The goal of the hazard recognition assessment is simply to identify and document the known presence of observed MSD hazards.

The basic MSD hazards are:

• High forces exerted by workers
• Awkward postures
• High repetition
• Vibration
• Contact stress
• Cold temperatures

A hazard recognition tool can be used during your initial worksite tour and also on an ongoing basis as MSD hazards are observed by supervisors, employees, engineers, and the safety/ergonomics team.

This empowers everyone at your worksite to escalate potential ergonomic hazards for further assessment by a qualified ergonomics team member.

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Once ergonomic hazards have been identified in the ErgoPlus Quick Screen, they are tagged for further assessment using more detailed, advanced ergonomic risk assessment tools.