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OFFICE ERGONOMICS TRAINING Sue Smith BScGradDipOTMSafScMMgt

OFFICE ERGONOMICS TRAINING Sue Smith BScGradDipOTMSafScMMgt. Aims. Understand injury prevention strategies for office workers including correct manual handling and workstation adjustment Be able to apply these principles to the workplace. Why do I ache?.

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OFFICE ERGONOMICS TRAINING Sue Smith BScGradDipOTMSafScMMgt

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  1. OFFICE ERGONOMICS TRAINING Sue Smith BScGradDipOTMSafScMMgt

  2. Aims • Understand injury prevention strategies for office workers including correct manual handling and workstation adjustment • Be able to apply these principles to the workplace

  3. Why do I ache? • Common reasons for musculoskeletal discomfort: • Posture • Repetitive or constrained postures • Twisting, bending • Overreaching • Fitness • Lack of flexibility • Pre-existing problems

  4. Other common causes of problems • Glare and lighting causing eye discomfort, strain or headaches • Poor working environment due to noise, poor air quality or uncomfortable temperatures • Eyesight problems

  5. What posture are we trying to achieve at work? • Relaxed • Symmetrical • Upright

  6. Common office chair features & adjustments • Seat height • Back rest height • Lumbar support • Seat tilt • Arm rests

  7. Computer workstation setup

  8. Computer monitor • Eye level approximately at top edge of the screen • Distance to avoid eye strain • Monitor options • Laptop computers

  9. Desktop layout • Regularly used items placed within comfortable reach:

  10. Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) • MSD are associated with repetitive, sustained, unnatural or forceful movements: The Don’ts • Prolonged and intense keyboard or mouse use • High demands on vision • Sustained mental effort • Peak demands or set work rates The Do’s: • Change posture at frequent intervals • Don’t key all day • Give yourself mini breaks • Practice gentle stretching at work

  11. Stretching exercise

  12. Manual handling is any activity requiring the use of force exerted by a person to lift, lower, push, pull, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain any animate or inanimate object. National Occupational Health & Safety Commission

  13. Disc response to pressure

  14. Risk management • Hazard identification • Risk assessment • Risk control • Review

  15. Risk Control • Change the load / task • Equipment • Work organisation • Work environment • Correct lifting techniques • Posture awareness & personal fitness

  16. Change the load • Compact • Stable • Lighter • Easy to grip • Able to be held close to the body

  17. Equipment • Trolleys • Hoists • Adjustable work surfaces • Ergonomic tools • Power assisted • Hydraulic

  18. Work organisation • Staffing levels • Availability of equipment • Work schedules • Shift work • Pace of work • Task variety • Rest breaks

  19. Work environment • Adjust the temperature • Storage in lifting zones • Housekeeping • Adequate lighting • No slip flooring

  20. Personal Fitness • Nutrition • Aerobic exercise • Stretches/warm-ups • Sleep

  21. Stretching exercise

  22. Manual handling principles

  23. Correct lifting principles • Think before you lift • Keep the load close • Adopt a stable position • Moderate flexion of back, hips and knees • Secure hold • Avoid twisting, stooping & squatting • Keep head up • Move smoothly

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