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 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 as 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

Public courses in 2012 will be held on:

• 22 / 23 May at our offices in London Book your place online now
• 6 / 7 November in Birmingham 

The public course costs £640+VAT per person, including a comprehensive manual and the accreditation certificate.  For more details or to book your place, please contact ali@system-concepts.com

The course can either be completed as a non-accredited course without assessment or as an IEHF accredited course.  For accreditation participants must complete a test at the end of 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.  It can also be extended to run over three days to include time for participants to work through situations in their own business under the supervision of the tutor.  If you would like to find out more, please call us on +44 (0)20 7240 3388 or email sue@system-concepts.com

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