ABOUT EVALUATING AND ACCOMMODATING THE PLUS SIZED WORKER
Evaluating and Accommodating the Plus Sized Worker provides the learner the tools and knowledge needed to properly assess this unique population and provide effective products and behavioral modifications to minimize ergonomics risks.
When faced with doing an ergonomics evaluation for a Plus Sized Worker (PSW), many ergonomists may feel somewhat anxious or uncomfortable. In such situations, many ergonomist's "go to" solutions for the average worker are inadequate or not usable at all with this population. However, there are solutions and answers for the ergonomics needs of this population of workers.
Remember when performing an ergonomics assessment for a PSW, the assessor is doing so as an Ergonomist. It is important to make that distinction and emphasize that as an Ergonomist we are there to find the biomechanical solutions for the workstation problems that are encountered by fitting the workstations to the PSW. Thus, the Ergonomist is not a dietitian, not a psychologist, not a preacher nor a fitness advocate. Ergonomists must focus on what can be done for the individual being assessed and their workstation at this particular moment and in this particular place, regardless of the challenges that this particular client presents.
Topics covered include obstacles to a successful set-up; body types; the mechanics of sitting; properly adjusting the office chair and seating options; practical adjustments to the work environment; types of sit/stand solutions and more.
The time frame for completing the online course is 30 days for each participant. 2 Contact Hours CE.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Have a new appreciation for the challenges facing the Plus Sized Worker (PSW).
Be able to help reduce the risks of MSD's for a PSW.
Assist in team building by being able to reach out and be a resource person for PSW ergonomics issues.
Identify and better understand selected biomechanical issues of being a PSW.
Provide workstation modifications to improve the comfort and proper fitting of the PSW.
Reduce injuries to employees through improved ergonomics awareness for the Plus Sized co-worker.
THESE COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS ARE FOR REGISTRANTS ONLY. BY REGISTERING YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE FOR THIS COURSE YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT SHARE THESE MATERIALS WITH ANY THIRD PARTY.
REFUND POLICY
Refunds are not available for distance learning courses.
Ron Porter, Director, PT, CEAS III
Ronald W. Porter is a nationally recognized expert in the field of Occupational Safety and Health, and Ergonomics.
In the past 35 years, since becoming Director of the Back School, he has instructed over 1000 workshops and seminars on Ergonomics Awareness and Musculoskeletal Disorder Prevention to physical and occupational therapists; medical doctors; chiropractors; occupational health nurses; and industrial health and safety professionals.
Ron has worked with over 300 companies, including Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; US Foods; Mars Incorporated; E.I. Du Pont; DS Waters; Shell Oil; International Paper; WestRock; Arizona Public Service Company; Association of California Water Agencies/Joint Powers Insurance Agency and the United States Navy; consulting on the development and implementation of innovative ergonomics programs for both individual plant sites and entire corporations.
He was chosen as the 2012 ASSE Ergonomics Practice Specialty Safety Professional of the Year, one of the 50 Most Influential People in Workers' Compensation by the 2014 SEAK National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference and received a 2016 Presidentís Award presented by the ASSE.
His recent presentations include:
The 2007 - 2017 American Society of Safety Engineers Professional Development Conferences - The 2016 Region IV ASSE Professional Development Conference | The 1995 - 2005 and 2011 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Annual Conferences | The 2010 National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition | SEAK Annual National Workersí Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conferences in 2005 - 2007 and 2013 and a March 2010 national webinar on the Aging Workforce for the ASSE Virtual Classroom.
His Bachelor of Science degree is from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and his Graduate Degree in Physical Therapy from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, American Society of Safety Engineers, the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
MODULE 1: BASICS
- The challenges facing the "Plus Sized" Worker (PSW)
- Reducing the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) for a PSW
- How to assist in team building and become a resource person for PSW ergonomics issues
- Biomechanical issues of being the PSW
- Workstation modifications to improve the comfort and proper fitting of the PSW
