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Ergonomics removes barriers to quality, productivity, efficiency and safe
human performance by fitting products, tasks and environments
to people.
Whether it's a construction site,
factory floor, or office workstation, ergonomics requires vision,
flexibility and dexterity. To see if you have the flexibility
to qualify as a potential ergonomist, repeat the following phrase
twice, "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers". If you're
like most people, you now have a sprained tongue. Take it as
a sign that you should hire professionals, like us.
WorkSMART® offers ergonomic
assessments and consults for both the industrial and office
environment
Industrial
Ergonomics
Utilizing a variety of the latest ergonomic methods, our goal
is to find the most cost effective solutions for your business
by:
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Conducting ergonomic hazard
identification and risk assessments |
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Designing new industrial work
stations, tools, equipment or systems |
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Designing ergonomic/human factor
checklists for purchasing departments |
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Re-designing existing industrial
work stations, tools, equipment or systems |
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Evaluating potential furnishings,
tools, and equipment purchases |
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Assessing human factors from
a cognitive as well as physical perspective |
Office Ergonomics
WorkSMART® offers the following office ergonomics services:
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Delivery Options
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Recommended for
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Individual Assessments
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Proactive Assessment
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New office equipment or workstation (s) are being
introduced
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Minor complaints of discomfort or injury have arisen but
not affecting work (no medical treatment or injury claim
filed)
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Management wants to implement a proactive approach to the
prevention of injuries
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Reactive Assessment
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Specific complaints of discomfort that are affecting work
or off work activities
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Specific complaints related to current or past diagnosed
injury have arisen
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Preparing an employee for return to work from a lost time
injury or illness
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Training
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Employee Ergo Education
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Proactive approach to educating employees on the basics of
office ergonomics, giving them the tools they need to
optimize their office and home office environments.
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Employee Ergo Education and Cursory Assessments
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Best when there are a large number of employee workstations
to be assessed as it eliminates the need for repeating the
same educational information to each individual employee.
Cost benefit occurs to groups larger than 20, otherwise,
individual proactive assessments may be cheaper.
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Office Ergonomics Workshop
(1 day certification course)
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Training of key personnel in the processes of how to
establish and maintain an in-house office ergonomics program
that will optimize worker efficiency while minimizing
musculoskeletal and psychosocial risk factors.
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This course can be offered in-house or as an open-call
course whereby other companies can send representatives.
Please check our website for workshop dates in your area (www.worksmart.ca).
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Consulting
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Facility, Design and Process Consulting
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Services include
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needs assessment based on current furnishings
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review of in-house injury reporting and return-to-work
procedures
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office layout and facilities review/design
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blueprint review
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review of vendors and establishment of purchasing
guidelines
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