INTRODUCTION FOR ERGONOMICS AND MANUAL HANDLING IN THE WORKPLACE

Without the right Health & Safety knowledge and system at the workplace, a worker’s ability to effectively perform his duties would be largely affected. To create and maintain a conducive working environment, it is important for employers to take the necessary steps to protect employees from Health & Safety concerns of today’s corporate community. Preventing accidents and ill health as a result of work should be a top priority for all staff at work. Your business operations depend on them.

Health & Safety trainings help you to:-

• Meet your Legal Duty as an employer to protect the health & safety of your employees
• Reduce costs of accidents at the workplace and occupational ill health
• Introduce and develop a good health & safety culture at your organization, where safe & healthy working becomes a second nature to all
• Achieve a safe working place, ensuring that employees are not injured or made ill by the work they do

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Successful completion of the program will enhance the skills of participants and enable them to :-

• Understand the legal requirement of imposed by Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia
• Importance of provision safe working environment
• Offences if non compliance to Legal and Other Requirements
• Significant impact from ergonomic issue to an organization
• Understanding the manual handling activities and effect to the workers

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This training, theory and workshop is aimed to be practical, participative and interactive. Real life examples, case studies and “HANDS ON” tips will be given to participants during the training. There will also be small group activities to foster better understanding of concepts and real life applications.

A practical session will be conducted to enable participants to understand the process by the direct facilitation by the trainer.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• All employees

COURSE CONTENT

• Occupational Ssafety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514)
• Guidelines On Ergonomic Risk Assessment 2017
• Guidelines on Manual Handling 2019
• Risk management

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