About this course
Benefits of attending
Who should attend?
Professional competence
Programme
Dates and locations
Course leader
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Duncan Abbott MSc C.ErgHF is a Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors specialist with extensive experience in ergonomics and human factors.
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He has extensive experience in training, coaching and mentoring in a wide variety of environments to a diverse range of people
About this course
- The one day course covers key areas of ergonomics which will allow you to consolidate knowledge and develop core competencies
- Highly practical (game based) building on the delegates work experience whenever possible
- A small amount of pre-course work is required - as each delegate will need to come with material in which to play the game
- This course will prep you for the ErgoCoach and ErgoFacilitator training courses
Benefits of attending
- You will learn how to carry out an ergonomic assessment using ergonomic tools and methods
- Based on real life scenarios you will gain insights into what makes an effective ergonomic assessor
- Be the 'go to person' to offer advice on how to implement successful workplace ergonomic solutions
- Rethink business through an ergonomic and human factor lens
- Identify and avoid the fundamental fallacies that still persist and blight the human centred organisation.
Who should attend?
- Delegates who wish to gain a good understanding of how to utilise ergonomics into the design of jobs, tasks and workplaces and improve physical and psychological wellbeing and wish to become an ErgoCoach and ErgoFacilitator
Professional competence
- During the course delegates are required to complete a number of exercises which will form part of their logbook
Programme
DAY ONE
08.45 -09.00: Tea / coffee
09.00- 09.30: Overview, introductions and objectives
09.30 - 10.45 The worker in the physical space
- Using a checklist
- Body analysis (layout exercise)
- Movement (movement analysis)
- Design and layout (Task Analysis and MD)
- The importance of understanding standards and anthropometrics when observing legal compliance
- Task and injury - how injuries are tied into workplace and task design
- Fatigue
- Environmental factors
- Summary of the ergonomic design approach
10.45 - 11.00 Break
11.00 - 12.30 Cognitive ergonomics and human factors
- How to display information and sources of problems
- Cognitive task analysis- design to avoid cognitive load
- Memory / boredom / fatigue / Human Error
- Stressors / psychological safety
- Mental Health First Aid - linking in
12.30 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.00 The ergonomic problem
- Using a gamification approach delegates will work on a case study where he or she will be to utilise and sharpen what's been learnt
15.00 - 15.15 Break
15.15 - 16.00 - How to implement an ergonomic approach at work
- Delegates get the chance to work on a simple plan to take what's learnt and apply this to their workplace
2023
28th March 2023
Delegates receive
- Workbook
- Checklists and forms
- Certification on course completion
Cost: £399.00
Vat: £79.80
Total: £478.80
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