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Aug 31, 2024
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SHM 472 - Ergonomics Description: It provides the basics of ergonomics in the work environment: musculoskeletal disorders, assessment of ergonomic risk factors, workplace design, evaluation of lifting and material handling activities, and the role of ergonomics in a comprehensive workplace safety program. Two lecture hours and two lab hours. Course will be offered every year (Winter).
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: SHM 471.
Credits: (3)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the relationship between work attributes and ergonomic risk factors
- Describe how ergonomic risk factors affect underlying physiological and biomechanical mechanisms of the human worker
- Undertake an ergonomic analysis of a workplace, tools, equipment, or specific task and formulate recommendations
- Calculate recommended weight limit for lifting/lowering tasks using the NIOSH lifting equation
- Undertake an ergonomic analysis of a workplace, tools, equipment, or specific task and formulate recommendations
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