Requests for ergonomic risk assessment are made for many reasons.

There may be concern regarding

• the health of the workforce
• poor productivity
• compliance with health and safety regulations
• or a desire to follow best practice by preventing injuries before they occur.

Our consultants have provided ergonomic assessment on many levels to companies in a variety of settings.

Some clients wish to empower their staff to manage their own musculoskeletal well being – this is usually done through education and training and by setting up a system that will allow this sort of participative approach to work.

Other employers need ongoing help with identifying ergonomic risk and then managing it.

Yet others need an initial assessment to identify risk and make recommendations and then take over the implementation of the programme themselves.

We use a number of ergonomic assessment tools and media to measure and observe ergonomic risk. They will depend on what our assessment aims are. Ergonomic risk assessment by its very nature needs to be tailored to the setting and circumstances. We are happy to discuss your requirements and if necessary make a visit to your workplace to put together a proposal for how we think you should tackle the issues you have.

We are often asked:

• Am I exposing my staff to unacceptable physical and musculoskeletal risk?
• Do my staff suffer from more back pain than normal ?
• Am I doing enough to comply with the regulations regarding lifting and the use of computers for work?

We use a variety of criteria and methods to assess whether there are ergonomic risk factors present in a workplace and whether the prevalence of msds is unusual amongst the staff. Our thorough knowledge of the UK health and safety regulations relating to physical risk at work allows us to provide a report with solutions that are useful and relevant.