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Manual Handling and Ergonomics for Underground Mine Workers

Cramped stopes, awkward postures and heavy equipment make musculoskeletal injury one of the most common and underreported harms in African underground mining. This programme helps mine teams assess ergonomic risk and redesign tasks to reduce strain and injury. Delegates learn practical assessment tools and low cost improvements suited to underground conditions.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify manual handling and ergonomic risks in underground tasks.
  • Apply practical assessment tools to rank musculoskeletal risk.
  • Redesign tasks, tools and layouts to reduce physical strain.
  • Coach safe lifting, posture and handling techniques for workers.
  • Link ergonomic improvements to injury and absence data.
  • Build an ergonomics improvement plan for the operation.

Course outline

  1. 01Musculoskeletal injury in underground mining
  2. 02Ergonomic risk assessment tools
  3. 03Task, tool and layout redesign
  4. 04Safe lifting and handling techniques
  5. 05Linking ergonomics to injury data
  6. 06Building an ergonomics improvement plan

Who should attend

Aimed at underground supervisors, safety and health officers, ergonomics champions and worker representatives.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
20 to 21 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

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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Next session
5 to 9 Oct 2026
Venue
Pretoria
5 day programme
FromR18,000
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