REQUEST AN ERGONOMIC WORKSITE ANALYSIS
Andersen Physical Therapy offers a wide range of products and services designed to help organizations implement effective ergonomics and worker’s compensation programs, meet compliance with various regulations, and boost productivity. We offer customized programs to meet your individual organizations’ goals, philosophies and needs. Andersen Physical Therapy can help you achieve your injury prevention and disability management goals.
Ergonomic Evaluation
As a core component of most safety and ergonomic regulations, employers need to
determine the extent of the risk factors and the other pertinent issues. This is best
done through ergonomic worksite analysis or other critical evaluations to identify the relationship between the worker and the work environment. Our analyses are put into an objective reliable and accurate format to serve as a medical legal document when necessary and as a plan of action for in-house changes.
Ergonomic Evaluation Worksite Analysis: I, II & III
Andersen Physical Therapy offers three levels of individual Ergonomic Worksite Analyses to choose from that go beyond your in-house safety or employee health services.
Our Level I- Preventive Evaluation is designed for new hires and employees without any significant signs or symptoms. Our Evaluation reviews all essential components of an ergonomically correct workstation in 30 minutes. Products that are needed are identified and recommended. Employees receive brief education and are provided with job aid’s to remind them of proper workstation ergonomics. Onsite reporting is available immediately upon completion of the service giving you “just in time” information to respond effectively to employee needs.
Our Level II- Brief Ergonomic Evaluation and Report is designed for early symptom management. This evaluation is a more formal report of relevant findings and control measures that are provided to the employer onsite upon completion of the service. A typed written report is available to the employer, adjuster and/or physician. This is usually a 60-90 minute evaluation.
Our Level III-Comprehensive Ergonomic Worksite Analysis and Report is a more comprehensive evaluation designed for difficult workers’ compensation cases that have both medical and indemnity issues associated with them. This is usually a 2-2.5 hour evaluation with extensive reporting that will stand up to medical/legal scrutiny as a valid and objective report.
Want to see what the document looks like? You may view an example of a completed Ergonomic Evaluation here.
Technical Analysis: Technical ergonomic analysis covers material handling, assembly processes and complex work environments. These jobs involve material handling, hand assembly work, repetitive manual tasks, high visual demands and other exposures to workers. Our expertise in technical report writing combined with our “turn-key” approach provides you with a comprehensive study that allows you and your support staff to implement the recommendations in a timely manner so that you can achieve the goals you set out to by reducing injuries and improving productivity.
Facility Planning with Ergonomics.
Facility planning is a systematic approach for developing the physical setting of an organization or institution. Correcting the way space is utilized affects the way staff works and feels. The efficiency and effectiveness of the staff ultimately affects the health and profitability of your business. It helps an organization manage one of its most important assets, the space it occupies.
The service looks at how the physical setting support (or hinders) its goals, objectives and daily activities. In addition, the planning can anticipate and substantially reduce the risk of injures to your workers with the integration of ergonomics into the plan.
Before you renovate, let Andersen Physical Therapy assist you with your preliminary facility plans to achieve the kind of physical environment you need.
ADA Reasonable Accommodation Assessment
Our goal at Andersen Physical Therapy is to assist both the employer and the employee in resolving these highly sensitive and specialized issues regarding disability. We help you find all reasonable accommodations so that your employees can return to gainful employment with their disability without undue hardship or fear of direct threat to you or them. This service helps you avoid ADA Title I violations and subsequent lawsuits filed under the CA FEHA and EEOC, while creating a win/win situation for both parties. In addition, Andersen Physical Therapy medical legal reports are defensible should your case unfortunately proceed to arbitration or court.
Telecommuter Ergonomics
Recent changes in work trends have prompted many employers to change their work practices and allow employees to work from their own home offices. This however does not exempt the employer from OSHA regulations at the employee’s home. We’ll go on-site or assist the employees in auditing their home office. We evaluate the ergonomics of the home office and perform a general safety inspection to provide you with the assurance and recommendations you need to support a strong telecommuter policy.