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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Testimonials
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Recent Articles
Helping you stay current on topics and issues related to Ergonomics in the workplace.
What HR Professionals Should Know About the ADA and Office Ergonomics
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Saving Healthcare Costs through Proper Ergonomics in an Office Environment
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What is Ergonomics? A Brief Overview for Employers
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Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) Among Construction Workers through Proper Ergonomics
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How Ergonomics Can Help Mitigate the Risks of an Increasingly Sedentary Workforce
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Outsourcing Office Ergonomics
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When Going Cheap is Actually Expensive
Budgets are tight, expenses are to be slashed, so the question is where should you cut to make the tough decisions. You may be asking yourself … In what areas can dollars be trimmed without doing damage to the bottom line? The consequences of poor short-term decision are typically felt only years later. More bang[…]
Workplace Ergonomic Assessments
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How Banking and Finance can benefit from Ergonomics
Most of us devote the majority of each day to sitting at our desk without a second thought as to any underlying hazards. After all, office work is safe, right. We’ve been using standard office equipment such as our desk, chair, keyboard, mouse, and monitor for years without filing a single incident report. Yet, soft-tissue[…]