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Occupational Protection and Ergonomics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:08.06.2020 10:53:21
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LF_333 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Santa Eglīte | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | RSU Liepāja Branch | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Liepaja, 24/26 Riņķu Street, lf rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Normal anatomy, physiology, information literacy, clinical medicine, classical massage. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To form an understanding of protection of the work environment and ergonomics, the role of occupational protection and ergonomics in maintaining health and practical applications. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Occupational protection, need for a system, tasks, organisation of work, occupational protection system in the world and in Latvia. Institutional system of occupational protection, legislation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Risk factors in the work environment and risk assessment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Occupational protection in health care and social services. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Electrical safety. Fire safety. Stress. Burn-out syndrome. Personal protective equipment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Basic principles of ergonomics. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Ergonomics of organisations. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Previous preparation for the topics of the respective class, work with study materials, special literature, online sources, analysing the relationship between ergonomics and human work capacity and state of health. Independent work (/presentation) on ergonomic principles in the work of a masseur, assessing ergonomic risks; working on situational tasks on different situations in the work of a masseur. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Mandatory attendance of lectures and classes. Students’ ability is assessed to describe the basic principles of ergonomics, their interrelationship with human work capacity and state of health; to explain the specifics of the work of a masseur; to identify problems in situational tasks. Successful completion of course tests, successfully passing the exam. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of completing the study course, students will know about the system of protection of the work environment and the need for ergonomics; will be able to name and explain the basic principles of ergonomics; work environment factors and person’s abilities that affect the performance of work; name and explain ergonomic principles in the work of a masseur, causes and consequences of possible functional disorders; describe the role of ergonomics in ensuring comprehensive health process and explain the effects of work risks on human work capacity and state of health. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of completing the study course, students are able to: • identify the requirements of occupational protection, fire safety and environmental protection legislation in the workplace, and potential harmful factors in the working environment; • demonstrate the basic principles of ergonomics, analyse the constraints and resources associated with the job and the individual that affect work performance; • identify ergonomic problems in situational tasks. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of completing the study course, the student is able to apply ergonomic skills in everyday work and professional activities; identify problems and recognise risk factors. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Darba apstākļi un veselība darbā/ LR Labklājības ministrija. Rīga, 2010. – 148 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Darba higiēna/ LR Labklājības ministrija. Rīga, 2010. – 155 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Darba vides riska faktori un strādājošo veselības aizsardzība/ red. V. Kaļķis, Ž. Roja. Rīga, Elpa, 2001. – 500 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Eglīte M. Darba medicīna. Rīga, Valmieras tipogrāfija, 2012. – 704 lpp. ISBN 9984-9404-0-3 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Ergonomika darbā/ LR Labklājības ministrija. Rīga, 2010. – 176 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kaļķis V. Darba vides risku novērtēšanas metodes. Rīga, 2008. – 245 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kaļķis V., Kristiņš I., Roja Ž. Darba vides risku novērtēšanas metodes. Rokasgrāmata. Rīga, LU, 2003. - 100 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Roja Ž. Ergonomikas pamati. Rīga, Drukātava, 2008. – 190 lpp. ISBN 978-9984-798-79-0 | ||||||||
