Occupational safety, wellbeing and ergonomics (5 cr)
Code: FJ00DK70-3005
General information
Enrollment
06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023
Timing
01.02.2024 - 31.05.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Sports and Rehabilitation
Campus
Savonlinna Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Podiatry
- Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
- Laura Saar
- Marjo Heikkilä
Groups
-
JTSA22SMPodiatry, part-time studies
Objective
You know the organizations, goals and methods of occupational safety and occupational health care.
You can identify and assess stress factors at work and in working environments.
You can account for individual resources and effects of life phases on wellbeing at work.
You can choose, justify and use evidence-based physiotherapy methods to support and promote occupational wellbeing.
Content
What do occupational safety and health involve and how are they promoted?
What is occupational safety and how do you assess the factors related to it?
What is the role of physiotherapy in occupational health care?
How do you measure physical, mental and social load factors of work?
How do you evaluate workers’ resources and apply physiotherapy methods to empower workers?
What are the basics of ergonomic surveys?
How do you assess workload and affect related factors?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Clinical practice I, 5 ECTS credits