The
goal of a Workstation Assessment is to assess you at your workstation, to recognize
potential problem areas, and to determine appropriate amendments and
recommendations that can be made. The assessment will take into consideration
fundamental ergonomic principles to make your workstation layout more
comfortable for you.
One
of the largest providers to injuries in the tertiary education sector is in the
area of ergonomics. Ergonomics includes a assortment of elements, including the
interface between the employee and the job, and considers factors such as:
The
physical and psychological demands on the employee those are necessary to
perform the job
The
mechanical apparatus used to carry out the job, and
The
work space in which the worker is required to perform the job.
What
is ergonomics?
Ergonomics
look at the relationship between a person and the elements of their workplace connected
with the task at hand. Ergonomics can apply to three levels of bustle in the
workplace:
Workstation
design
Workplace
design, and
Job
design
Ergonomic
Workstations Assessment can be helpful and help decrease the risk of
injury by taking into account the workstation design, workplace design and job
design to ensure best practices are in place.
You
should think about a workstation assessment if you:
Are
a novel or new employee
Are
experiencing pain and/or uneasiness throughout the day
Find
you are feeling more fatigued than usual
Have
lately experienced an injury, and/or
Have
long-term unremitting injury or illness.
A
self-assessment using an accepted checklist
Assessment
by the Health, Safety and Environment Unit's Injury Prevention and Management
Advisor, or
Assessment
by an external provider.
For
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