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Ergonomics and Manual Handling in the Workplace

Musculoskeletal disorders build up over months of poor workstation design and repetitive lifting long before they show up as a compensation claim. This course covers workstation assessment for office and production environments, manual handling risk assessment, task rotation design and the practical adjustments that reduce strain without requiring a full equipment replacement budget.

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What you will be able to do

  • Assess a workstation for ergonomic risk in both office and production settings.
  • Conduct a manual handling risk assessment covering load, posture, frequency and environment.
  • Recommend practical adjustments that reduce strain within a realistic budget.
  • Design task rotation and rest break schedules that reduce cumulative injury risk.
  • Explain the link between ergonomic hazards and musculoskeletal compensation claims.
  • Train supervisors to recognise early signs of musculoskeletal strain among their teams.

Course outline

  1. 01Musculoskeletal disorders and their workplace causes
  2. 02Office workstation ergonomic assessment
  3. 03Production and manual task ergonomic assessment
  4. 04Manual handling risk assessment methods
  5. 05Task rotation and rest break design
  6. 06Low cost adjustments that reduce strain
  7. 07Recognising early signs of strain
  8. 08Linking ergonomics to compensation claims

Who should attend

Safety officers, occupational health practitioners, human resources managers, production supervisors and office facilities coordinators.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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