Ergonomics: Cumulative Trauma Hurts, Safety Doesn’t

Panelist(s) Info:

Duration:1 hour

Description:

1 Hour of CE Credit for:
- RN, LPN, ARNP, CNA nationwide
- Nursing Certifications: CCM, CRC, CDMS Nationwide
- Adjuster: AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MN, MS, MT, NC, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, TX, UT
- CA Adjuster: Workers' Compensation Post-Designation
- FL OT
- AAPC: American Academy of Professional Coders

Pending Course Approval:
- Adjuster: NH

Course Objectives
• Define the common ergonomic risk factors in the workplace
• Discuss how improper ergonomics set-ups can lead to injury
• Relate how work injuries develop
• Describe common cumulative trauma disorders that are associated with ergonomic risk factors
• Recognize the 3 common ergonomic control measures and their order of priority
• List the work injury prevention programs that therapists can perform to safely bring a worker back to work