Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Schepens Bénédicte;
Language
French
Main themes
Principal themes required to achieve the course goals :
- relationships between human physiological capacity, morphological factors and work load;
- relationships between work load and pathologies, in terms of risk factors as well as pathology;
- methods of risk management in the factory;
- the role of movement in preventing stress and work-related injuries;
- the role of the physiotherapist in working environnement ;
- the legal frame to protect workers in Belgium and EU.
Examples from real situations will be used.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | The student will study the relationship between Man and his working conditions. Specific topics include risk management (e.g. identification, adaptation, prevention of health risks), physiological and morphological factors involved in the health of humans in the workspace. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- Wellbeing at work (definition, legislation)
- The physical load of work - Mental effects of work
- Control & signal devices
- Physical environments of work
- Musculo-skeletal disorders prevention
- Anthropometry and Working adaptations
- Methods of evaluation and prevention of health risks at work
- The physical load of work - Mental effects of work
- Control & signal devices
- Physical environments of work
- Musculo-skeletal disorders prevention
- Anthropometry and Working adaptations
- Methods of evaluation and prevention of health risks at work
Teaching methods
Lecture
Evaluation methods
Written exam: multiple choice test
Other information
Pre-requisite: no prerequisite
Supervision: teacher
Supervision: teacher
Online resources
cf. Moodle
Bibliography
cf. Moodle
Teaching materials
- LKINE1004-Notes de cours
Faculty or entity
FSM
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
