Prevention Through Design

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This course will focus mainly on the critical role of ergonomics and human factors in the design of occupational tasks. Students will be able to design 30 models for safety retrofits such as machine guarding and personal protective equipment. Topics will include designing safe workplace environments, cost justifying design recommendations, engineering design optimization methods and the most current cutting-edge technology using work simulation, digital human models and virtual reality in the occupational design process.