Environment and workplace prevention techniques

Professor: Massimo CORRADI
Academic discipline: Medicina del lavoro (MED/44)
Field: "scienze della prevenzione nell'ambiente e nei luoghi di lavoro"
Type of training activity: Characterising

14 hours
of face-to-face activities

2 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: BASICS OF RISK PREVENTION IN WORK ENVIRONMENTS (I)

Learning objectives

Know the main ergonomic risk factors and implement the related protective measures

Prerequisites

None

Course unit content

The main research topics in the field of occupational ergonomics are discussed, in particular:
analysis of posture, movement and related physiological parameters for the development of activities to prevent musculoskeletal disorders from manual handling of loads and from repeated movements of the upper limbs;
influence of the thermal environment on the worker, through the study of physiological response and thermal behavior of clothing, also for the purpose of developing good practices that guarantee thermal comfort in work environments.

Full programme

Manual handling of loads
Repeated movements
Incongruous postures
Office work

Bibliography

Lezioni di Medicina del lavoro. Eds. Berti

Teaching methods

Oral lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

oral test

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

Decent work

OCCUPATIONAL ERGONOMICS cod. 1004863