Ergonomics

INTRODUCTION

Ergonomics is the scientific study of humans in relation to their environment, for example a product, a room or a workplace. Ergonomics is also the profession that applies these scientific insights and design methods to optimize human well-being and the overall performance of an organisation.

An employer who offers its employees an ergonomically good workplace, increases their employability, reduces the risk of stress and reduces absenteeism.

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SCOPE

The mandatory risk assessment often highlights points of attention that require further ergonomic research. Bureau Veritas can then carry out an in-depth risk assessment of the workplaces (office, production or service): we identify different tasks and measure their impact on the musculoskeletal system. By analysing posture, effort, duration and environmental factors, it becomes clear whether there is a risk of complaints. We can then come up with practical solutions to ensure the employee works in a better posture, for example with tools or by setting up a production process differently. We can also provide training to the staff to raise awareness of good posture and ergonomic knowledge and insight.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

The Occupational Health & Safety Act (Chapter 5, Physical Load) stipulates that workplaces must be set up according to ergonomic principles. This means that the employer must provide a workplace designed to take account of the workers who use the workplace, and that they are not at risk. Ergonomics should also be an integral part of the Risk Inventory & Evaluation (RI&E) and assessed as sufficient.

BUREAU VERITAS OFFERS ADDED VALUE

Bureau Veritas has specialist knowledge and experience in the field of ergonomics and provides various services that help you optimize well-being within your organisation. Think of identifying hazards that can harm the health of employees, carrying out in-depth risk assessments, performing measurements with which we can identify the stressful factors, advising on practical measures and giving training to employees.

INFORMATION

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