Course: ERGONOMICS

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Course title ERGONOMICS
Course code KE/ENE9
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Beranová Radka, Mgr. DiS.
Course content
Lecture Topics: 1. Hygiene work - goals, methods of work, realization in practice. 2. Physical, chemical and biological factors in the working environment, their impact on health and prevention. 3. Health risk assessment, risky work, medical preventive examinations. 4. Hygiene of work in individual activities within ergotherapy. Physiology of work; physical, sensory, mental workload. 5. Ergonomics - goals, methods of work, ergonomic programs, handling of loads, ergonomic principles, adjustment of jobs. 6. Diseases of DNJZ and their prevention, intervention programs and health promotion in the workplace. Seminar Topics: 1. Hygiene work - goals, methods of work, realization in practice. Hygiene of work in individual activities within ergotherapy. 2. Physical, chemical and biological factors in the working environment, their impact on health and prevention. 3. Health risk assessment, risky work, medical preventive examinations. 4. Physiology of work; Physical, sensory, mental workload. Load Handling, Ergonomic Workplace Adjustment Principles. 5. Ergonomics - goals, methods of work, ergonomic programs. 6. Diseases of DNJZ and their prevention. Intervention programs and workplace health promotion.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is conceived as theoretical - practical. Students will be acquainted with the evaluation of working conditions, physical, chemical and biological factors of the working environment of their influence on health, assessment of health risks, categorization of work, with the basics of work physiology and ergonomics, with evaluation of physical and sensory workload and with the principles of measures to protect workers health.
Expertise: Students master ways of identifying factors of the working environment and their impact on workers 'health, health risk assessment, categorization of work, measures to protect workers' health. Students are familiar with the basics of work physiology, assessment of physical, sensory and mental stress at work and the impact on workers' health, principles of job adjustment and adaptation of working conditions to the physical and psychological qualities of employees. Students will know the focus of ergonomics, principles of correct handling of loads and preventive measures to protect the locomotor system and prevention of diseases from DNJZ. They also understand the ergonomic principles of adjusting jobs, including adapting working conditions to people with disabilities. Professional skills: Students are able to evaluate health risks in work, in particular to design ergonomic programs and appropriate preventive measures to protect health, especially in individual activities within occupational therapy and appropriate organization and adjustment of the workplace for people with various disabilities. Competences: The student is able to practically use the knowledge of ergonomics in individual indication areas of ergotherapy, and is able to make independent and responsible decisions in only partially known contexts based on the framework assignment.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
credit: 80% attendance and active participation in teaching, 75% of credit test.
Recommended literature
  • GILBERTOVÁ S., MATOUŠEK, O. Ergonomie. Praha: 2003..
  • CHUNDELA, L. Ergonomie. 1. vyd. Praha, ČVUT, 2001. 171s. ISBN 80-01-02301-X. ISBN 80-01-02301-X.. ISBN 80-01-02301-X.
  • MALÝ, J., KRÁL M., HANÁKOVÁ. ABC ergonomie. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7431-027-0..
  • TUČEK, M. a kol. Hygiena a epidemiologie pro bakaláře. Praha: UK, Karolinum, 2018; ISBN 978-80-246-2025-1..
  • ZEMANOVÁ, J. a Z., RŮŽIČKOVÁ. Jak si zachovat zdraví u počítače: od týmu odborných lékařů a terapeutů. Praha: Computer Press, 2001. Kancelář (Computer Press). ISBN 80-7226-546-6.. 2002. ISBN 80-7013-374-0.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Occupational Therapy (P19) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer