Workplace Injury Prevention
Our team of ergonomics specialists strives to help businesses prevent workplace injuries and reduce costs by focusing on health, safety, and human performance.
IMPROVE Workplace SAFETY
Let us show you how we can help you develop a proactive, sustainable workplace safety process, which not only prioritizes your injury risk issues, but also allows you to respond to a potential injury before it actually occurs.
INCREASE Employee PRODUCTIVITY
We help companies reduce the cost of lost productivity and poor employee performance – both of which can be avoided by improving ergonomics in the workplace.
PREVENT Workplace INJURY
By identifying and alleviating the underlying causes, we can help you reduce the incidence, severity and associated costs of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs). We bring knowledge of ergonomic principles that results in proven strategies to boost your bottom line.
Successful Outcomes
We work closely with our clients to understand their needs. This results in individually customized programs to provide comprehensive workplace ergonomics.
Performance Ergonomics works with employers to manage risk in the work environment. As ergonomics consultants, our professional service offerings help ensure that consistent and accurate information is accessible to those concerned with risk management, workers’ compensation, and safety initiatives. We match the demands of the job to the physical capabilities of workers, which, in turn, leads to improved efficiency and increased productivity. We help all types of industries reduce work-related musculoskeletal injuries, and we will work with your organization to develop customized programs that improve both employee wellness and profitability.
Reduce Lost Work Time
Our goal is to address each worker’s discomfort prior to it becoming a chronic condition that results in the loss of function and the loss of work time
Understand Job Functions
We believe successful management of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) claims requires meaningful data in order to accelerate return-to-work programs. We provide onsite assessments that define the true physical demands of the job and identify factors hindering recovery.
Adjust Physical Demands
Despite medical care, and rehabilitation some injured workers fail to return to pre-injury functional levels. Let us find low-cost solutions, which reduce job-related physical demands and match work capabilities.
Manage Costs
Reduce your exposure and control your costs by allowing us to work in conjunction with your safety, facilities management, occupational, and environmental health teams. Together, we can improve both human performance and workplace safety.
Ergonomics Company Service Offerings
Here are some details of the types of work we do to help solve ergonomic challenges in the workplace.
Customers
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Recent Articles
Helping you stay current on topics and issues related to Ergonomics in the workplace.
Unbeatable Injury Prevention for Business and Industry
Your company has jobs where workers are lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling, and grasping tools to create your products. Employees spend thousands of hours actively reaching, bending, twisting, and exerting themselves. Despite your safety efforts, musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases fill your OHSA recordkeeping forms. Whether by insurance payments for premiums, healthcare costs, or time loss[…]
Early Intervention – A Competitive Advantage in Managing Sprains and Strains
For many industries, medical treatment of musculoskeletal concerns drives healthcare costs and OSHA recordables. Overexertion continues to be the leading cause of loss – more than $13 billion in 20191. What if you could avoid 85 to 95 percent of workers’ compensation claims related to a soft tissue diagnosis? How do you do it? The[…]
Survey of Employees Reveals that Most are Dissatisfied with Office Ergonomics
Recently, Performance Ergonomics was invited to present a seminar on office ergonomics at one of Arizona’s largest employers that offers an Employee Wellness Program. Our team met with employees participating in the Wellness Program and asked them to participate in an informal survey about their office equipment, workstation design, and comfort levels when at work. […]
Preserve the Health and Safety of Employees Working from Home with Ergonomic Best Practices
The pervasive global disturbance in the past few months has resulted in countless organizations across the U.S. now having their employees work from home. Working remotely on a day-to-day basis is a brand-new concept—and a major lifestyle shift—for many employees, and they may not have proper home offices set up where they can work comfortably,[…]
What HR Professionals Should Know About the ADA and Office Ergonomics
From hiring practices to compensation and benefits, there are countless state and federal laws with which human resources professionals must ensure that their organizations are complying. One of the most important federal HR laws is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was enacted in 1990 with the goal of protecting the rights of people[…]
Saving Healthcare Costs through Proper Ergonomics in an Office Environment
For employers in any industry, ensuring a safe workplace is essential to minimizing costs and boosting employee satisfaction and productivity. When it comes to office employees who work at desks, however, many employers harbor a dangerous misconception: that desk employees are not likely to become injured on the job because they do not engage in[…]
What is Ergonomics? A Brief Overview for Employers
While the term “ergonomics” is commonly associated with workplace comfort, many employers do not realize how important ergonomic factors are to the success of their organizations. Regardless of the industry, ergonomics may have a significant impact on workplace safety, employee satisfaction and productivity, and ultimately, an organization’s profitability. Wondering how ergonomics may affect your organization?[…]
Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) Among Construction Workers through Proper Ergonomics
As a symbol of growth and progress, the construction industry is integral to the nation’s economy. However, construction is also one of the most hazardous and physically demanding occupations, frequently requiring workers to exceed their bodies’ natural limitations. As a result, construction companies often incur significant costs due to workplace injuries. While severe accidents and[…]
How Ergonomics Can Help Mitigate the Risks of an Increasingly Sedentary Workforce
As employers strive to contain costs, boost employee productivity, and prevent workplace injuries, they are facing an increasingly common obstacle: workers with low physical fitness levels and sedentary lifestyles, both at home and at the office. A physically inactive lifestyle carries a wide variety of health risks that can make employees less productive and increase[…]
Outsourcing Office Ergonomics
Managing the needs of individual employees in the office setting is no small challenge for human resources managers. When it comes to equipment, space, and design of an adequate workspace—some employers unfortunately fall short. Sit-to-stand desks, medical/disability claims, and an every-increasing population of obese employees are just a few of day-to-day challenges. If you’re like[…]