Consulting Services

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Ergonomics Program Development

Assists your company in developing an overall program to address ergonomics issues including training, hazard identification, assessment and control, development of key performance indicators, program management, and linkages with other existing health, safety and wellness programs.

Ergonomics Assessments

Ergonomics assessments identify risk factors associated with the job demands and provide a range of control measures to reduce or eliminate exposure of the individuals performing these jobs, to the identified factors.
Assessments can be performed in a variety of settings including:
Office
Industrial
Laboratory
Libraries
Financial

Schools
Etc.

Physical Demands Analyses

Physical demands analyses identify the essential demands of job duties and are useful in matching the physical capabilities of employees via functional capacities assessments (not provided) to the physical demands of the job.
PDA's do not include recommendations to reduce demands per the ergonomics assessment.
Training

A variety of training programs are available and can be customized to the needs of your organization. Training may take the format of "lunch & learn" sessions or more formal 1.5 to 3 hr sessions.

Training packages can include any of the following components:
Back Education (special considerations for materials handlers and for drivers can be provided)

Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD)/Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Risk Factors and Control Measures

Office Ergonomics

Industrial Ergonomics

Train-the-Trainer Train-the-trainer packages are available to provide employees of the organizations with skills to perform basic office and/or industrial assessments. Training is 1 to 3 days in length.
Dynamic Break Program The dynamic break program is geared toward individuals that perform static work in which there is little movement of the body. Typically this group includes those performing office type work, light industrial work and laboratory work in a sitting posture. These jobs are highly repetitive for the hands and fingers, but involve little movement of the trunk and lower limbs. While the effectiveness of stretching programs is controversial, the dynamic break program encourages whole body motion to increase circulation so that nutrients important in tissue repair can be taken more readily to the muscles and other tissues of the body.

   
 

Margo Fraser, M.Sc., RK, CCPE
Ergonomics Consulting Services
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
info@ergooptimize.com

Last Updated: Janurary 4, 2004

copyright 2004, Margo Fraser, Ergonomics Consulting Services