Ergonomics Consulting

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Ergonomics removes barriers to quality, productivity, efficiency and safe human performance by fitting products, tasks and environments to people.

Whether it's a construction site, factory floor, or office workstation, ergonomics requires vision, flexibility and dexterity. To see if you have the flexibility to qualify as a potential ergonomist, repeat the following phrase twice, "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers". If you're like most people, you now have a sprained tongue. Take it as a sign that you should hire professionals, like us.

WorkSMART® offers ergonomic assessments and consults for both the industrial and office environment.

Industrial Ergonomics

Utilizing a variety of the latest ergonomic methods, our goal is to find the most cost effective solutions for your business by:

Conducting ergonomic hazard identification and risk assessments
Designing new industrial work stations, tools, equipment or systems
Designing ergonomic/human factor checklists for purchasing departments
Re-designing existing industrial work stations, tools, equipment or systems
Evaluating potential furnishings, tools, and equipment purchases
Assessing human factors from a cognitive as well as physical perspective

Office Ergonomics

WorkSMART® offers the following office ergonomics services:

Service	Delivery Options	Recommended for
Individual Assessments	Proactive Assessment	Several assessments to be completed at once as part of a proactive approach to the prevention of injuries New office equipment or workstations are being introduced
Individual Assessments	Reactive Assessment	Specific complaints of discomfort or injury that are aggravated by, or are affecting work/ off work activities Specific complaints related to current or past diagnosed injury have arisen Preparing an employee for return to work from a lost time injury or illness
Training	Employee Ergo Education	Proactive approach to educating employees on the basics of office ergonomics, giving them the tools they need to optimize their office and home office environments.
	Employee Ergo Education and Cursory Assessments	Best when there are a large number of employee workstations to be assessed as it eliminates the need for repeating the same educational information to each individual employee. Cost benefit occurs to groups larger than 20, otherwise, individual proactive assessments may be cheaper.
	Office Ergonomics Workshop (1 day certification course)	Training of key personnel in the processes of how to establish and maintain an in-house office ergonomics program that will optimize worker efficiency while minimizing musculoskeletal and psychosocial risk factors. This course can be offered in-house or as an open-call course whereby other companies can send representatives. Please check the workshop page for dates in your area
Consulting	Facility, Design and Process Consulting	Services Include: Needs assessment based on current furnishings Review of in-house injury reporting and return-to-work procedures Office layout and facilities review/design Blueprint review Review of vendors and establishment of purchasing guidelines Telework or home office program development or audit