Ergonomic & Occupational Health Physiotherapy

Definitions of work environment; appraisal of vocation; adaptations of machines and general conditions; normal/apparently healthy individual; psychologically/ mentally handicapped individual. Human characteristics and work task. Open and closed systems. Accidents and safety in industry, the home and transportation, existing legislation; causes of accidents and prevention, heat stress and heat stroke. Assessment of physical, psychosocial and chemical abuses in industries.