Course: Ergonomics

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Course title Ergonomics
Course code KTO/ERG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pokorná Václava, Ing.
  • Bícová Kateřina, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Content sight of courses: 1. Introduction , history, actual ergonomics 2. Basic district of power limitation of the people 3. Evaluatin: mental, physical and sensory work load 4. Area requirements to workplace, eqipment of workplace 5. Ergonomics requirements during working with scheme units 6. Working enviroment - microclimate,chemical agents 7. Working enviroment - lighting, radiation, colour resolution 8. Working enviroment - noise and vibration 9. Worker stress and health

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Group discussion
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 4 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
General knowledge service conditions ( noise, lighting, manual looding..)
explain the principles of prevention and health protection
define the role of a person at work
Skills
recognize the risks of the work environment
describe work activities based on ergonomic aspects
propose an optimal solution
Competences
N/A
N/A
present the results of your work
learning outcomes
Knowledge
The basic knowledge from district of hygienics work and work medicine.
describe risk factors at work
application of selected analysis for health risk assessment
Skills
independently analyse the risks of the workplace
assess the amount of health risk based on the selected analysis
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Multimedia supported teaching
Group discussion
Skills
Lecture
Competences
Multimedia supported teaching
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Skills
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Dlouhá, B a kolektiv:. Prevence v pracovním lékařství. GEOPRINT, Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7071-315-0.
  • Gilbertová S., Matoušek, O. Ergonomie. Grada Publishing, 2002.
  • Gilbertová, Sylva; Matoušek, Oldřich. Ergonomie : optimalizace lidské činnosti. Praha : Grada, 2002. ISBN 80-247-0226-6.
  • Glivický, Vladimír. Úvod do ergonomie. Praha : Práce, 1975.
  • Chundela, Lubor. Ergonomie. 3.vydání. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-01-05173-3.
  • Král, M. Ergonomie a její využití v technické praxi II.. 1. vyd. Ostrava: VAVA, 1998.
  • Malý, Stanislav; Král, Miroslav,; Hanáková, Eva. ABC ergonomie. 1. vyd. Praha : Professional Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7431-027-0.
  • Marek, Jan., Skřehot, Petr. Základy aplikované ergonomi. vÚBR,v,v.i , Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86973-58-6.
  • Salvendy, Gavriel. Handbook of human factors and ergonomics. 3rd ed. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006. ISBN 0-471-44917-2.


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