• Adopting safe manual material handling techniques
• Adopting comfortable & productive work postures
• Ergonomic instructions for drivers
• Preventing trips, slips and falls
• Preventing fatigue (Mines, TMM-vehcicles,  Road and Truck Drivers)

Employees

The duration is client dependent, but it typically ranges from 90-120 minutes

The employees will gain an understanding of the causes, associated risks and appropriate control measures for the ergonomic hazards that occur in their work environment.

Certificate of Attendance

A3 Poster if desired

Engineers, Automation specialists, Product specifiers (procurement), Occupational health practitioners, SHEQ coordinators, Quality managers, Facility managers, etc.

4 days and 1 day self-study

Basic ergonomic principles; Standards, Current and upcoming Legislation and developments; Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD); Manual Material Handling & Biomechanics of lifting; Static & Dynamic work postures; Workstation design and anthropometrics (layouts, work heights, reaches, sitting, standing & sit stand workstations); Identification and measurement of possible workplace risks; Guidelines & Strategies; Engineering, administrative & training controls; Completion of practical assignment.

Identify, Measure and Manage ergonomic risks effectively and reliably. The student will be able to use the supplied Ergo-Risk Evaluation Tools to evaluate and quantify risks, and thus also provide reliable and easy to understand feedback to management.

Colour Training Manual; Ergo-Risk Evaluation Tools

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Certificate of Competence (attendance and assignment)

SAIOH: ACCREDITED 

All desk bound office employees

2 hours

Basic office ergonomic guidelines and strategies; Respective set up of office equipment (chair, keyboard, mouse, (dual) monitors, document holders, etc); Changing employee behaviour to improve wellbeing.

Employees will be able to analyse and facilitate ergonomic improvements on their own workstations, in terms of equipment set-up and personal behavioural changes.

Flyer with office setup info

OHS/HSE practitioners, Department Managers, (Office Equipment) Buyers, Quality Managers, Facility Managers, HR practitioners, etc

1 Day

Introduction to office ergonomics; Standards, Legislation and current developments; Work Related Musculuskeletal Disorders (WMSD); Biomechanics of Seating; Key elements of an office setup; Risk Identification & Evaluation (using evaluation tool); Guidelines & Strategies; Engineering & administrative controls.

The student will have an extended knowledge of ergonomic priniciples, causes of WMSDs, and possible ergonomic hazards in the office environment. Having been trained in the most recent office ergonomics guidelines and strategies, the student will be able to independently assess, identify, as well as effectively implement engineering and administrative controls on in house office workstations. The student will be able to use the supplied Electronic Evaluation Tool to evaluate and quantify risks, and thus also provide reliable and easy to understand feedback to management.

Colour Training Manual; Electronic Evaluation Tool.

Certificate of Completion (Attendance and short assignment)

 HPCSA Accredited

Shift workers, Drivers, etc.

2 -4 Hours (depending on scope)

Practical guidelines and strategies regarding managing fatigue in and out of the workplace, touching on environmental, ergononmic and lifestyle factors.

The worker will have awareness regarding causes of fatigue, will be able to recognise it with himself and others and can facilitate measures to control their own and/or their peers fatigue. The employee is aware of his/her own responsibility with regards to the procedures that are set out in the company's fatigue management strategy.

A3 Poster

Key personnel that are responsible for setting up and implementing the fatigue management policy (Production Managers, General managers, Occupational health practitioners, SHEQ coordinators, Quality managers, HR Managers, etc).

1 day

What is fatigue; Causes & effects of fatigue; Guidelines and controls regarding work, environmental, ergonomic, organisational and lifestyle risk factors that influence fatigue; Strategies and available controls for supervisors and SHE reps in micro managing possibly fatigued employees; Main elements of a Fatigue Risk Management Plan.

The students will have an increased awareness of fatigue as a possible hazard. The students will be able to analyse their current policy and change their strategies accordingly, as well as implement controls that are most effective for their own unique situation. The students will be able to evaluate possible fatigue risks in the workplace by using the supplied Fatigue Risk Identification Tool.

A holistic background manual on Fatigue Management; Fatigue Risk Identification Tool.

Certificate of Completion (Attendance and short assignment)