Certify Your Expertise: Ergonomic Assessment Skills

Introduction

An ergonomic assessment is a study of a job or task to identify the risk factors that contribute to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). This course will equip you with the skills to conduct comprehensive ergonomic assessments and identify solutions to mitigate the identified risk factors.

Steps in Ergonomic Assessment

1. Identify Jobs or Workstations for Ergonomic Assessment: The first step in the ergonomic assessment process is to identify jobs or workstations that may present a risk of WMSDs.
2. Analyze Physical Job Demands: The next step is to analyze the physical demands of the job or workstation. This includes looking at factors such as force, repetition, posture, and vibration.
3. Identify Ergonomic Stressors: Once the physical demands have been analyzed, the next step is to identify the ergonomic stressors that may contribute to the development of WMSDs.
4. Recommend Controls: After the ergonomic stressors have been identified, the next step is to recommend controls to reduce or eliminate these stressors.
5. Evaluate Effectiveness of Controls: The final step in the ergonomic assessment process is to evaluate the effectiveness of the controls that have been implemented.