AES Ergonomics Improvement Specialist

How do you improve safety, increase organizational efficiency and positively impact your fellow employees? These courses provide you with the skills you need to create a safer, more efficient workplace. Stand out from your peers and complete these courses to receive the Ergonomic Improvement Specialist certificate from the Applied Ergonomic Society (AES) and UL. These courses are ideal for all professionals seeking to drive innovation in ergonomics, healthcare, safety, human resources and risk management. This suite contains: Industrial Ergonomics, Materials Handling and Storage, Preventing Back Injury, Personal Factors in Safety and Continuously Improve for Safety Excellence.

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$ 99.99

LANGUAGE

English

CEU

CEU 0.2

RATINGS

Complete Online

Completion Certificate

Job Aid (Study guide)

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Course Outline

Industrial Ergonomics

1. Introduction
1. Welcome
2. Introduction
3. Learning Objectives
2. MSDs & Ergonomic Programs
1. MSD Signs and Symptoms
2. What Is Ergonomics?
3. Ergonomics Program
4. Ergonomics Program Inclusions
3. Symptoms and Risk Factors
1. Reporting Signs and Symptoms
2. Risk Factors
3. Common Risk Factors
4. Other Risk Factors
4. Prevention
1. Prevention
2. Engineering Controls
3. Administrative Controls
4. Prevention Strategies
5. Avoid Repetition
6. Awkward Postures
7. Neutral Postures
8. Positions to Avoid
5. Standing and Lifting
1. Standing
2. Workspace Layout
3. Material Handling and Lifting
4. Plan Your Lift
5. Position Yourself
6. Lift with Your Legs, Not Your Back
7. Set the Load Down Correctly
8. Get Help, If Needed

6. Contact Stress and Hand Tool Use
1. Contact Stress
2. Hand Tool Use
3. Use the Proper Tools
4. Use the Proper Tools
7. Vibration and Other Factors
1. Vibration
2. Reduce Vibration
3. Other Factors
8. PPE
1. PPE
2. Glove Selection
3. Footwear/Anti-Fatigue Insoles
4. Kneepads and Back Belts
9. Review
1. Review
10. Conclusion
1. Conclusion

Materials Handling and Storage

1. Introduction
1. Welcome
2. Overview
3. Learning Objectives
2. Potential Hazards
1. Potential Hazards
2. Injury Risks
3. Types of Injuries
4. Minimizing Accidents
3. Moving, Handling and Storing Materials
1. Moving and Handling Materials
2. Safe Moving and Handling
3. Mechanically Moving Materials
4. Storing Materials – Lumber, Bricks, Bags and Boxes
5. Storing Materials – Drums, Barrels and Kegs
6. Storing Materials – Stacking Guidelines
4. Conveyors
1. Conveyors
2. Conveyor Safety

5. Cranes and Slings
1. Cranes
2. Using Cranes
3. Crane Inspection
4. Slings
5. Sling Use
6. Safety and Health
1. Ergonomic Safety and Health Principles
2. Ergonomic Safety and Materials Handling
3. Aisles and Passageways
7. Conclusion
1. Conclusion

Preventing Back Injury

1. Introduction
1. Welcome
2. Introduction
3. Learning Objectives
2. Back Function and Injuries
1. Types of Back Injuries
3. Risk Factors
1. Risk Factors
2. Aging
3. Physical Condition: Strength
4. Physical Condition: Weight
4. Causes of Back Injuries
1. Physical Stress
2. Bad Posture
3. Causes of Back Injuries
4. Overexertion
5. Improper Lifting Techniques
6. Poor Environmental Conditions

5. Preventing Injuries
1. Preventing Back Injuries
2. Steps for Proper Lifting
3. Proper Equipment
4. Personal Prevention Strategies
5. Why Is It Important to Strengthen the Lower Back?
6. Response to an Injury
1. If You Injure Your Back at Work
7. Summary
1. Summary

Personal Factors in Safety

1. Introduction
1. Welcome
2. Introduction
3. Learning Objectives
2. Experience
1. Experience
2. Experience Counts
3. Experience Can Mislead
3. Judgment
1. Activity: Limitations
4. Stress
1. Stress
2. Behavioral Effects of Stress
3. Physical Effects of Stress
4. Dealing with Stress

5. Fatigue
1. Fatigue
2. Mental Fatigue: Causes
3. Mental Fatigue: Effects
4. Physical Fatigue
5. Dealing with Fatigue
6. Communication
1. Team Support
2. Interacting
3. Receiving Feedback
7. Conclusion
1. Summary

Continuously Improve for Safety Excellence

1. Introduction
1. Welcome
2. Introduction
3. Learning Objectives
2. Define Continuous Improvement
1. Continuous Improvement
3. Benefits
1. Direct Benefits of Continuous Improvement
2. Indirect Benefits of Continuous Improvement
4. Workflow
1. The Continuous Improvement Workflow

5. Lagging and Leading Indicators
1. Lagging Indicators
2. Leading Indicator Benefits
3. Leading Indicators – Focus on Activities
4. Leading and Lagging Indicators – Better Together
5. Making the Shift from Lagging to Leading
6. Continuous Improvement in Action
1. Continuous Improvement in Action: Before
2. Continuous Improvement in Action: After
7. Quality Management
1. Quality Management Tools
2. Quality Management Improves Safety at Airlines
8. Summary
1. Summary