Insider’s Guide to the Ergonomics Plus System of Workplace Injury Prevention
This is how we do it. The methodology presented in this guide has been developed over two decades of on-site injury prevention experience
Our methodology is based on the comprehensive Ergonomics Plus System for injury prevention – Establishment, Education, Early Intervention, Ergonomics, and Evaluation.
Establishment
Establish management leadership and employee involvement to create a MSD prevention culture. Conduct a review of MSD history to establish baseline data and set priorities. Establish responsibilities, written goals and objectives for the MSD prevention process.
Education
High energy training programs should seek to educate and motivate employees to accept responsibility for adopting healthier work habits and lifestyle choices. The more fit the “industrial athlete” the better the work product produced, and the better the health status of the employee.
Early Intervention
Focuses on improving employee health through proactive management of MSD signs. When early action is taken to address an employee’s report of fatigue or discomfort, causative risk factors can be identified and principles of prevention can be employed to resolve the employee’s discomfort.
Ergonomics
Identify ergonomic opportunities to eliminate job-related MSD risk factors using an ergonomic evaluation process. Management and employees should work together to prioritize and develop solutions for ergonomic risk factors. Process should ensure that all new job tasks are designed with ergonomics in mind.
Evaluation
Conduct periodic review of the ergonomic risk factor analysis and control process to determine whether MSD risk factors are being reduced or eliminated. Compare MSD rate and cost data with baseline to see if frequency and severity has decreased.
