For an office setting, ergonomic guidelines pertain to computer workstations containing chairs, desks, computer set-up, telephone, printer, scanner and take into consideration employees’ work habits.
A full office ergonomic assessment is required when an employee experiences discomfort, returns to work after an injury and when the employees are unable to resolve their computer workstation problems, affecting their ability to perform the required computer-based tasks.
An office ergonomic assessment will take approximately 60 minutes and will include a review of the employee’s job tasks, symptoms/concerns with respect to the computer workstation; an observation of the employee while performing the job tasks; education on computer workstation set-up; workstation measurements and recommendation(s) and/or adjustment(s) if required.
A mini office ergonomic assessment is requested to ensure the employees’ computer workstations are properly set up. This is considered group assessments, requiring at least 4 employees to be assessed.
A mini office ergonomic assessment will take 20 to 30 minutes and will include education on computer workstation set-up and recommendation(s) and/or adjustment(s) if required.
A virtual office ergonomic assessment can be requested if an employee is working from home or travelling to the employee’s workstation is considered a barrier due to travel costs. A virtual office ergonomic assessment will be conducted via phone or video conferencing.
An industrial ergonomics in a manufacturing industry focuses on employees’ day-to-day tasks including repetitive actions, awkward postures, high force, exposure to vibration in order to implement ergonomics best practices to eliminate the risk of injury to employees.
We can help your company in designing effective ergonomic program to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Work-related musculoskeletal injuries is one of the most prevalent and costly disorders in the workplaces.
Have you decided to modify the workstation or create a new workstation; or purchase new equipment? We can help you to set up the workstation properly considering ergonomic principles. This will reduce/eliminate the employee’s exposure to work hazards and will increase the productivity.
If you are thinking to purchase a new equipment, we can assist you with this task to ensure that the new product meets the employee’s needs while increasing efficiency, productivity and reducing/eliminating discomfort.
A Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) is an objective measurement of the essential and non-essential physical demands associated with a specific position or a job. A PDA identifies the physical tasks such as lifting/lowering, carrying, pushing, pulling, sitting, standing, walking and the frequency, duration, distance and force/load associated with the tasks.
A PDA can be used for insurance providers, employers, treating healthcare practitioners and is part of programs/services such as Return to Work Programs, Functional Abilities Evaluations, Ergonomic Assessments and Post Offer Employment Tests.
Job coaching allows the Job Coach to observe how an employee is interacting with the workplace in order to provide instruction on how to implement proper body mechanics while performing the required tasks to eliminate/reduce strain on different body parts – injured/uninjured area(s).
Employees/workers should be encouraged to be aware of proper body mechanics, importance of regular exercises and need for postural changes during the workday. Overexertion and repetitive motion injuries are the most common workplace injuries.
The Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are the leading cause of disability across industries. The ultimate goal of practicing ergonomics in the workplace is to reduce the risk of MSDs. We train each employee/worker in a job where a work-related musculoskeletal disorder may be occurred, ensuring each employee recognize workplace risk factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders and the ways to reduce exposure to those risk factors, providing opportunity to practice and demonstrate safe work methods which apply to the job.
Getting your employees back to work can retain your experienced workers, allow them to be more productive and can create better employee relations (the employer cares about the workers).
We can help the employer in reviewing an injured/ill worker’s job demands, medical condition and functional abilities to determine whether the assigned tasks are suitable for the injured/ill worker.
