Our trained consultants have extensive industry knowledge and qualifications in Health and Safety and have carried out inspections in various business sectors.  We can pass that knowledge and experience on to you with a detailed health and safety audit to ensure you are legally compliant.  

The inspector/auditor will assess both operational and structural issues at your site relating to the current health and safety legislation and will provide you with a detailed printed report of issues highlighted and the recommendations to improve and ensure you are legally compliant.

Introduction
The legal requirements for Ergonomic Risk Assessments

The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (SI No. 188 of 2001), Regulation 19, requires employers to ensure that:
 
"the working posture and position of employees while using work equipment, and ergonomic requirements, are taken into account having regard to the safety and health of the employees".
 
Thus, an employer is obliged to provide a safe place of work by incorporating ergonomic considerations in the design and implementation of hand tools, machinery, workplaces, personal protective equipment and work methods. Research has shown that failure to address ergonomics in the working arrangements can often lead to employees becoming physically fatigued and developing minor aches and pains in joints and limbs, which could progress into more serious musculo-skeletal problems.

 What is an Ergonomic Risk Assessment?

The Safecon approach to this type of assessment involves:

• The assessor reviewing the current work design and organisational factors in your workplace
• We provide solutions to a healthier workstation layout and design, including monitor and document placement, provide education on proper seating, posture, and movement.
• The assessor identifying and recording any ergonomic equipment requirements and, where appropriate, providing on-the-spot advice and assistance to attain optimum layout of the workstations from computer workstations to machine set-up in a production floor
• Environment assessment of lighting, noise, temperature and humidity levels
• Safecon’s  risk assessments include a comprehensive report detailing findings and recommendations for solutions to remove impediments and create a medically safe work environment.
• Where appropriate, photographs will be included in the report to illustrate hazards.

How Safecon consultancy can help with Ergonomic Risk Assessments

Our services allows you access to one or more of Safecon's professional full-time safety consultants who can advise your organisation on their Ergonomic Risk Assessment needs.

Consultants can act as 'competent persons' and work with staff in your organisation to ensure that there is a good awareness, controls and active recommendations in place appropriate to the nature of your business.

Do you need an Ergonomic Risk Assessment undertaken in your workplace? 

• Have you ever conducted a risk assessment of your workstations?
• Are you in line with minimum legislative requirements in this area?
• Are any of your employees working in poor uncomfortable postures?
• Would you like Ergonomic Risk Assessments done by a competent person?

During the on-site assessment, our Specialists identify contributing risk factors, which may lead to eyestrain, headaches, neck, back, shoulder, arm and hand injuries and fatigue. Our Specialists also work with you to identify job tasks, which require excessive bending, reaching, standing, lifting, sitting, fine finger manipulation, and great attention to detail.