The Workplace Ergonomics Program

Reviewing injury reports for evidence of cumulative trauma injury

Compiling and reporting injury statistics related to injury cause factors

Disseminating general and specific job safety and health information

Providing expert advice and guidance in the field of safety evaluations and ergonomic job analysis and design

Establishing and maintaining a hazard abatement program

Reviewing equipment acquisitions

Staff Training and Development Office (STDO): The Workplace Ergonomics Program Coordinating Committee will coordinate with Staff Training and Development Office for the following functions:

Keeping training statistics comprised of information received from the service unit ergonomics teams

Maintaining rosters of key trainers throughout

Accumulating statistics on course evaluations

Providing periodic progress reports on ergonomics training and educationIn addition, STDO coordinates all training activities associated with the job-specific training carried out by key trainers/certified workstation consultants. This includes, but is not limited to, providing classroom space and equipment, scheduling classes, notifying staff of training sessions, keeping records of attendance, including course descriptions, objectives, and eligibility requirements in the STDO course catalogs, and announcing dates of courses in the STDO calendars. STDO is not responsible for developing course content.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

The purpose of training and education is to ensure that employees are sufficiently informed about the ergonomic hazards to which they may be exposed, in order to participate actively in their own protection. It also reinforces ergonomic safety as a priority of the institution, and gives employees a clear picture of what they can expect from an ergonomics program. Effective training and education is essential to the success of the ergonomics program, and is a continuous process.

Coordination of Scheduling and Data Collection

Centralized data on the training program is kept in order to promote adequate levels of participation among service units, and to coordinate the parts of the program that require cooperation.

The Staff Training and Development Office gathers information from the service unit ergonomics teams, coordinates training by key trainers, and provides data about ergonomics training throughout the. These responsibilities include:

Keeping training statistics comprised of information received from the service unit ergonomics teams.

Maintaining rosters of key trainers throughout the.

Accumulating statistics on course evaluations.

Providing periodic progress reports on the training and education program.

Scheduling classes and coordinating support materials.

Types of Training.

The training program prepares participants for the different roles they play in the ergonomics. There are seven types of training listed below.

Training for Service Unit Ergonomics Teams: The service unit ergonomics teams are responsible for implementing and maintaining the Workplace Ergonomics Program at the service unit level. The teams are trained by outside consultants.