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Ergonomics in the Work Environment
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:04.11.2021 12:17:29
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LUSDK_014 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ženija Roja | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Welfare and Social Work | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anniņmuižas boulevard, socdk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 10 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge in biology (anatomy and environmental science) and physics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop understanding of ergonomics as a science discipline that studies human relations with work, health problems caused by ergonomic risks, the importance of ergonomics of work environment in promoting the well-being of employees. Analyse work environment risk factors, their impact on social worker health and safety at work. Explain potential ergonomic risks to the workplace for social workers. Analyse possible situations of accidents related to work environment ergonomics, including occupational social workers, introduce preventive and protective measures against unfavorable ergonomic risks at work. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Ergonomics and working environment. The role of ergonomics in promoting employee's health. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Identifying ergonomic risks in the work environment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Workload ergonomics at work and its impact on social workers. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Identifying workload ergonomic risks in the work environment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Stress caused by mental and physical work. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Computer ergonomics and ergonomic working environment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Ergonomics of the working environment of a social worker. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Creating an ergonomic work environment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Ergonomics and working environment. The role of ergonomics in promoting employee's health. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Identifying ergonomic risks in the work environment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Identifying workload ergonomic risks in the work environment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Identifying mental and physical stressors in the work environment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Ergonomics of the working environment of a social worker. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students independently solve the tasks of the situation, get acquainted with literature, carry out research, jointly discuss solutions and present proposals for improvement of ergonomic work environment. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 40-69% 1. Difficulties in naming, defining and recognising ergonomic work environment risks, explaining their impact on employees. 2. Difficulties in identifying ergonomic work environment risks, not being able to group ergonomic risks according to their dangers in an ascending order, poorly presenting topicalities in the workplace ergonomics in the researched organisation. 3. Difficult to scientifically justify and formulate existing ergonomic risks in the work environment, poorly present the results obtained. Unclearly defines preventive and protective measures to improve the situation. 70-89% 1. Know the ergonomic risks of the work environment, are able to partly explain their impact on employees. 2. Are able to partially recognise the ergonomic risks of the work environment, partly are able to group ergonomic risks according to their danger to a man in ascending order, well presented. 3. Explain and present the obtained data within its competence. Are able to formulate preventive and protective measures. 90-100% 1. Are able to freely recognise ergonomic work environment risks and fully explain their impact on employees. 2. Freely perform ergonomic work environment risk identification,are able to group ergonomic risks in the work environment according to their hazards, freely present and manage the topic. 3. The scientifically substantiated and presented data on ergonomics of work environment, ergonomic risks, their identification. The results are presented in pictures and tables, are easy to understand and clear. Preventive and protective measures are clearly formulated. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon completion of the course, students will be able to use the acquired knowledge to identify ergonomic risks at work, analyse the results of ergonomic risk assessment, compare them in dynamics, compare identified problems in Latvia and the world, analyse the impact of ergonomic risks on the employee's quality of life. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to independently analyse literature data on ergonomic work environment, to identify ergonomic risks of work environment, to group ergonomic risks in a particular work environment, to present topicalities in work environment ergonomics using appropriate terminology. Students will be able to independently identify ergonomic risks, analyse their effects on people, evaluate the results obtained and interpret the reliability of the data. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will competently identify the most appropriate health promotion measures to develop the potential of human resources, protect the health of employees, and create a scientifically based basis for selecting the necessary preventive measures in accordance with the requirements of Latvian legislation and European Community directives; will also present the results and solutions at scientific and practical conferences. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Roja Ž., Kaļķis H. Cilvēkfaktors un ergonomika darbā. Rīga: Gūtenbergs druka, 2020., 293 lpp | ||||||||
| 2 | Kaļķis V., Roja Ž., Kaļķis H. Arodveselība un riski darbā. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds. 2015, 534 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Roja Ž., Roja I., Kaļķis H. Ar darbu saistīto muskuļu, skeleta un saistaudu sistēmas veselības traucējumi. Ergonomiskie risinājumi. Latvijas Ergonomikas biedrība, 2016., 19 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Roja Ž., Roja I., Kaļķis H. Stress un vardarbība darbā. Ko darīt? Rīga: Latvijas Ergonomikas biedrība, 2016., 94 lpp. | ||||||||
| 5 | Roja Ž., Kaļķis H., Roja I. Datorergonomika un veselības veicināšana darbā. Rīga: Latvijas Ergonomikas biedrība, 2018., 56 lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Babris S., Kaļķis H., Pikšs M., Sorokins V. Praktiskais LEAN. Jelgava: Jelgavas tipogrāfija, 2021., 321 lpp | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | H. Kaļķis. Biznesa Ergonomikas vadība. Rīga: Gūtenbergs Druka. 2014., 155 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Darba vides riska faktori un strādājošo veselības aizsardzība: raksturlielumi, ietekme uz organismu, aizsardzība, profilakse, normatīvi, mērīšanas metodes, riska faktori un arodveselība atsevišķās nozarēs. V. Kaļķa un Ž. Rojas redakcijā. Rīga: Elpa, 2001 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ž. Roja. Ergonomikas pamati. SIA Drukātava. Rīga, 2008., 195 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | J. Dul, B.A. Weerdmeester. Ergonomics for Beginners: A Quick Reference Guide, Taylor & Francis; 3Rev. Ed., 2008, 147 p | ||||||||
| 5 | S. Pheasant, C. M. Haslegrave. Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics and the Design of Work, Taylor & Francis; 3rd Ed., 2006, 344 p. | ||||||||
| 6 | Kaļķis V. Darba vides risku novērtēšanas metodes. Rīga: Latvijas Izglītības fonds, 2008. 42 lpp. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.ergonomika.lv | ||||||||
| 2 | www.osha.eu | ||||||||
| 3 | www.hse.com | ||||||||
| 4 | Journal: Applied Ergonomic (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-ergonomics/) | ||||||||
| 5 | Journal: Work (http://www.iospress.nl/journal/work/) | ||||||||
