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Basic ergonomics: • Historical overview • Basic terminology • Basics of
legislative provision (Slovenian and international) for performing workplace
health promotion Sedentarism in different age groups (adolescents, adults and
elderly): • Sitting as a part of educational processes • Problematics of sitting
workplace • Assessing sedentary behavior in different age groups • Interventions
for reducing sedentary behavior in different age groups Problematics of
workplace sitting and standing: • Biomechanics related to sitting and standing
• Musculoskeletal overuse and risk for various pain syndromes • Impact on
metabolism, cardiovascular functions psychological effects • Additional
workloads: repetitive movements, static work, vibrations Workplace physical
activity: • Workplace health promotion (motivating, informing, educational
workshops, etc.) • Physical activity during work • Physical activity during
worktime breaks (active breaks) • Applications of interventions in workplace
environment • Importance of free-time physical activity Assessing and
evaluating sedentary behavior: • Objective methods • Subjective methods
• Workplace analysis, optimization and planning methods Environmental aspects
and workplace: • Heat and workplace (termoregulation, thermal factors,
universal heat indexes, protection from heat stress) • Lightning and workplace
(physical attributes of light, physiology of visual sensations, visual system
stressors) • Noise and workplace (physical attributes of sound and noise,
physiology of auditory sensations, noise and work performance)