By the end of the course students will be able to:
1. identify and evaluate the impact of various personal attributes (anatomical, physiological and psychological) on proper safe working practice;
2. assess the effect of physical environmental factors on comfort and performance;
3. apply principles of good ergonomic design of work areas and equipment to a range of occupational settings;
4. explain the influence of ergonomic principles on work organisation and culture.

Major topics include:
1. An introduction to the scope of ergonomics;
2. the physiology of work;
3. physical environmental factors, heat, light and vibration and their measurement;
4. anatomy and biomechanics in relation to ergonomics
5. anthropometrics and human physical abilities and dimensions relating to work station/tool design, manual handling and over-use syndrome;
6. Tasks analysis, workspace and workstation design and the workplace.
7. psychological abilities relating to memory, perception of danger, attention and boredom and their relevance to work design and organisation;
8. physiological, psycho-social and organisational aspects of shiftwork;
9. impact of ergonomic issues on work attitude, culture and organisation.

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Distance Learning : IT Based
Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
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Self Directed Learning

Self Directed Learning: for 120 hour(s) per Term for Full Term