On Friday March 25th, the NMA will be hosting Ergonomic Training provided by Ergo Inc. This course will focus on physical demands assessment (PDA). This is a very good value for any NMA members focusing on ergonomics and its affect in the workplace. The following topics will be covered:
Course Description:
- Ensure the PDA meets all legislative requirements and your return to work purposes.
- What you will need and how to get started.
- How to measure demands – frequency vs. duration, lifting, lowering, gripping types, handling, mental demands, dexterity, mobility, stooping vs. squatting, postures etc.
- Setting up an easy to use format for your organizations’s PDA – what should you include?
- How to collect the data – step by step procedures while onsite at the jog to ensure validity.
- Describing the job – what should be documented, identifying essential vs. non-essential duties and job modification options.
- How to use a PDA for job accommodations and return to work cases.
- Participate in the completion of a PDA – learn how to assess different job types
This training is being hosted at the SABIC Innovative Plastics facility in Cobourg, ON. The cost of the training is $400/participant. This price includes HST, Manual and a Lunch.
If you are interested in attending the training, please contact Charlene Smith by EOB Wednesday March 23, 2011. 905-372-8315 Ext. 242 or charlene.smith@thenma.ca
