Ergonomics Seminars

What is ergonomics anyway? Many people have heard the term ergonomics, but are unsure as to what it is. More importantly, they would like to know if ergonomics could help them work more comfortably. Ergonomics seminars are the best way to provide ergonomics information and expertise to a group of employees. Seminars give your employees with the knowledge they need to adjust their own workstations and make changes to work practices.

Seminars can be custom designed for groups of differing sizes and experience levels.

1. Office Ergonomics Seminar

Reasons for choosing this seminar:

The goal of the Office Ergonomics Seminar is to provide fundamental ergonomics information to office employees. Companies will choose this seminar so that everyone in the office can learn about ergonomics together and be taught how to personally address basic problems at their own workstation. The goal is also to raise awareness with the intent of preventing areas of discomfort from becoming injuries.

What the seminar includes:

An interactive Power Point presentation that engages the audience with plenty of questions and exercises. This seminar easily fits into a one-hour lunch break to accommodate busy schedules or can be done at the beginning of the workday followed by one-on-one Ergonomics Scans for those employees who are interested.

The seminar includes:

• A introductory primer on ergonomics definitions and the background behind ergonomics;
• An exercise on how to identify the six main ergonomic risk factors in the office;
• Education on discomfort and injury at the computer workstation;
• Presentation of an Ergonomics Tip Sheet and a hands-on demonstration of how it can be used to improve the ergonomics at each employee's desk;
• Presentation of a Stretch Sheet with a group stretching session;
• A review of health and wellness guidelines;
• A stress reduction exercise.

2. Materials Handling Seminar

Employees who have physical jobs can benefit immensely from the Materials Handling Seminar. Improper posture and body mechanics while performing physical work can increase the chance of injury if not performed correctly. During this seminar, employees are first taught the basics of ergonomics and then shown how to move properly during the workshop portion of the seminar.

What the seminar includes:

A 45-minute Power Point presentation that begins with ergonomics education and finishes with an active workshop that engages every participant. Topics include:

• An introductory primer on ergonomics definitions and the background behind ergonomics;
• An exercise on how to identify main ergonomic risk factors;
• Education on discomfort and injury;
• Presentation of an Ergonomics Tip Sheet which will cover how to stand, lift, carry, push, pull, bend, and reach at all levels.
• A hands-on demonstration designed to give employees a chance to practice recommended body positions and movements.

3. Virtual Office Ergonomics Seminar

Reasons for choosing this seminar:

Sometimes not all employees can be in the same place at the same time. The Virtual Office Ergonomics Seminar condcuted by Zoom or Skype can provide fundamental ergonomics information to employees working from home to employees working remotely in any area of the world. Companies will choose this seminar so that everyone can learn about ergonomics together and be taught how to personally address basic problems at their own workstation. The goal is also to raise awareness with the intent of preventing areas of discomfort from becoming injuries.

What the seminar includes:

An interactive Power Point presentation that engages the audience with plenty of questions and exercises.

The seminar includes:

• A introductory primer on ergonomics definitions and the background behind ergonomics;
• An exercise on how to identify the six main ergonomic risk factors in the office;
• Education on discomfort and injury at the computer workstation;
• Presentation of an electronic Ergonomics Tip Sheet and a hands-on demonstration of how it can be used to improve the ergonomics at each employee's desk;
• Presentation of an electronic Stretch Sheet with a group stretching session;
• A review of health and wellness guidelines;
• A stress reduction exercise.