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JR Ergonomics
Your Resource for Ergonomics in the Workplace
  • Ergonomic Services
    • Ergonomic Evaluation
    • Ergonomic Training
    • Ergonomic Consulting
    • Physical Demands Analysis
    • Pre-Employment Assessment
    • Telephonic Ergonomic Assessment
    • Stretch & Flex Programs
    • Return To Work Programs
    • Reasonable Accommodation
    • Ergonomic Car Seating Position
  • Areas of Industry
    • Office Ergonomics
    • Mobile Computer Workstation
    • Dental Ergonomics
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  • Ergonomic Information
    • What is Ergonomics?
    • Sitting vs. Standing at Work
    • Ergonomic Workstation
    • Ergonomic Desks
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    • Ergonomic Furniture
    • Static Posture
    • Ergonomic Risk Factors
    • Ergonomic Products
    • Ergonomic Task Chairs
    • Ergonomic Car Seating Position

Ergonomic Training

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Office Ergonomics Education

Employees learn to identify ergonomic risk factors and work practices that contribute to musculoskeletal disorders in the office environment. 

  • Information presented focuses on the body parts most at risk for injury in the office environment.   
  • Information presented applies to the current work environment, can be easily generalized to home environment and is in a format that is easy to understand.
  • This training can be customized to include company-specific information related to standards for furniture and equipment purchases, early reporting of injuries/discomfort, and use of available resources for employee health and ergonomics.

Content Covered

  • Physiology and biomechanics
    • Seated, standing, and working postures
    • Repetitive motion and static positioning
    • Common musculoskeletal disorders
    • Causative factors and mechanism of injury
  • Identification and abatement of ergonomic risk factors
    • Assessment of workstation layout
    • Facilitating efficient work flow
    • Reduction of static positioning and repetitive stress
    • Analysis of options for input devices, furniture and ergonomic accessories
    • Worker discomfort surveys can be included 
  • Modification of work practices
    • Pacing work tasks and incorporating micro-breaks
    • Muscle relaxation techniques
    • Strategies to modify current work behaviors
    • Reinforcement of pro-active work behaviors
    • Stretching exercises that can easily be completed at the workstation

Injury Prevention Education/Presentation for Non-Office Environments

  • Participants learn to prevent musculoskeletal injuries by identifying personal risk factors and modifying work tasks and manual material handling activities.
  • Participants are educated on good working posture and stretches.
  • Information is presented in a format that is easy to understand.
  • Participants can use techniques in the current work environment, and information is easily generalized to home and future work environments.
  • Training has an immediate impact on reducing risk.
  • Training can be customized to target employees, supervisors, safety team managers, or management teams.

Content Covered

  • Physiology and biomechanics
    • Common musculoskeletal disorders
    • Causative factors and mechanism of injury
    • Benefits of stretching throughout the workday
  • Ergonomic Risk Factors
    • Identification of ergonomic risk factors
    • Strategies to reduce static positioning, repetitive stress, awkward postures
    • Neutral posture and positioning
  • Safe Manual Material Handling
    • Body mechanics and joint protection
    • Facilitating safe and efficient work flow
    • Real World lifting simulations
  • Modification and reinforcement of pro-active work behaviors
    • Importance of pacing work tasks and incorporating micro-breaks
    • Utilizing down time and breaks in cycle time to change posture and complete stretches
    • Guidelines for safe and effective stretching including precautions and adverse signs/symptoms

For more information or for ergonomic assistance,
please call or email JR Ergonomics.

  • Ergonomic Evaluation
  • Ergonomic Training
  • Ergonomic Consulting
  • Physical Demands Analysis
  • Pre-Employment Assessment
  • Telephonic Ergonomic Assessment
  • Stretch & Flex Programs
  • Return To Work Programs
  • Reasonable Accommodation
  • Ergonomic Car Seating Position
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