Key Takeaways: - Recognizing the overall principle underlying ergonomics in the workplace - Learning underlying causes of CTDs - Identifying common types of cumulative trauma disorders - Pairing warning signs and symptoms with solutions and actions - Learning ergonomic best practices - Understanding the elements of an effective ergonomic safety and health program Course Description OSHA has stated that industries with the highest musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) rates include health care, transportation, warehousing, retail, and wholesale trade and construction. Annually, musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) cases cause around 33% of all worker injury and illness. To compensate for these issues, tracing back millenia, ergonomics was made official in 1857. Ergonomics is defined […]