The Ergostyle Workplace Assessment service works to interpret the current function allocation of tasks and workload of a staff member in relation to their existing workstation environment. It is essentially a snap shot in time which can provide valuable insight as to the actual workload experienced by a staff member and their daily interaction with the environment, resources and tools provided to them.
Often, there is a perceived expectation that best practice principles are in place yet departure from the optimum is common place as human responses fluctuate to accommodate prevailing conditions.
Why do a Workstation / Workplace Assessment?
- Focus on your staff well being
- Lift workplace productivity
- Deliver on H&SiE Act compliance obligations
- Reduce risk, prevent injury
- Educate for safe work practices
- Encourage healthy habits & patterns
- Prescribe good choice productivity tools
- Promote employee value and buy-in
- Prove OSH, ACC & insurance compliance commitment
How long does it take?
- Compliance WoF …..20 minutes each
- Comprehensive Individual Assessment…..75 minutes
- Induction Training & Audit ….60 minutes
- Staff Training Seminar ….60 + minutes
- Easy Management Reports
- Written reports are optional for Management and Organisation records.
- The Ergostyle Report System provides key information in a concise format so management can with a minimum of workload, quickly….
- Interpret and understand each individual situation
- Prioritise and decide on appropriate attention
- Approve and action any recommendations as necessary.
Hazard Management:
Many opportunities exist for staff to deviate from safe work practices and expose themselves to risk of injury. Daily work patterns and repetitive habits are formed from previous experiences and can lay the foundations for a gradual process injury. More often than not the risks are oblivious to the staff member whose attention is on achieving the performance requirements of their job.
Staff can often harbour computer health safety issues such as hand and wrist pain leading to RSI, OOS and carpal tunnel. An important feature of the Workplace Assessment (WA) is that the attention is placed on the staff member and their immediate workstation. While they may be provided with a so called ergonomic chair and ergonomic workstation, the chances are….
- The end user has not been trained and so has limited ergonomics understanding
- The Accounts Dept. does not comprehend the equation…’Good Ergonomics = Good Economics’
- The Purchasing Dept. may rely on ‘well meaning’ furniture sales reps to provide non-compliant work place assets
- The WA can easily identify potential hazards and offer solutions to minimise risk. This is a one on one interview conducted in a empathetic manner.
- The course of the WA is mostly structured, however the questions posed can identify aspects of the job which have not been analysed to any depth yet impact on productivity. These insights can lead to better understanding of systems on offer solutions for improvement issues.
- Conducted as a verbal interview, baseline data is recorded and if a written report is required a concise written report is provided at extra cost
Who should use this service?
- Employers/Managers who suspect a staff member may be experiencing discomfort
- Employers/Managers considering the purchase of new office furniture or computer upgrade
- Employers / Managers planning to redesign or implement new systems and procedures
- Clients who commission the design of a new workstation (plant)
- Architects and Designers wanting Ergonomics Compliance Benefits
- Employers / Managers are actively interested in staff well being
- Staff members able to air concerns to an independent third party
- Early reporting of discomfort will speed recovery
- Simple tips learnt can immediately improve conditions
- Expose opportunities for systems improvement
- Purchase decisions can be made with confidence-
- OSH & ACC compliance obligations met