Certified Ergonomics Specialist (CES)

Course Description

In this 4-day Ergonomics Certification course, you will learn the importance of ergonomics in the workplace and how to avoid ergonomic injuries by following OSHA guidelines. Human factors and ergonomics (HF&E), also known as comfort design, functional design, and user-friendly systems, involve designing products, systems, or processes to properly account for the interaction between them and the people who use them.

This multidisciplinary field incorporates contributions from psychology, engineering, biomechanics, industrial design, physiology, and anthropometry. In essence, it is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body and its cognitive abilities. The terms "human factors" and "ergonomics" are essentially synonymous.

What You'll Learn

• Evaluation of Working Environment.
• Heat Stress.
• Human Vibration.
• Evaluation of Working Conditions.
• Interactive Ergonomics Plan.
• Evaluation of the Design of the Equipment Workstation.
• Ergonomics Risk Assessment.
• Industrial Ergonomics.
• Standing at Work.
• Ergonomics for Safety Committee: What controls human behavior?
• Identifying an inventory of key undesirable behaviors.
• Implementation strategies for controlling undesired behaviors.
• Learn the principles of ergonomics and their applications.
• Learn about the proper use of equipment, tools, and machine controls.
• Use good work practices, including proper lifting techniques.
• Become more aware of work tasks that may lead to pain or injury.

Who Should Attend

Safety and health professionals, safety supervisors, laundry workers, healthcare managers and workers, training managers, and industrial hygienists.