The Job Strain Index (JSI) method gives a quick and systematic assessment of the hand/wrist postural risks to a worker. The analysis can be conducted before and after an intervention to demonstrate that the intervention has worked to lower the risk of injury.

 

The Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA)  is a postural targeting method for estimating the risks of work-related entire body disorders. This tool provides a quick and systematic assessment of the complete body postural risks to a worker. The analysis can be conducted before and after an intervention to demonstrate that the intervention has worked to lower the risk of injury.

 

ROSA is a picture-based postural targeting screening tool for quantifying exposure to risk factors for office workers. A ROSA assessment gives a quick and systematic assessment of the postural risks to a worker. The analysis can be conducted before and after an intervention to demonstrate that the intervention has worked to lower the risk of injury.

 

The Workplace Ergonomic Risk Assessment  (WERA) method  is an observational tool that covers an extensive range of physical risk factors including posture, repetition, forceful, vibration, contact stress and task duration: Is also  involves the five main body regions to be assessed (shoulder, wrists, back, neck and legs). It has a scoring system and action levels which provide a guide to the level of risk and need for action to conduct more detailed assessments. 

 

This simple calculator helps  to estimate the potential financial benefits of an ergonomics intervention at planning stage.  The calculation is based on the salary of the employee or average salary of the employees when more than one employee will be affected; the number of employees; the expected productivity increase and the cost per employee of the intervention.

 

This checklist provides guidance on the ergonomic design of a medication cart as this impacts patient and staff safety and health issues. The checklist is not a list of features, but rather a list of items that affect ease of use, safety, and effectiveness and reduce the chance of a medical error. The checklist can be used to evaluate a single cart or to compare multiple cart designs. 

 

This checklist provides some guidance on ergonomic issues that are important considerations for a decision maker who is selecting the best computer cart for their needs. The checklist is not a list of features, but rather a list of items that affect the ease of use, safety and effectiveness of a cart.