· Ergonomics and HTO models, including systems thinking.
· Systematic work environment management, including legal framework of provisions, inspections, and standards.
· Ergonomics design principles, for example, Participatory Ergonomics, Hierarchy of Controls (i.e. prevention strategies), and Anthropometry.
· Workplace hazards, including risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
· RAMP I – a basic risk assessment of musculoskeletal loading hazards in the workplace.
· Sustainability Goals including equality in health and key competencies for sustainability.
· Professional skills and ethicswithin occupational health and safety.
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the scope of ergonomics practice and how to improve the work environment. The course includes a survey of theoretical frameworks, methods, and models used in the domain, with a more detailed study of musculoskeletal loading in the workplace.
On successful completion of this course each student should be able to:
1. Reflect on and exemplify interactions between work and health using a systems (human, technological and organizational, HTO) perspective.
2. Describe and reflect on laws, regulations, and standards in the subject area, and how they are used by ergonomists and work environment engineers to promote systematic work environment management.
3. Exemplify and describe different types of health hazards in the workplace and how these hazards may affect workers’ health and performance.
4. Recognize musculoskeletal loading hazards in the workplace and be able to perform basic risk assessments.
5. Discuss and reflect on professional skills in the field of occupational safety and health, including project management, professional ethics, and collaboration competencies.
6. Reflect on how healthy and sustainable work environments contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainability Goals.
