ABOUT CEAS™ III: PRACTICE & MANAGEMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL ERGONOMICS CERTIFICATION
This advanced-level course was designed specifically for The Back School and provides an advanced ergonomics assessment methodology. Designed by a Certified Professional Ergonomist, the course will teach participants to recognize, analyze, and recommend cost-effective ergonomics changes to the workplace, machines, hand tools, and work methods. Participants will also understand what drives customers to request professional ergonomics services.
This course provides concepts and principles of occupational ergonomics, especially as related to the manufacturing environment but also applicable in the office and healthcare workplaces. 16 contact hours.
There are no prerequisites for this course. You are not required to be CEAS™ or CEAS™ II Certified before taking this course.
At the successful completion of this course you will be awarded your certification designating you as a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist III (CEAS™ III).
Objectives:
- Understand the basics of industry and how ergonomics integrates into production and assembly processes
- Review key preparation issues for an on-site visit
- Understand how layout, equipment and work processes influence musculoskeletal disorders and how to prevent them through ergonomics in design
- Understand workplace design using the principles of anthropometry, reach envelopes, sit/stand/sit-lean options
- Use anthropometry tables for evaluation and design criteria
- Understand ergonomics design principles for manual materials handling tasks
Our online course makes it easy to learn at your own pace, on your own schedule. You will:
- View the Workshop Presentation Modules
- Take and pass a 100-question exam with a 90% correct score
Submission of the two sets of the 4-page worksheets - one for an industrial and one for an office job.
A written report for each one of the jobs - one industrial and one office job. Reports should be similar to example included in the course presentation.
After completing the Course Evaluation, your course work submissions will be personally reviewed by an instructor, who will provide written feedback. You will be notified via email when your Certification has been approved. Your Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist™ III (CEAS™ III) Certificate will then become available to download as a PDF and you will receive 1.6 CEUs (16 contact hours).
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*CEUs:
This course is currently pre-approved for Continuing Education CEs by the BOC, CRCC and COPSKT. The Back School is also an AOTA Approved Provider (#4849) and is authorized to offer AOTA 16 contact hours for this class. AOTA Classification Codes: Category 1: Domain of OT & Category 2: Occupational Therapy Process. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition. The Back School is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. CEAS III Online is approved as an interactive distance learning - independant activity for 16 category A CEUs and is introductory level for professional issues. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products or clinical practices.
The Back School recommends 8 hours of CEUs in ergonomics every 2 years following the date of certification.
This and many of our courses are currently or have in the past been pre-approved for continuing education credit by most state PT boards. Other specialities/professional disciplines should be able to submit for individual credit but it is important for you to contact your state licensing board or professional credentialing board for information regarding policies and the amount of continuing education credits allowed for online courses.
COURSE COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
View the Workshop Presentation Modules. Take and pass a 100-question exam with a 90% correct score. Submission of the two sets of the 4-page worksheets - one for an industrial and one for an office job. A written report for each one of the jobs - one industrial and one office job. Reports should be similar to example included in the course presentation.
There is a 90-day time-frame allotted to complete the course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Outline the history of occupational ergonomics
Relate a checklist of skills recommended for competency in ergonomics problem solving
Identify the basic structure of industry and how ergonomics integrates into production and assembly processes
Plan key preparation issues for an on-site visit
Relate how layout, equipment, and work processes influence musculoskeletal disorders and how to prevent them through ergonomics in design
Analyze workplace design using the principles of anthropometry, reach envelopes, sit/stand/sit-lean options
Apply anthropometry tables for evaluation and design criteria
Analyze ergonomics design principles for manual materials handling tasks
Apply the NIOSH Lifting Guideline and push/pull graphs for manual material handling evaluations
Examine the 6-step ergonomics problem solving process to develop successful solutions specific to the needs of your clients
Report cost-effective ergonomics changes to the work area, machine and hand tools, and work methods
Confirm the certification process for professional ergonomists
Outline the elements of an effective and professional client report
Demonstrate competency through the completion of 2 case studies and a comprehensive written exam
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REFUND POLICY
Refunds are not available for distance learning courses.
Who Should Register
PTs, OTs, CHTs, RNs, PT Students, Certified Safety Professionals, Industrial Engineers, Risk Managers, Ergonomists, Human Resources Professionals, PTAs, OTAs, ATs, NPs, OT Students, Industrial Hygienists, Chiropractors, Claims Managers, Safety Committee Members, Office Furniture Sales and anyone wanting to learn how to decrease risk of onsite employee injury and increase employee productivity and satisfaction.
Testimonial
"The class was challenging and very informative. This is a great program."
Mark C. Mintz, Los Olivos, CA
Testimonial
"The course was given in a way that was easy to comprehend. The information was straight forward."
Clay Townsend, ATC, Dalton, GA
Martha Frame, PT, MBA, CEAS IV
Marty Frame is a licensed physical therapist who has spent most of her career working with patients with industrial injuries. She has extensive experience in functional capacity evaluations, work hardening/conditioning and ergonomics. She has worked on-site with patient treatment and injury prevention at Fortune 500 companies including Frito Lay Inc, Siemens, Ford, Lockheed, MeadWestvaco and Cenveo in addition to many smaller employers in the greater Atlanta area.
Marty is currently president of Physical Therapy Specialists, Inc. in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Her current practice is limited to performing ergonomic assessments in healthcare, office and manufacturing environments, Functional Capacity Evaluations and Impairment Ratings. She is also the ergonomic consultant for Northside Hospital.
Marty received her BS degree in physical therapy from The Ohio State University, her MS in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine and her MBA from Emory University. She is a member of the APTA and the Occupational Health Special Interest Group. She also regularly participates with the Atlanta Applied Ergonomics Network.
MODULE 1: UNDERSTANDING ERGONOMICS IN INDUSTRY
- History of occupational ergonomics
- Basic structure of industry and how ergonomics integrates into the production and assembly processes
- A classification System for looking at the boundaries that typically limit human performance
MODULE 2: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR WORKPLACE DESIGN
- Principles and practices for workplace design- Prevention of workplace problems
- Design principles/concepts for manual material handling tasks- NIOSH lifting equation
- 3 basic mechanisms used to identify the presence of musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace
- Solutions that correct a variety of workplace design problems
MODULE 3: THE ERGONOMICS PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS
- Step-by-step Ergonomics Problem Solving Process
