ERGONOMIC RISK ASSESSMENT

Ergonomics is fundamental for competitiveness, quality and injury prevention in the workplace.

Practical and easy to implement ergonomic solutions to real problems using low-cost, no-cost interventions. This efficient approach to problem solving has proven effective in reducing workplace injuries and their associated costs in industrial and office environments and improving productivity, profitability and the work environment.

Ergonomic surveys are conducted in order to identify key opportunities for improvement, often leading to specific interventions, with significant real improvements in working conditions, be it in an office, a factory, a building site or any other place of employment.

Managers experience positive, measurable changes in absenteeism, accidents, productivity and significant cost savings by implementing ergonomic interventions:

• Decrease lost working days
• Decrease injury risk
• Decrease mistakes/rejects
• Increase efficiency
• Increase productivity
• Improved quality
• Improved moral

Examples of Ergonomic risk assessments:

• Work site audits for job recommendations
• Computer workstation evaluations and recommendations
• Manual material handling injury risk assessments
• Hand and wrist injury risk assessments
• Rapid Upper Limb injury risk assessment

Ergonomic Audits

A starting point for ergonomic intervention or evaluation can best be determined through an audit of your current processes. This typically includes a review of your injury statistics, areas of concern, and then a walk through audit to obtain a high level understanding of your company/plant or departments current status. From here we can assist you in developing a plan to build on your current programs and initiatives.

Ergonomic Risk identification and Assessment survey

Our detailed ergonomic assessments are completed in high risk areas identified in the ergonomic audit. Assessments include an objective evaluation of workstation/equipment concerns with respect to recognized ergonomic guidelines, identification of risk factors present in the tasks required within the workstation and recommendations on workstation/task organization, procedures or equipment. As a result, this ergonomic assessment provides a detailed evaluation of the high risk areas as well as potential short and long term recommendations and solutions that could be implemented to address the risks. This can provide the framework for intervention strategies that compliment Health and Safety Legislative Requirements.

Training Sessions and Workshops

Our training sessions vary in duration from Lunch and Learn sessions (45 – 60 min) up to whole-day sessions. See Safety Training for further details.