Our team has vast experience working across a wide range of industries, designing and implementing Task Specific Ergonomic Assessments that deliver measurable results across employee health, wellbeing, safety and productivity. 

Your Task Specific Ergonomic Assessment for your Sydney based workplace will be designed to meet the unique demands of your workplace, enhance employee techniques and reduce the occurrence of injuries in your workplace – including neck, back, shoulder, hips, wrist, elbow and lower limb injuries. 

 

What Does a Task Specific Ergonomic Assessment Include?

Our ergonomic assessment on identifying and mitigating the high-risk activities that are part of the tasks your workers are responsible for in your workplace. Assessments includes:

Posture Evaluation:

Ensuring that employees are matched correctly to the tasks they are responsible for and maintain the required strength and flexibility to deliver on their responsibilities.

Technique Analysis:

Reviewing and adjusting the current methods used by your Sydney workers when performing their tasks.

Workspace Configuration:

Evaluating and adjusting the physical layout of your workers work area.

Through this detailed process, we identify hazards, put strategies in place to minimise risks by implementing effective controls, and set your workers up for success to have a safe, healthy and productive work environment. 

Identifying The Different Workplace Ergonomic Hazards

Ergonomic hazards in the workplace refer to any physical factors that may lead to injury and musculoskeletal disorders, including:

Repetitive Movements:

Tasks such as continuous lifting from lower heights or prolonged periods of repetitive movement can cause injuries to the entire body including shoulder, back, wrists, and elbows.

Prolonged Sitting or Standing:

Remaining in the same position for long periods of time can lead to lower back and leg discomfort or injuries.

Inadequate Lighting:

Insufficient lighting can cause employees to experience eye strain and headaches, which can negatively impact productivity and increase the likelihood of injuries and errors.

Improperly Configured Workstations:

Workstations that are not correctly configured for an individual's body type or job requirements can lead to unnecessary strain, particularly on the neck, shoulders, and upper limbs often resulting in preventable injuries.

Employ Health’s ergonomic assessments will assist your workplace to move closer towards creating a healthier, safer and more productive work environment for your staff.

Task Specific Ergonomic assessment

Customised Ergonomic Training and Assessments

Employ Health designs and implements Task Specific Ergonomic Assessments for Sydney workplaces across: 

Office Environments: 

Identifying and correcting common postural errors to prevent workplace injuries.

Manual Handling Tasks: 

Evaluating and improving manual handling techniques to reduce the risk of injury and design safer workplace practices.

The Benefits of Investing in Workplace Ergonomics

Workplace ergonomics is an investment in setting your workers, the work they do and the workplace they do it within, up for success to support your overall business objectives.  Investing in ergonomic improvements signals to your staff that their health and comfort are valued. This investment can lead to:

    • Reduced fatigue and Increased productivity within your workplace.
    • Improved presenteeism and reduced absenteeism due to injury and discomfort in the workplace
    • Increased productivity of the workforce.
    • Improved overall health and wellbeing of your workers including a decrease in stress levels.

Why Select Employ Health for Your Sydney Workplace?

With over ten years experience working with some of Australia and New Zealand’s largest brands, Employ Health is recognised as one of Australia’s leading workplace health and risk management providers. Our commitment to gaining a detailed understanding of our clients business objectives has resulted in program design and delivery that achieves measurable results. 

Our belief is that ‘health trumps everything’.

Additional Ergonomic Assessment Services

Employ Health provides a wide variety of workplace health solutions from onsite physiotherapy to manual handling training. Some of the other Ergonomic Assessment Services provided include :

Workstation Ergonomic Assessments:

Customising workstations to fit the individual’s body size and type, thereby minimising injury risks.

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Vehicle Ergonomic Assessments:

Adjusting the vehicle setup to the driver’s physical dimensions to ensure comfort and reduce the risk of injury.

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Partner with Employ Health to set your Sydney based team up for success with your Task Specific Ergonomic Assessments. 

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