EAWS-Practitioner Refresher
For the classroom training, all teaching materials are provided to you in digital form. The examination is conducted online. Therefore, it is necessary that you bring your laptop to the training. If this is not possible, please contact us in advance (training@mtm.org).
Further course information
Contents
- Further developments in teaching and applying the EAWS method
- Sensitization for and avoidance of frequent application errors
- Additional training in the application of EAWS
- Identification and evaluation of ergonomic influencing factors related to manual activities
- Calculation rules for the creation of ergonomic risk analyses
- Interpretation of the results of ergonomic risk analyses, in particular ergonomic bottlenecks
- Application of sections 0 (extra scores) to 4 (loads of the upper limbs)
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the EAWS-Practitioner Refresher training the applicant must be in possession of the “Blue Card” (EAWS). In addition, the participant has to present, at the beginning of the training, mandatory analyses, created as specified by the MTM ASSOCIATION e. V.
The “Blue Card” (EAWS) may have expired no longer than 12 months. Otherwise, the Examination Board of MTM ASSOCIATION e. V. will decide in the given case on the conditions for participation, including necessary repetition of parts of the training, e. g. a renewed participation in the training for EAWS-Practitioner.
Learning Objectives
The participant
- knows about further developments in teaching and applying the EAWS method,
- knows about frequently occurring application errors and is intent on avoiding them, and
- has gained application experience with EAWS.
Qualification
The EAWS-Practitioner Refresher training ends with an online examination. As an exception, the Examination Board may order an additional oral exam. The candidate must pass this exam to have his “Blue Card” (EAWS) renewed for another three years.
Having passed the exam in the EAWS-Practitioner Refresher training a certificate will be issued and the “Blue Card” (EAWS) renewed. Should the participant have failed the exam, he will be informed by separate mail.
Hints
The EAWS-Practitioner Refresher training takes 24 hours.
The management of MTM ASSOCIATION e. V. may reduce the duration of trainings, depending on the number of participants:
- 1 – 2 participants 8 hours
- 3 – 5 participants 16 hours
- > 5 participants 24 hours
Teaching times:
1st day: 10 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.
2nd day: 8 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.
3rd day: 8 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Please bring your mandatory analyses and a laptop with you.
When you book a training (or someone else books for you) you will always receive a participant code. Please redeem this as soon as possible. 10 days before the start of the training and again 4 days before the start of the training you will receive a reminder email for the training. You will only receive these emails if you have redeemed your participant code beforehand.
7 days before the start of the training, access to the digital training documents will be activated for you. Go to the MY MTM area. In the training date tile, click on the START TRAINING button to access the digital documents. Please test the access before the start of the training.
Please ensure that your laptop meets the following system requirements:
- Windows: Microsoft Edge Chromium (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version); Internet Explorer is NOT supported!
- Mac: Safari (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
- Mobile: Safari in Apple iOS 10 and higher, Google Chrome in Apple iOS 10 and higher, Google Chrome in Android OS 4.4 or higher.
