OSHA Principles of Ergonomics

OSHA Principles of Ergonomics prepares industrial workers and supervisors to recognize how lifting, repetition, awkward postures, force, and poor task design lead to musculoskeletal injuries, lost time, and compliance risk. Learners build practical skills in back injury control, job hazard analysis, and ergonomic risk

Course Details

  • Duration: 30 min
  • Level: beginner
  • Category: Workforce Training
  • Price: $49.00

Course Modules

  1. Unit 1: Why OSHA Ergonomics Compliance Starts with the Whole Rulebook
  2. Unit 1: Musculoskeletal Disorders: Diagnosis in an OSHA Context
  3. Unit 1: Cumulative Trauma Disorders in Industrial Work
  4. Unit 2: How the Back Gets Stressed in Industrial Work
  5. Unit 2: How Anthropometry Guides Safer Industrial Design
  6. Unit 2: Applying the Three Objectives Together
  7. Unit 3: Heat Stress: identifying and managing a hidden production hazard
  8. Unit 3: Back Injury Control: reducing spinal stress by design
  9. Unit 4: Medical Surveillance: The Early Warning System for Musculoskeletal Risk
  10. Unit 4: NIOSH Work Practices Guide to Manual Lifting: Turning Lifting Risk Into a Manageable Decision