This free online health and safety course explains how to set up an ergonomic workplace and minimise the risk of injury. Office workers spend an average of 6-8 hours sitting at their desks every day. Poor body postures can lead to musculoskeletal disorders, back pain and neck strain. Do you know about the significance of workplace ergonomics? This easy-to-follow health and safety course provides the skills and information required to implement good ergonomic practices to increase comfort, safety and productivity while lowering the risk of workplace injuries.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195583 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the importance of ergonomics in promoting employee health and productivity • Discuss some of the UK’s workplace-related legislation • Outline the ergonomic challenges of remote work • Describe how to implement strategies for creating an ergonomic home office setup • State the ergonomic risk factors in the workplace and take necessary measures to mitigate them • Identify the impact of poor ergonomic practices on employees and productivity • State the principles of ergonomics and their importance in the workplace • List the main components of setting up an ergonomic workstation • Recall the best practices to prevent ergonomic-related injuries • Explain how to implement ergonomics in the workplace |
| Course Code | 6272 |
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