Ergonomics & Manual Handling in The Workplace (1 day)

Ergonomic is the science of making the work environment fit the workers. By understanding the ergonomic requirements of work , we can avoid work related injuries or illness. Companies are in business to bring a product or service to market and anything that makes it more difficult to employees to perform their job is likely to affect productivity, and productivity is money. A mismatch between the physical requirements of the job and the physical capacity of the worker can result in musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs). The issue should be addressed appropriately in line with the organizational safety and health policy as well as the requirement stipulated in the Sect 15 and Sect 24 of The OSHA 1994. Effort to reduce the incidents and severity of MSDs could provide a number of financial and productivity benefits to the organization as well leading to an early reporting and injury avoidance. This course will introduce the importance of and principle of ergonomic at workplace. The knowledge of principle of ergonomic will allow workers to interact safety and efficiently with the machine and the environment thus can save a lot of discomfort and maximize both the productivity and enjoyment.