Applied Industrial Ergonomics

Practical ways to improve your working environment

System Concepts is delighted to be presenting this course in partnership with Humantech, the largest workplace ergonomics consulting firm in the USA.

Getting the business benefits

Learn how to improve the health, safety and productivity of your workforce through practical ergonomics solutions.

This two-day public course provides the skills and tools to make simple and effective ergonomic improvements in the industrial environment.  It emphasises hands-on problem-solving methodologies to recognise, evaluate, and control ergonomic risk.

You’ll learn how to make practical, cost-effective changes that result in:

• operational excellence
• improved morale
• reduced injuries and illness

This course is recognised by the Instituteof Ergonomics and Human Factors at level 2, ideal for continuous professional development.

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in improving health and safety and productivity will benefit from attending this program, including:

• Health and Safety professionals
• Ergonomics committees
• Facilities and manufacturing engineers

What skills and information will they learn?

• Explain the application of ergonomics to workstation retrofit and design
• Evaluate workstations and equipment for good ergonomic design
• Identify contributing factors to work-related musculoskeletal disorders
• Accurately apply various ergonomic assessment tools
• Prioritise ergonomic improvements to maximise return on investment (ROI)

Course content

A comprehensive reference manual, tools and checklists are provided.

This course is highly interactive with many different group activities. It uses slides and video to reinforce the ergonomics principles presented. Key elements of the course are:

Day 1

• Introduction to Occupational Ergonomics
• Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Recognising Ergonomic Issues
• Hands-On Exercises

Networking Lunch

• Evaluating Ergonomic Risk Factors
• Hands-on exercises

Day 2

• Prioritising Ergonomic Risk
• Analysing Manual Material Handling Tasks
• Hands-on exercises

Networking Lunch 

• Applying Ergonomic Design Guidelines
• Cost Justifying Ergonomic Improvements
• Hands-on Exercises

Course information and how to book

Our next public course will be on 2 / 3 November 2010

The course will be held at our offices in the Strand and cost £600+VAT per person.  For more details or to book your place, please contact contact us

The course can either be completed as a non-accredited course without assessment or as an IEHF Level 2 accredited course, in which case participants have to successfully complete a 2 part assessment:

• a written assessment, based on multiple-choice questions, on the last day of the course
• a practical work-based project carried out after the course

The IEHF will then provide certificates to successful participants.

We also run this course in-house where it can be tailored to use examples and procedures from your own business.  If you would like to find out more, please call us on +44 (0)20 7240 3388 or email contact us

Why Should I Attend?

• Human performance improvements reduce injuries and increase productivity.
• You will be able to project the cost savings of ergonomic improvements.
• You will gain hands-on, practical experience improving the workplace.
• Checklists and guidelines make it easy to apply the information learned.
• You'll have the opportunity to apply newly acquired skills with real-world case studies.
• You will gain skills to immediately impact your lean manufacturing initiative.
• Humantech's experienced, professional trainers have provided human performance solutions for thousands of companies in virtually every industry.
• You'll learn the criteria to make breakthrough improvements in health and safety and productivity.
• You'll have ample opportunity to gain knowledge from your peers.

For more information on any of our services, please contact us