ABOUT SHIFT WORKERS - RISKS & OPTIONS
Shift Workers - Risks & Options is for anyone who interacts with employees who participate in rotational shift work. The learner will gain a basic knowledge of Shift Work and its sleep consequences on the worker. A successful shift program must have a foundation based on the capabilities of the worker in preparing for and then fulfilling their jobs safely at any time of day.
Physical as well as psychological challenges face workers who accept jobs that corrupt or interfere with their healthy sleep patterns and, thus, can adversely affect workplace safety. This course will provide a better understanding of the problem and present some options to decrease risk exposure.
Learn to define Shift Work and understand the problems it can create. The contribution of sleep and the consequences of its sleep deprivation are reviewed. Learn how Ergonomics fits into Shift Work. Review organizational strategies to cope with Shift Work.
The time frame for completing the online course is 30 days for each participant. 1.5 Contact Hours CE.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Develop strategies for improving your ergonomics and safety program for those who participate in Shiftwork.
Understand the definitions, reasons and risks of Shiftwork.
Be able to recognize signs and symptoms of sleep deprivation.
Understand differences between Sleep Deprivation and Sleep Inertia.
Be more aware of the medical disorders associated with Shiftwork.
Provide coping options to workers and employers to minimize the risks from Shiftwork environments.
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.
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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
- Definitions, reasons and risks for shiftwork
- Signs and symptoms of sleep deprivation
- The differences between sleep deprivation and sleep inertia
- Medical disorders associated with shiftwork
- Strategies for improving the ergonomics and safety program of the shift workers
- Coping options for workers and employers to minimize the risks from shiftwork environments
