IV0165 Work Environment and Ergonomics

Code IV0165
Name Work Environment and Ergonomics
Status Compulsory/Courses of Limited Choice
Level and type Undergraduate Studies, Professional
Field of study Business Management and Administration
Faculty Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management
Academic staff Elīna Gaile-Sarkane, Jānis Bartušauskis, Vladimirs Šatrevičs, Jānis Ieviņš, Matīss Šmitiņš
Credit points 3.0
Parts 1
Annotation Study subject covers topics about working environment, labour protection and ergonomics issues. Subject is dedicated to legislation on labour protection at Republic of Latvia important for different levels of management at working environment, topics on equipment and technologies for the organization and for ensuring ergonomic issues are included in the study course. Within the study subject main characteristics of ergonomics, its tasks and main activities are covered. A system "man - machine - environment" and its optimization opportunities are analysed within the study subject. Rational human organization in the system "man - machine - environment" is analysed in the course..
Contents
Content Full- and part-time intramural studies Part time extramural studies
Contact hours Independent work Contact hours Independent work
Introduction. Principles of application of labor protection legislation in a company 2 2 1 4
Characteristics and history of ergonomics 2 2 1 4
Factors influencing a person's professional activity. Ergonomics Dimensions 2 2 1 4
Cognitive and Physical Ergonomics. Requirements for work equipment. 4 4 1 5
Human-Machine-Environment system optimization capabilities 4 4 1 5
The working environment, its microclimate and lighting. Ergonomics requirements for office space and work equipment 2 2 1 4
Mechanical risks in the work environment 2 2 1 4
Noise and vibration at workplaces, electrical safety, static electricity. Preventive and protective measures 2 2 1 4
Psycho-emotional risk factors. Description of occupational stress and opportunities for optimizing stress levels, burnout syndrome and ways to prevent it 2 2 1 4
Rational work and rest regime. Dynamics of work capacity. Fatigue optimization options 4 4 1 4
Basic principles of occupational safety and health system in a company 4 4 1 5
Qualification of risks in the work environment and basic principles of their assessment. Biological and chemical risks of work environment 2 2 1 3
Organization of training and instruction on occupational safety and health and accident investigation in the company 4 4 1 5
Application of Standard Operating Procedures to a company. Company internal labor protection regulations, instructions, drafting procedure 1 1 1 3
Organizational ergonomics. 1 1 1 3
Optimization of the socio-technical system, including organizational structures, controls and processes. Participatory ergonomics and Society 2 2 1 3
Total: 40 40 16 64
Goals and objectives
of the course in terms
of competences and skills
Learning outcomes
and assessment 		Is able to describe the occupational safety and health regulatory enactments in the Republic of Latvia - Test
Is able to describe the company's microclimate, lighting, factors influencing a person's professional activity in the work environment. - Individual work on a specific company as the research object.
Able to describe the human-machine-environment optimization capabilities. - Group work in classroom, presentation. Tests
Is able to describe the psycho-emotional risk factors. Stress level optimization options and elimination options - Test
Able to determine ergonomic requirements for office space and work equipment - Group work in classroom, presentation. Tests
Is able to describe the work environment risks, their classification and preventive measures. - Examination
Able to describe the organization ergonomics and planning rational work and rest arrangements - Examination
Evaluation criteria of study results
Individual assignments - 20%
Group assignments (work) - 20%
Tests - 20%
Exam - 40%
 
Course prerequisites According to the study programme
Course planning
Part CP Hours Tests
Lectures Practical Lab. Test Exam Work
1 3.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 *
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