Ergonomic Risk Assessment
Prioritize workplace improvements with objective data
Understanding the risks
Identifying hazards and evaluating risk
An Ergonomic Risk Assessment is a systematic analysis of the MSD hazards that are identified in a job/task and determines the level of injury risk associated with a worker developing a musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs).
Understanding the risks present in a job perfectly aligns with health and safety legislation. All organizations have a responsibility to identify hazards and address areas of concern as part of ongoing safety initiatives – and ergonomic hazards are no different! An ergonomic assessment fulfills all these requirements: identifies hazards, assesses risk, and also provides prioritized recommendations for an organization’s next steps in preventing injuries.
Why it's important
Prioritizing opportunities for ergonomic improvement
Ergonomic Risk Assessments can be used both reactively (post-injury) or proactively (pre-injury) and are an essential component of a comprehensive MSD prevention program. By assessing risk, you can prioritize areas that require ergonomic intervention, ensuring that resources are being well-spent, and you see a quick return on your investment.
Our Process
Collecting comprehensive data to evaluate injury potential
- Conduct in-depth interviews with employees and supervisors/managers
- Observe and photograph/video the job/task during regular operation
- Gather quantitative data on forces, weights, and frequencies of strength tasks
- Quantify time spent in various postures and performing mobility, reaching, and gripping demands
- Compare hazards to ergonomic standards and guidelines (e.g. NIOSH manual material handling equation, Liberty Mutual Tables, Strain Index, Arm Force Field, RULA)
- Develop engineering, administrative and work method controls to address high and moderate risk hazards
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