Ergonomics being presented in a more usable format by authors of Ergonomics texts as well as Ergonomists working on the coal face. Because of this change in perception, the responsibility has landed in the laps of departmental managers, facility managers, safety managers, occupational health departments, etc. to pick up the threads of basic Ergonomics principles and apply them in their own working environments.

This course aims to provide an understanding of what can assist in creating a comfortable working posture and provides the information that will allow workers to adopt postures known to be sound, and then allow them some flexibility around these postures. Furthermore, this course will consider the design, layout, and use of desks, chairs and accessories such as footrests, wrist rests, document holders, headsets, and reading slopes, and the impact of one on another when used in conjunction.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

• What is meant by ergonomics?
• The importance of ergonomics
• How a good working posture can ensure that people can work comfortably and effectively?
• Sitting versus standing
• How the posture adopted by an individual has a significant impact on the health of their back?
• The ideal sitting posture
• The effects of using a footrest when not required
• The effects of working without a footrest when one is required
• The horizontal line of sight and preferred viewing area
• How to maintain and monitor good postures in your workplace?
• The design of workstation furniture
• The typical design and height of desks
• The work surface design
• The work surface layout
• The typical design of chairs and seat height adjustment
• The possible problems caused by using a chair with armrests alongside an L-shaped desk
• The possible problems caused by using a chair with armrests alongside a “wave” effect surface
• The asymmetric surfaces used in a paired formation, resulting in workspace to the left or right of user
• The zone of convenient reach and the normal work area
• Backrest adjustment and armrests
• Adjustment mechanisms
• The design, layout and use of accessories , such as; footrests, wrist rests, document holders, screen risers, telephone headsets and reading slopes.

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

Purchase and download course content.

ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.