Course Description
This course will guide you through the process of designing an ergonomics program or taking a closer look at the one your organization is using. If you are someone in private practice, the content may prepare you to be better at assisting your customers. With due consideration for CSA-Z1004-12: Workplace Ergonomics - A Management and Implementation Standard, the course examines strategies designed to increase participation from employees, supervisors, union, management, etc. in best-practice ergonomics to reduce the frequency and severity of workplace injury. You will learn strategies for integrating ergonomics into your or your customer's work systems (i.e. occupational health and safety, purchasing, human resources, maintenance, etc.) in addition to exploring and understanding the use of cost-benefit strategies to successfully justify investments in ergonomics interventions.
Course Outline
Each week has a one-hour online live session with the instructor. There is a total of four hours of live sessions in this course. Students who are absent for a live session will have access to a recording.
- Week 1: Overview and Introduction to Program Design
- Week 2: Cost Justification
- Week 3: Success Factors
- Week 4: Ergonomics Training in Industry
What You Will Learn
- Strategies to successfully implement ergonomics into work systems.
- Various sources used to help justify the need for an ergonomics program in the workplace.
- How to develop strategies for establishing an infrastructure from which an ergonomics program will function.
- How to examine barriers to program implementation and help develop strategies to overcome those barriers.
- The cost justification process and how it can be used to facilitate the implementation of ergonomics interventions.
- How to facilitate the interpretation and communication of cost-benefit data to appropriate decision-makers.
- Methods for ensuring the long-term success of an ergonomics initiative.
Notes
By enrolling in this course, you will be automatically enrolled in the Certificate in Ergonomics Program Management.
The Faculty of OLCD recommends an intermediate level of English language proficiency for the most effective learning and participation in our online and face-to-face courses. A list of the minimum recommended scores on some common English tests can be found on our website. If you have questions about your English language proficiency and ability to succeed in this course, please contact openlearning@dal.ca.
Prerequisites
Recommended For
Those responsible for occupational health & safety within office spaces, manufacturing operations, processing industries, business service sectors, transportation industries, and health-care facilities including:- health & safety co-ordinators
- OH&S nurses
- physiotherapists
- occupational therapists
- industrial hygienists
- engineers
- managers
- supervisors
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Certificate in Ergonomic Program Management : Required
David Chiasson, M.Sc., CPE works for Ergonomic Systems Associates Inc. (ESA). ESA is Atlantic Canada’s leading human performance consulting company specializing in Ergonomics. David has over eighteen years of experience helping corporations and government departments improve their performance. He has done this by helping companies identify design issues that lead to poor performance and injury while working with them to develop and implement practical and effective solutions that improve the design, set-up, and organization of work systems, spaces, equipment, and tasks. David has a Master of Science degree with a specialization in Ergonomics, is a member of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE), and is a Board Certified Professional Ergonomist as awarded by the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE).