Onsite Training Services
Injury Prevention - Ergonomic Training
Our interactive workshops answer the “WHY” when educating employees on injury prevention concepts covering poor posture habits and how they influence cumulative trauma, appropriate micro breaking for their tasks and body mechanics.
Our workshops are customized for your specific industry and the needs of your company and are appropriate for any workforce environment.
Your employees will take away tools to prevent muscle fatigue and stress related to their work tasks and habits. The 50-minute workshops may require a site visit for enhanced customization (included), to assess physical and postural demands; handout material is included. Popular workshops are Safe Lifting and Office Worker Survival.
The cost for these services are billed at a project rate plus expenses.
Worker Stretch Program
Designing a recovery stretch routine should be specific to the job tasks and appropriate for the workforce age and work demands. We implement a customizable model for recovery stretch programs that has a proven track record for efficiency and effectiveness. Implementation of a program should not be a ‘one size fits all’.
The process includes collecting injury historical data, site visit (if local), discomfort survey, prior to development of your program. Implementation includes 30-40 minute leader training workshop(s) and 60 minute employee kick-off training workshop(s) with interactive participation and material for individuals and posting.
Once training is complete, it’s important to establish routine use as Impact Ergonomics will provide follow up support. Employee group stretch programs benefit all industries but can be especially beneficial for job tasks that have combinations of OSHA identified risk factors.
Evaluation Services
Post Offer Testing
The goal of post offer testing is to recruit a workforce appropriate for the demands of the job that they can perform safely and dependably. Testing, to be effective and ADA compliant, needs to test essential job functions which are acquired through a job analysis based on the physical demands.
Please contact us for more information regarding this injury prevention service.
Ergonomic Risk Evaluation
Ergonomic mitigation often requires an ‘outside expert’ to facilitate change with in your workforce or perhaps you need an objective measurement to validate potential risk.
Our comprehensive ergonomic risk analysis (ERA) provides you with objective data to show level of risk based related to work tasks. Using data collected through survey, observation and injury data, the tasks are analyzed using assessment tools and provide a basis for potential solutions such as redesign, worker habit training, or administrative abatements.
A full report is provided with findings and potential solutions to reduce or prevent MSD injuries. Work tasks commonly assessed are manual material handling (lift, push, pull), repetitive hand intensive tasks, and healthcare services. Impact Ergonomics performs all phases of this process which requires acquiring the preliminary information and site observation/video taping to be utilized for analysis purposes.
Office Ergonomic Evaluations
There is no substitute for having a professional come onsite and engage with your staff, assessing work habits and providing individual advice. Our evaluations look beyond ergonomics and include employee posture correction, how to properly set up your chair and workstation to reduce stress and strain, and worker habit training.
Site evaluations are charged per evaluation and up to 1-hour is allotted which include a report outlining the ergonomic adjustments implemented, worker training provided and if needed, office equipment recommendations. The reports are provided to a designated person of your organization.
Office evaluations are appropriate for individuals that are having discomfort at their workstation or have returned to work following an injury.
Ergonomic Screening (Office or Industrial)
Prevention is the best medicine and often times just understanding how to best adjust your chair or making a few adjustments are needed to prevent any issues emerge. Office workers who are low risk or new hires are good candidates for our concise yet economical ergonomic screen. Office screens are ideal to use with group training workshops and are provided for groups of three individuals or more.
Each employee is individually screened at their workstation and given appropriate chair and workstation adjustments, provided with office specific micro-break stretches and a checklist for self-assessment.
Impact Ergonomics also provides onsite consultations for industrial ergonomic screens to identify quick fixes. This service does not include a formal analysis report (see our ergonomic risk assessment) and is a collaboration with your existing safety or ergonomic team. Although consultations are less formal than the ERA, they can used to support your case for abatements.
Onsite Prevention Services
MSD Prevention and Early Intervention Program
Do you have a proactive approach to preventing minor discomfort from progressing to injury that can lead to work related costs? Are your employees equipped with the knowledge to understand how their habits and postures contribute to injury?
Our programs focus on ergonomics, body mechanics, posture training, recovery tools and overall wellness while providing you with in-house expertise for early intervention. Impact Ergonomics utilizes a system for MSD prevention that is successfully implemented across North America. Our program collaborates with your organizations safety and wellness efforts.
Request our informational packet that describes the complete program.
Virtual Office Evaluations
Individual Assessments
Computer workstations should be comfortable whether you are working from home or in a workplace setting. Remote workers can schedule a virtual assessment that provides live assistance by our ergonomic evaluator. Your posture, workstation set up and habit are evaluated as we offer you quick fixes to make you more comfortable.
Virtual assessments include a checklist that provides you with the suggested actions, office micro-break handout and equipment recommendations if applicable. Each virtual typically takes 20 minutes to complete in the half hour allotment and uses ZOOM video-conferencing. It is recommended for those with low- to moderate risk or in hard-to-reach locations.
Contact us to get detailed information, or schedule your virtual assessment today.
Team Assessments
Does your entire team work remote? We will work with your organization to provide remote consults for groups greater than three.