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Ergonomics Training for Organisations

The Latvian Ergonomics Society provides practical, evidence-based training for companies, public authorities, municipalities and other organisations. Training content is tailored to the organisation’s sector, work processes, working environment and employee needs.

Ergonomic and Safe Working Techniques in Everyday Work

Practical training in safe and health-conscious working techniques that help reduce physical overload, fatigue and the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

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Office, Remote Work and Digital Device Ergonomics

Training in ergonomic workstation design and healthy work habits in offices, home workplaces and other environments where computers and digital devices are used.

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Ergonomic Risk Assessment and Preventive Solutions

Training that provides practical knowledge for identifying and assessing ergonomic risks and selecting priority preventive measures in different working environments.

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Cognitive Ergonomics and Psychosocial Risks

Training that explains how workload, information overload, interruptions, stress and insufficient recovery affect attention, decision-making, health and work performance.

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Ergonomics and Artificial Intelligence in the Modern Workplace

Training in human–AI interaction, the opportunities and risks created by artificial intelligence, and the human-centred implementation of technology in work processes.

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Organisational Ergonomics: Productivity, Work Processes and Human-Centred Leadership

Training in the interaction between people, technologies, work processes and organisational structures when creating healthy, productive and sustainable work systems.

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Training programmes

Choose the right topic for your organisation

Each programme can be tailored to a specific sector, working environment and level of participant experience.

01 Ergonomic and Safe Working Techniques in Everyday Work

Practical training in safe and health-conscious working techniques that help reduce physical overload, fatigue and the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Who is it for?

Employees, supervisors, occupational health and safety specialists, and other workers whose jobs involve physical exertion, repetitive movements, manual handling or prolonged constrained postures.

Participant outcomes

  • ability to recognise unhealthy working techniques;
  • practical guidance for improving posture and movement;
  • safer lifting and manual-handling techniques;
  • understanding of the importance of microbreaks and recovery;
  • individual and organisational solutions for reducing physical overload.

Delivery and duration

On-site training in the organisation’s working environment, combining theory with practical exercises. Recommended duration: 2–4 hours.

02 Office, Remote Work and Digital Device Ergonomics

Training in ergonomic workstation design and healthy work habits in offices, home workplaces and other environments where computers and digital devices are used.

Who is it for?

Office and remote workers, managers, human resources and occupational health and safety specialists, and employees who work extensively with computers.

Participant outcomes

  • ability to adjust the chair, desk, monitor and other equipment correctly;
  • understanding of the effects of lighting and the working environment;
  • prevention of eye, neck, back and upper-limb overload;
  • practical guidance on microbreaks and changing working posture;
  • ergonomic solutions for home and hybrid working environments.

Delivery and duration

On-site or remotely, including workstation examples and practical self-assessment activities. Recommended duration: 2–3 hours.

03 Ergonomic Risk Assessment and Preventive Solutions

Training that provides practical knowledge for identifying and assessing ergonomic risks and selecting priority preventive measures in different working environments.

Who is it for?

Occupational health and safety specialists, supervisors, process managers, human resources specialists, quality managers and employees responsible for the working environment.

Participant outcomes

  • understanding of key physical, cognitive and organisational ergonomics risks;
  • ability to analyse workstations and work processes systematically;
  • practical application of ergonomic risk-assessment methods;
  • ability to identify and prioritise improvements;
  • a foundation for developing an organisational ergonomics action plan.

Delivery and duration

On-site or in a blended format. Theoretical training may be combined with a practical workplace assessment. Recommended duration: 4–8 hours.

04 Cognitive Ergonomics and Psychosocial Risks: Fatigue, Stress and Burnout Prevention

Training that explains how workload, information overload, interruptions, stress and insufficient recovery affect attention, decision-making, health and work performance.

Who is it for?

Managers, human resources and occupational health and safety specialists, knowledge workers, office employees and teams exposed to high mental or emotional demands.

Participant outcomes

  • understanding of the signs of cognitive overload and fatigue;
  • ability to identify key psychosocial risks;
  • practical techniques for maintaining attention and work ability;
  • guidance for improving work and recovery patterns;
  • organisational solutions for reducing stress and burnout risks and supporting workplace well-being.

Delivery and duration

On-site or remotely, using practical examples, case analysis and discussion. Recommended duration: 3–4 hours.

05 Ergonomics and Artificial Intelligence in the Modern Workplace

Training in human–AI interaction, the opportunities and risks created by artificial intelligence, and the human-centred implementation of technology in work processes.

Who is it for?

Organisational and team leaders, human resources and occupational health and safety specialists, digital transformation and process-improvement professionals, and employees who use AI tools.

Participant outcomes

  • understanding of how AI changes work content and the human role;
  • ability to recognise cognitive overload, automation bias and decision-making risks;
  • principles for responsible and human-centred use of AI;
  • guidance for redesigning work tasks and processes;
  • ideas for using AI to improve productivity and work quality while maintaining meaningful human oversight.

Delivery and duration

On-site or remotely as a lecture and practical workshop. Recommended duration: 3–6 hours.

06 Organisational Ergonomics: Productivity, Work Processes and Human-Centred Leadership

Training in the interaction between people, technologies, work processes and organisational structures when creating healthy, productive and sustainable work systems.

Who is it for?

Senior and middle managers, process and quality managers, human resources specialists, occupational health and safety specialists, and organisational-development professionals.

Participant outcomes

  • understanding of organisational ergonomics principles;
  • ability to identify human-factor and process-efficiency problems;
  • improved alignment of people, technologies and work tasks;
  • solutions for reducing errors, unnecessary workload and inefficient activities;
  • practical ideas for improving productivity, work quality and workplace well-being.

Delivery and duration

On-site or in a blended format as a lecture and practical workshop using examples from the organisation’s own work processes. Recommended duration: 4–6 hours.

A tailored solution

Tailored Ergonomics Training for Your Organisation

The training programme can be adapted to your organisation’s sector, working environment, employee groups and current challenges. Before the training, we clarify your needs, target audience and expected outcomes to develop a programme with direct practical value.

Training can be delivered on-site, remotely or in a blended format.

Tell us about your organisation’s needs, and we will prepare a suitable training programme and proposal.

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