Course overview

Over a decade working with RSI sufferers has allowed us to design the most thorough RSI awareness training available. The course provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of RSI and its prevention and treatment. The material has been designed to equip your staff with the knowledge and tools they need to avoid RSI and upper Limb disorders, empowering them to safeguard their physical health in the workplace.

The session is split into three segments.

 Awareness

• The facts about RSI and its long-term effects, with demonstrations.

• Students are provided with a practical understanding of the Anatomical and  Physiological causes of RSI.

• Students learn to understand the impact of RSI on their own lives.

 

Prevention

•  Students learn to assess their own physical health and the all-important early warning signs of RSI.

• Students learn simple exercises to maintain good soft tissue health and learn the importance of posture and flexibility.

•  A primary line of defence RSI first Aid routine is taught.

• The full range of workstation RSI prevention equipment is demonstrated and assessed.

• Treatment

• Students are given information on the variety and effectiveness of treatments currently available.

• Students practice a self-treatment for use outside work for periods when physical stress is unavoidable. 

  Teaching techniques

  The course avoids the pitfalls of lengthy, theoretical lecture training. The material is easily understood and jargon free. A variety of teaching techniques, (demonstrations, hands on exercises, self assessment, pair work and group work), keep students engaged and focussed. Trainees are given exercises to make them examine their own working practises in order to be able to make decisions about changes that need to be made.

   

  Duration

  Formulated to take place in the work environment with groups of up to ten trainees per session, the 3.5 hour course fits easily into the working day.

Why should businesses worry about RSI?