Ergonomics related injuries are quite common in the workplaces, affecting workers in all types of industry. Common injuries are related to lower back, neck, shoulders, hands, knees and feet. These injuries affecting workers’ abilities to perform works, high medical costs and adverse to productivity. Main root causes for these injuries are poor methods of working, poor work habits as well of substandard design of workplaces. In response, the Department of OSH (DOSH) has produced ERA Guidelines in 2017. Feedback from DOSH indicates that soon Initial ERA will become compulsory and DOSH strongly encourages employers to have Ergonomics Trained Person (ETP) to implement Initial ERA.

This training provides awareness on physical ergonomics in the workplaces and method to perform initial ERA. The focus will be on important of ergonomics, ergonomics risk factors, musculoskeletal disorders and ERA process. Participants are guided on how to do walkthrough, body symptoms survey, prescribed methods on how to detect ergonomics risk factors according to work activities and reporting method.

Objectives

On successful completion of this module, attendees should be able to:

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Who should attend?

Personnel administering safety and health of the company such as Human Resource, members of OSH committee, SHOs, OHNs, OHDs, Safety Assistants, Supervisors, Executives, Engineers, Managers and higher-level executives.

Program Details

Duration : Two days

Level         :     Competency (Name of participants will be published on DOSH Website as Ergonomics Trained Person to conduct Initial ERA at workplace)

Delivery     :     Online lecture and short take-home assignment.

Certificates :   Certificate of Attendant and Certificate of Approved ETP

Providers :      ErgoWorks Sdn Bhd in collaboration with MEF

Approval :       ErgoWorks is Approved Training Provided by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) 

Fees

DR JALALUDDIN BIN DAHLAN, a doctorate degree holder in Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics of Wichita State University, is an Ergonomist & OSH practitioner. His vast experiences in the field of Ergonomics and Industrial Engineering started when he served as ergonomics consultant in the USA to many organisations in the airlines industry, hospitals and research centres. He was the Ergonomics Division Manager in NIOSH Malaysia for 6 years. He has given numerous ergonomics training and consultation services to various industries and organisations all over the nation. He has helped the Department of Occupational Safety and Health to publish the first Guidelines on Ergonomics for Standing at Work and trained DOSH personnel in the area of ergonomics and serves as consultant to DOSH in the field of ergonomics. Among his areas of interest and expertise include: back injury and musculoskeletal prevention program, office ergonomics and computer work, back-to-work program and mental stresses. 

MUHAMMAD NAZRIN DESA, holds a B.Eng. (Hons.) in Manufacturing Engineering from International Islamic University Malaysia. He is an approved trainer for DOSH Initial and Advanced ERA with more than 7 years of experience in Ergonomics. His expertise includes, Ergonomic Assessments for plants and offices, 3D engineering ergonomics design and analysis and work assessments investigation for SOCSO claims.

Enquiries ~ 03-7955 7778

Cik Norkhalidah (ext.163) • norkhalidah@mef.org.my
Tuan Hj. Anis Fahmy (ext.139) •.anis@mef.org.my

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