Ergonomic Testing

An ergonomic assessment ensures that your workplace is ergonomically designed to minimize the risk of injury and maximize productivity. Every employer has legal responsibilities to ensure the health and safety of employees and other people affected by their business' activities.

Effective health and safety practices improve staff productivity and ensure workers feel safe and comfortable in their work environment. Not only will this lead to greater workplace satisfaction, however also minimizes the risk of injury or disability to workers, which can be extremely costly for both employer and employee!
Injuries can be sudden, such as slips, trips and falls or they can occur over a longer period of time as a result of an inadequate workstations and poorly placed work equipment.

Injuries from poorly designed workplaces not only cost employers, but also leave your workers with physical pain, disablement, additional health costs and even psycholigical problems.

 

For this reason every business should carry out a workplace risk assessment to check that the necessary precautions are in place. A workplace risk assessment will help identify the risks that could potentially employees harm

Risk assessments will be conducted by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist who will provide a report including information on: 
• Posture
• Physical and muscular work demands
• Equipment and workplace design
• Environmental factors (lighting, noise and temperature
• Keyboard use
• Evaluate the identified risk and decide whether existing precautions are adequate or whether more needs to be done
• Education on safer more efficient ways of practicing in the workplace
• Devise a medication plan to minimize risks
• Recommended exercises if necessary

For more information on ergonomic assessment please call us on 03 9663 9299 or click the link below!