Ergonomics Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities (OSHA 7000)

The focus of this one-day course is to use OSHA’s Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes to develop a process to protect workers in nursing homes.  The course will focus on analyzing and identifying ergonomic problems jobs and practical solutions to address these problems.  Featured topics include: developing an ergonomics process; risk factors in the nursing home guidelines: identifying problem jobs including protocols for resident assessment; and implementing solutions including work practices and engineering solutions.  The intended audience is the nursing home administrator and/or human resource personnel designated with the responsibility to develop an ergonomics process.

When you complete this course you will be able to:

• Know OSHA’s focus for ergonomics programs in nursing homes
• Understand the components of an effective ergonomics program
• Identify risk factors and problem tasks
• Implement corrective actions

 You will take home:

• Course materials in addition to a CD, which contains the course materials.  After the course, they become a valuable reference that helps to implement the skills learned from the course.

Fee: This course is available by contract.

Time: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Travel times must accomodate the 4:30 end time.

Credit: 0.5 unit
CEUs: 0.8
ABIH Credit: 1.0 IH CM Point
BCSP Credit: 0.8 COC
Course Number:  FPM-40368