Training Services

Dan with engineers in China

Dan customizes all training sessions to your own operations and unique needs. He reviews with you various options and approaches to define agendas best meet your objectives and requirements.

Dan places great emphasis on understanding your organizational culture and issues.  “Ergonomics” then is not presented as a “new program,” but seamlessly integrated into on-going activities.  The goal is to take advantage of the momentum of other workplace initiatives in your company and, in turn, contribute to those initiatives.

Training sessions are purposefully designed to be both informal as well as interactive, with an emphasis on group exercises and discussion of workplace issues.  All topics are presented in plain language and in Dan’s engaging and down-to-earth manner, including normally dry subjects such as biomechanics and anthropometry.

The training focuses on your issues in the workplace, more like a workshop than a lecture.  In addition to covering technical facts, Dan’s expert instruction teaches you how to identify your problems and how to resolve them.  It’s very common for problems to be resolved during the course of a training session.  On occasion, supervisors have left the training room to fetch work order forms during the class.

Sessions can be geared for:

• upper management
• ergonomics committee
• engineers
• supervisors
• employees
• train-the-trainer

In his 30 plus years of conducting training, Dan has planned and delivered approximately 100 regional and national conferences for major corporations, trade associations, and trade unions.  

On-site sessions usually involve two or three days for maximum benefit, but can be customized to meet your specific needs.

Typical agendas involve:

• background assessment to
  • become familiarized with your operations and culture
  • photograph work areas for use in the sessions
  • explore ways to integrate ergonomics into other company initiatives
• classroom sessions in the morning
• hands-on problem-solving in the afternoon
• summary written report of issues discussed and/or resolved