Workstation Ergonomic Assessments

How much does poor ergonomics cost your business? 

Back pain, neck stiffness, tight shoulders and headaches are common complaints from people who work with computers. It’s easy to dismiss these ‘aches & pains’ as a normal part of life but, often, the underlying cause is a poorly designed workstation. 

Left unchecked, computer-related discomfort has the potential to become a more serious and costly workplace injury.  Not only is an individual’s physical and mental health at risk, but also their level of engagement, job satisfaction, performance and productivity. 

Workstation Ergonomic Assessments aim to prevent this by ensuring that people have the appropriate ergonomic setup for their individual needs, and educating them about healthy work practices.

Benefits:

  • Identify and mitigate ergonomic risk factors in the workplace

  • Prevent computer-related discomfort and injury

  • Teach people how to set up their own computer workstations

  • Inform people about how to avoid the known health risks of computer-based work

  • Save money, with cost-effective, easy to implement solutions

What’s involved?

A Workstation Ergonomic Assessment is a one-on-one consultation with an experienced Occupational Physiotherapist, conducted with an individual in their workspace. This can be done in-person or online, via video call.  

The individual’s workstation is assessed and set up as ergonomically as possible, using the equipment already in place. In most cases, any identified ergonomic risk factors can be resolved on the day. Occasionally, further actions or equipment may be recommended.

Options

Active Health Partners offer a range of assessment options to suit the needs of individuals and organisations of all sizes, catering for people working from home or in the office. 

To support ongoing learning, we also provide educational workshops on computer workstation ergonomics and injury prevention, available both in-person and online webinar format.

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  • “I’ve been struggling with neck and shoulder pain when working from home. I recently got a vertical mouse and reduced-reach keyboard, after Michael recommended one during an online ergonomic assessment. I am still waiting on the laptop stand he recommended, however, I have already noticed a huge improvement in the pain I’ve been having in my neck and shoulder! My employer has also ordered me an ergonomic chair which I'm sure will also help improve my workspace. Thanks for your assessment and recommendations. “

    H.G Marketing Assistant

  • “Michael’s advice was really helpful. The best thing was the note about keeping the laptop a natural distance away so your forearms rest on the table, and to keep my mouse closer to the keyboard. It seems obvious but I didn’t realise I was doing both of those things incorrectly and feel this was contributing to my upper back pain. I’m still working on getting a better chair at home, but the tips I received to improve the setup of my current chair really helped!”

    L. C Junior Producer

  • “I did implement your advice. The seat was easy and immediately an improvement. About a day later the laptop stand you recommended arrived. Super solid and good for taller people like me so the height is correct. I bought a magic trackpad – didn’t like it so reverted to a mouse (standard wireless), which you suggested would be better for my wrist issues. I’m interested in trying the vertical mouse you recommended.”

    B.D CEO & Marketing Director

  • “Thanks so much for this very thorough assessment and taking the time to research the chair. I am very pleased to tell you there was no back pain last night so those slight changes have already made a difference. Also, my chair is pretty new and I’ve not spent too many full days in it so hoping that may be part of it too. In any case I’ve raised my laptop stand, adjusted chair and added a cushion and more conscious of arms on desk. Will see how I go with these changes first before seeing if I need another monitor.”

    Alison, Head of Marketing

To schedule a Workstation Ergonomic Assessment or to find out more, please contact us:

P. (03) 9989 4646