Ergonomic Assessment
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Ergonomic Assessments
Our team of highly skilled consultants can undertake detailed ergonomic assessments to ensure your environment is a safe and healthy workplace.
Ergonomic Assessments can be conducted remotely or on-site. Ask us about our virtual assessments and how our team can support you whilst sitting at your desk.
Digital advancements in our working practices have created a fantastic opportunity for our team to be more immediately available via audio-visual technologies. This availability supports you and your team taking positive steps toward best practice working arrangements sooner rather than later.
Approximately 6.9 million Australians suffer from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and take time off work to attend appointments and recover.
What is Involved?
Ergonomics requires an understanding of the work environment to design and arrange a set-up optimal for human use. This includes safe work in both white and blue-collar environments.
Our ergonomic assessments ensure an appropriate interaction between employees and their workspace. This involves assessing seating arrangements as well as daily behaviours such as how often they stand, the equipment they use (computers, accessories, keyboards and machinery), and their posture throughout the workplace.
Our team applies principles from numerous disciplines such as physiology, biomechanics, anthropometrics, psychology, and industrial design.
Benefits of Ergonomic Assessments
Ergonomic assessments help to identify risks and offer solutions to mitigate workplace injuries.
The benefits of an ergonomic assessment can include:
- Reducing absenteeism.
- Improvement in productivity.
- Improvement in quality of work.
- Improvement in workplace safety.
- Improvement in workplace engagement.
These assessments optimise employee wellbeing and overall system performance, providing benefits to both the worker and employer. By providing these assessments, you are able to meet with your duty of care to employees by ensuring that work areas are safe and the risk of injury is minimised.
Risks of Bad Ergonomics
Ignoring the risks associated with bad ergonomic practices can have a serious impact on your employee’s health and affect the performance of your workplace and its culture.
This may include:
- Neck, back, shoulder and arm pain.
- Headaches and fatigue.
- Repetitive injury strain and carpal tunnel.
- Postural muscle aches and pains.
- Decrease in morale and productivity.
Types of Assessments
All of our Ergonomic Assessments include the following:
- Assessment conducted by Experienced Allied Health Professionals.
- Correct Setup Established.
- Education on Symptoms, Rest Breaks & Stretches.
- Equipment Recommendations with Links.
- Educational Handout.
| Type of Assessment | Includes |
|---|---|
| Express Ergonomic Assessment | Basic workstation review and adjustment for an employee. Short report included. Assessment duration up to 15 minutes. |
| Standard Ergonomic Assessment | Workstation review and adjustment for an employee with minor symptomatic presentations. Standard report included. Assessment duration up to 30 minutes. |
| Comprehensive Ergonomic Assessment | Workstation review and adjustment for an employee with a known medical condition. Comprehensive report included. Assessment duration up to 60 minutes. Communication with Medical Practitioners provided. |
| Bulk Assessments | Basic workstation review and adjustment for a group of employees. Short report and office flyers included. |
| Ergonomic Assessment - Remote | Workstation review and adjustment for an employee with minor symptomatic presentations, conducted remotely. Standard report included. |
| Ergonomic Assessment - Home Workstation | Workstation review and adjustment for an employee working from home. Standard report and photographic materials included. |
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