Handling Compressed Gas Cylinders in the Laboratory ARCHIVED
Description
MARCOM's interactive course on Laboratory Ergonomics discusses the need to set up work areas correctly, as well as how to minimize the strain of using laboratory equipment, tools and instruments.
Many activities in the laboratory can exert stress and strain on muscles and joints... ultimately causing significant injuries. To work safely and maintain good ergonomic health, employees need to know how to avoid movements and work patterns that can be harmful.
Areas covered in the course include parts of the body most susceptible to ergonomic problems, arranging work areas to minimize stress and strain, working from neutral positions, most and least stressful types of body movements, proper lifting techniques, effective stretching exercises, and more.
Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today.
The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood... and retained. These courses can be installed and run on any SCORM conformant learning management system (LMS).
Course Outline
This course discusses how ergonomics affect the work that is performed in laboratories and techniques that can be used to avoid ergonomic injuries that can occur in labs. Upon completing this course, employees should: - Be able to customize their work areas to help avoid ergonomic injuries. - Know techniques that can be used to avoid undue strain on their bodies. - Understand the correct ways to lift items so that they can help to avoid ergonomic problems.