Ergonomics: Office Ergonomics: Task Analysis
Environment and Ergonomics
Training
Provided by Technical Presentations
"Task Analysis" was developed for managers, supervisors, and members of ergonomics committees. It teaches how to conduct an ergonomics task analysis, which involves looking at how employees work and finding ways to adapt that work to avoid injuries. Supervisors and managers can help employees work in ways that reduce the risk of CTDs, control the cost associated with those injuries, and increase everyone's safety. Delivery formats include CD-ROM, LAN, WAN, Intranet, Internet. The course can be customized to meet your site-specific needs. It is currently available in English, but other language tracks can be added.
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Ergonomics: Office Ergonomics: Task Analysis
Today's office work environment is changing at an accelerated pace. New technologies have made offices more efficient and specialized, but these developments have also led to a rapid increase in employee complaints of back pain and cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs), such as tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Office ergonomic task analysis involves looking at how employees work and finding ways to adapt that work to avoid injuries. This analysis is rooted in the science of ergonomics.
Ergonomics is the science that seeks to adapt tasks and tools to fit the person. It's a way of looking at the design of tasks, tools, equipment, workplace layouts, and the overall organization of work to fit the job to the person, rather than the person to the job.
By understanding how to analyze office tasks for potential ergonomic health hazards and how to create solutions to eliminate them, supervisors and managers can help employees work in ways that reduce the risk of CTDs, control the costs associated with those injuries, and increase everyone's safety.
This program provides a step-by-step approach to conducting an office ergonomic task analysis. The course uses twenty-five interactions to actively involve your learners in the instruction, test their understanding of the material and apply what they've learned. Your supervisors and managers will learn how to analyze and adapt jobs to make them safer and help employees understand how to work in ways that protect them from injury.
Topics
The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:
The ErgoSAFE Process
Defining ErgoSAFE
Survey the Facts
Steps to a survey
Written information
Employee interviews
Company organization
Analyze the Information
Analyzing the information
Focus on Every Aspect of the Job
Ergonomic Assessment Form
Risk factors
Ergo-Triggers
Observation
Eliminate Risk Factors
Equipment solutions
Work organization
Brainstorming
The Action Plan
Performance Objectives
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...
Explain the ErgoSAFE process
Define "ErgoSAFE".
Identify the steps in the ErgoSAFE process.
Recognize that ErgoSAFE is a continuous process that requires creativity, trial, and error.
Survey information to uncover potential problems
Identify the three steps involved in surveying.
Name types of information available on file.
Describe effective ways to interview employees.
List the possible elements of hidden "hot spots".
Choose examples of jobs with cyclical impacts.
Agree that work load is an important risk factor to consider.
Analyze survey information
Identify patterns that indicate potential ergonomic-related problems.
Analyze employee survey data.
Use an ergonomic assessment form
Explain the purpose of an ergonomic assessment form.
List the benefits of an ergonomic assessment form.
Recall the risk factors affecting employee well-being.
Focus attention on causes of an ergonomic problem
Define "ergo-triggers".
Select examples of ergo-triggers.
Assess ergo-triggers
Recognize poor neck position.
Evaluate visual comfort.
Develop ideas to eliminate risk factors
Name two common ways to eliminate risk factors.
List examples of equipment solutions.
Discuss the need to combine ergonomics and body mechanics with employee styles and comfort.
Recommend ways to add movement to office workers who sit at a computer most of the day.
State the benefits of changing from computer to non-computer tasks during the day.
Create an Action Plan
Explain the purpose of an action plan.
Describe the results of a completed action plan.
Office ergonomic task analysis involves looking at how employees work and finding ways to adapt that work to avoid injuries. This analysis is rooted in the science of ergonomics.
Ergonomics is the science that seeks to adapt tasks and tools to fit the person. It's a way of looking at the design of tasks, tools, equipment, workplace layouts, and the overall organization of work to fit the job to the person, rather than the person to the job.
By understanding how to analyze office tasks for potential ergonomic health hazards and how to create solutions to eliminate them, supervisors and managers can help employees work in ways that reduce the risk of CTDs, control the costs associated with those injuries, and increase everyone's safety.
This program provides a step-by-step approach to conducting an office ergonomic task analysis. The course uses twenty-five interactions to actively involve your learners in the instruction, test their understanding of the material and apply what they've learned. Your supervisors and managers will learn how to analyze and adapt jobs to make them safer and help employees understand how to work in ways that protect them from injury.
Topics
The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:
The ErgoSAFE Process
Defining ErgoSAFE
Survey the Facts
Steps to a survey
Written information
Employee interviews
Company organization
Analyze the Information
Analyzing the information
Focus on Every Aspect of the Job
Ergonomic Assessment Form
Risk factors
Ergo-Triggers
Observation
Eliminate Risk Factors
Equipment solutions
Work organization
Brainstorming
The Action Plan
Performance Objectives
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...
Explain the ErgoSAFE process
Define "ErgoSAFE".
Identify the steps in the ErgoSAFE process.
Recognize that ErgoSAFE is a continuous process that requires creativity, trial, and error.
Survey information to uncover potential problems
Identify the three steps involved in surveying.
Name types of information available on file.
Describe effective ways to interview employees.
List the possible elements of hidden "hot spots".
Choose examples of jobs with cyclical impacts.
Agree that work load is an important risk factor to consider.
Analyze survey information
Identify patterns that indicate potential ergonomic-related problems.
Analyze employee survey data.
Use an ergonomic assessment form
Explain the purpose of an ergonomic assessment form.
List the benefits of an ergonomic assessment form.
Recall the risk factors affecting employee well-being.
Focus attention on causes of an ergonomic problem
Define "ergo-triggers".
Select examples of ergo-triggers.
Assess ergo-triggers
Recognize poor neck position.
Evaluate visual comfort.
Develop ideas to eliminate risk factors
Name two common ways to eliminate risk factors.
List examples of equipment solutions.
Discuss the need to combine ergonomics and body mechanics with employee styles and comfort.
Recommend ways to add movement to office workers who sit at a computer most of the day.
State the benefits of changing from computer to non-computer tasks during the day.
Create an Action Plan
Explain the purpose of an action plan.
Describe the results of a completed action plan.
About The Training Provider: Technical Presentations
Technical Presentations - Technical Presentations is a full-service safety training company. We offer both instructor-based and computer-based training, and we are uniquely qualified to provide the best mix of both types of training to satisfy the culture and needs of your company. We work closely with Multi-Media Access, Inc. and Mastery Technologies, Inc. to deliver off-the-shelf courses and to customize existing...
