1
day
- hands-on
workshop including real-world examples
- based
on actual work situations
- covers
lighting, body posture, workstation layout, job practices, stress relief
- includes
course manual and annotated list of reference materials
Abstract
Working long hours
at a computer workstation where the job tasks require constant data input
can take its toll on the body. Most of us try to ignore our aches and
pains, in the neck, shoulders, wrists, arms, back and legs. However, with
improper workstation design, layout, and adjustments (including the chair),
and lack of rest breaks to stretch and exercise the muscles and joints,
we are reducing performance and may even be causing ourselves permanent
injury. This course helps participants learn about how the office work-area
can impact the body, how eyestrain, repetitive strain injuries (RSI) and
poor performance can result, and what participants and their employers
can do to alleviate or eliminate these problems.
The costs of RSI, eye strain, continual headaches and other related illnesses
that have been shown to result from poor workstation design, damaging
job practices and improperly adjusted equipment, can be extremely high.
Costs from these illnesses include:
- the time off to
recover,
- reduced performance
resulting from their effects,
- replacement of
employees,
- regulatory agency/insurance
company premiums and fines,
- impact on customers
from errors made by ill employees,
- higher turnover
rate and associated costs for training.
These are acute problems
where high demands are made such as call centers or just an exacting office
environment.
What you will learn
- The impact of your
work and work-environment on your health and performance,
- Basic primer on
the muscles and nerves typically affected,
- Hands-on exercises
to help you learn how to identify change required to improve your job
practices, workstation and work-area,
- Lessons on how
to adjust you workstation and chair for optimal performance,
- Techniques to relieve
stress, eyestrain, and muscle tightness and pain.
You will find out
about how the body operates and responds to work and working conditions.
You will see how the layout, dimensions and features of your workstation
and work-area can be set to improve performance while reducing stress.
You will learn job practices that can improve performance and health.
Handouts
- Course notes
- Manual on Musculo-skeletal
Injury Prevention
Who
Should Attend
Anyone who works for
extended periods at a computer workstation or manages those who do, including:
- office workers
- programmers
- call center operators,
- data entry clerks,
- supervisors,
- facility managers,
- occupational health
and safety officers.
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