Onsite & Virtual Ergonomic Assessments

What Is an Ergonomic Assessment?

Ergonomic assessments are professional evaluations of how well a job task and workspace fit the person doing it. The true ergonomic evaluation meaning involves looking closely at employees’ posture and body positioning during work, workstation layout, equipment setup, task demands, work habits, and environmental factors like lighting and temperature.

While conducting an ergonomics test, our goals are to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders and improve comfort and efficiency while optimizing your business’s workflow and building long-term sustainability.

Why Ergonomic Assessments Matter

Ergonomic assessments improve the lives of both employees and employers while furthering your organization’s goals and reducing long-term costs.

Here are some ergonomic assessment benefits to consider:

• Reduced pain, strain, and fatigue among employees
• Increased productivity and work capacity for businesses
• Fewer sick days and work interruptions
• Higher employee morale and retention rates

Who Should Get an Ergonomic Assessment or Evaluation?

Essentially, anyone can benefit from receiving an ergonomic evaluation, especially if you are experiencing discomfort during or after working hours. Post-pandemic workplace changes have rapidly accelerated discomfort rates, and many people are unknowingly working in high-risk postures and conditions for hours every day.

Fortunately, a quick ergonomic assessment can help correct years of strain and pain.

At Postured Ergonomics, our lead ergonomist, Luke Curtis, CPE, has performed thousands of ergonomics assessments and embraces the Lean Principle of Creativity before Capital. This means we prioritize solving problems with cost-effective ingenuity before resorting to spending extravagantly on new equipment.

Going beyond just traditional office, we are committed to improving every type of workplace from industrial processes to manufacturing tasks, medical patient handling, food processes, chemical and painting operations, laboratory work, and public pools and parks. Whatever the setting, our goal is to create healthy places to work that meet all human-factor design standards without breaking the bank.

Common Workplace Risk Factors We Identify

During an ergonomic assessment, here are some of the most common issues we see in today’s workplaces:

• Awkward and static postures
• Repetitive motions
• Excessive lifting
• Contact stress at wrists, elbows, and knees
• Poor workstation and tool setup
• Vibration exposure
• Uncomfortably cold-temperature work environments
• Inadequate equipment design

What’s Included in Our Ergonomic Evaluations

When you schedule an ergonomic evaluation with us, we’ll review the job tasks and physical demands of your employees and observe their body mechanics and workflow habits. We’ll also measure workspace layouts and identify risk factors using the best ergonomic sourcing tools available.

Part of our ergonomics tests involves interviews with and feedback from your workers. This helps us to provide customized recommendations for everyone’s workstation setups, tools, postural habits, and workflow improvements.

Here’s where Postured separates itself from other ergonomics firms. Before starting Postured Ergonomics, Luke Curtis, CPE, was the lead ergonomist for a major aerospace manufacturing segment that is now part of Raytheon Systems. His role there was to lead the ergonomics team that would identify opportunities, design solutions, and then actually build them for use throughout the business. Postured Ergonomics now partners with numerous fabrication, machining, and build shops throughout the San Diego area.

Meanwhile, we help businesses find local resources for building custom-designed workstations and work-aids. After you’ve made the recommended changes, we’ll follow up with you to ensure successful implementation and continued success for long-term health.

Why Choose Postured Ergonomics for Your Ergonomic Assessment?

Postured Ergonomics offers personalized, one-on-one consulting with flexible onsite and virtual ergonomics assessments. We are skilled at using the best tools and technology in the industry, including ergonomic measurement tools like dynamometers, force gauges, and AI-powered motion analysis.

Our expertise across numerous industries allows us to provide clear, actionable results and realistic recommendations you can implement right away. The measurable results are clear and impactful, with better health among your staff and a positive return on your business investments.