Oct 17
6
Ergonomics Training
Ergonomics awareness and manual handling training at workplace was held on 6th – 7th October 2017 to employee’s representatives from each department’s at United Sweethearts Garment.
The objectives of the training are to get basic knowledge and understanding about ergonomics and manual handling. The participants able to identify ergonomic risk factors involving in working environment, get to know the hidden cost of ignoring ergonomic and risk assessments guidelines.
This is including the understanding of legal requirement, general duties of employers, and general duties of employees for the ergonomics.
ERGONOMICS means the laws of work. Any job must fit to the person and not the person fit to the work. ERGONOMICS can improve the productivity and product qualities with minimum injuries especially Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD). Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are occupational disorders that involve soft tissues such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, blood vessels and nerves.
