‘The course covered a lot but has made feel confident, the RULA tool and the body map tool will be very useful, and support my findings when I present to clients'.
Occupational Health Advisor, Production and manufacturing

‘Well structured course - lots of take aways I can implement into my risk assessment model’
Facility manager, Distribution and packing

‘Liked the course a lot, thought it was going to be DULL but  turned out to be both useful and interactive – cheers, learned a lot’
Health and Safety Manager, Office and mail processing

All successful delegates will receive an ergonomic risk assessor attendance certificate

Duration
1 day course covering the risk assessment of repetitive tasks for the prevention of upper limb disorders

Preliminary requirement
Delegates should have some experience of undertaking risk assessments.

Who should attend?

• This course is designed for risk assessors that are required to undertake risk assessments for workers that carry out repetitive tasks and want to reduce the risk of upper limb disorders
• Delegates who wish to learn how to use the risk assessment tools RULA, ART and the Body Map tool to enhance the risk assessment process.
• The course will cover office and industrial work and will be beneficial for assessors involved in assessing different work domains.

As an assessor you will learn?

• The legal requirements to manage ULD risks
• The structure of the upper limb, neck and upper back and how upper limb injuries develop
• What the key factors are that contribute to ULDs
•  How to carry out a systematic ergonomic risk assessment using our body map tool and risk assessment checklist
• Understand key ergonomic principles and how these relate to the risk assessment
• How to use ergonomic tools RULA., Art and the body map tool, delegates will have plenty of time to practice using these tools when working with the case studies
• How to control UL risk assessments

How is the course structured?
To achieve the objectives the training course is designed to be practical as possible, and to stimulate and encourage proactive behaviour and discussion throughout the day.

The training course can be tailor made to those organisations requiring an in house course.

Course timetable and content (Please check joining instructions for exact start time and location)

08.45–09.00 Welcome Coffee
09.00–09.30 Introductions

• Course overview
• What are ULD’s?
• What is a risk assessment for workers carrying out repetitive tasks?

09.30 –10.00 The legal requirements to manage ULD risks

10.00–10.30 The upper limb

• The structure of the upper limb, neck and upper back
• How upper limb injuries develop

10.30 – 10.40 Mid morning break

11.10 – 11.10 What are the key factors contributing to ULDs

11.10 – 12.30 Ergonomic tools and methods relating to the assessment of repetitive tasks and identification of ULDs

• How to carry out a systematic ergonomic risk assessment using our body map tool and risk assessment checklist
• Understand key ergonomic principles and how these relate to the risk assessment
• How to use ergonomic tools RULA., Art and the body map tool, delegates will have plenty of time to practice using these tools when working with the case studies

12.30 –13:15 Lunch

13.15 –15.00 Case studies and practical

• Delegates will work through a number of case studies so that he or she becomes familiar with the risk assessment process and the ergonomic tools that can be used ie RULA, Art and bodymap tools

15.00 Tea

15.00 –15.55 Analysing the findings and making recommendations

•  How to control UL risks
•  How to manage the risk assessment process
•  How to ensure that workers adopt safe working behaviours
•  Summary of the assessment process and what should go in a report

16.00 –16.15 Round up and questions

Price
£245.00
VAT (@20%) £49.00
Total £294.00
The price includes an assessor’s guide, course materials, refreshments and lunch.

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Please call 01747 871868 for further details or if you would like an in-house course

2012 (January – June)

Milton Keynes - Novotel Central - 13th March
Salisbury - Midford Hotel - 14th March
London - Novotel Waterloo - 15th March