Ergonomic Risk Factors: Understanding and Identifying

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15 Oct

Ergonomic risk factors: understanding and identifying

Ergonomic risk factors: understanding and identifying

Thursday, October 15, 2026 (12:00 AM to 11:59 PM)
3 PDCs
Provider: Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety & Hygiene Training Center
Course Name: Ergonomic Risk Factors: Understanding and Identifying

Speaker: Ben Moore, Kelly Ott
Program Type: Seminar/Workshop
Registration URL: https://info.bwc.ohio.gov/for-employers/safety-and-training/safety-education/safety-courses
Ergonomic risk factors: understanding and identifying, North Canton, Ohio
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Who should attend: Maintenance supervisors, design engineers, industrial hygienists, safety management personnel, plant engineers and others responsible for in-plant occupational safety and health and production should attend. You will learn: o The seven major groups of ergonomic risk factors and how to identify and assess them; o An overview of the anatomical and physiological principles associated with WMSDs; o How to analyze work tasks and practice identifying ergonomic risk factors; o How to locate and choose appropriate ergonomic assessment tools for analyzing work tasks. After this course, you will be able to: o Recognize and identify the various types of risk factors associated with ergonomic hazards; o Recognize the anatomical and physiological foundation for ergonomic risk factors; o Identify ergonomic risk factors in work situations; o Access resources for ergonomic risk factor evaluations; o Choose appropriate tools/methods for ergonomic assessments. Special requirement: Bring relevant data associated with a work task (e.g. frequency, production rate, weight of parts, force exerted, etc.) preferably in a video format. How you will be assessed: o Satisfactory participation during instructor-led and student-centered exercises o And/or an end of course test using provided materials

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Who should attend: Maintenance supervisors, design engineers, industrial hygienists, safety management personnel, plant engineers and others responsible for in-plant occupational safety and health and production should attend. You will learn: o The seven major groups of ergonomic risk factors and how to identify and assess them; o An overview of the anatomical and physiological principles associated with WMSDs; o How to analyze work tasks and practice identifying ergonomic risk factors; o How to locate and choose appropriate ergonomic assessment tools for analyzing work tasks. After this course, you will be able to: o Recognize and identify the various types of risk factors associated with ergonomic hazards; o Recognize the anatomical and physiological foundation for ergonomic risk factors; o Identify ergonomic risk factors in work situations; o Access resources for ergonomic risk factor evaluations; o Choose appropriate tools/methods for ergonomic assessments. Special requirement: Bring relevant data associated with a work task (e.g. frequency, production rate, weight of parts, force exerted, etc.) preferably in a video format. How you will be assessed: o Satisfactory participation during instructor-led and student-centered exercises o And/or an end of course test using provided materials

Ergonomic risk factors: understanding and identifying
Ergonomic risk factors: understanding and identifying
339 E Maple St Ste 200
North Canton, OH 44720-2515

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