Good ergonomic design is the solution. Ergonomics helps employers design jobs or workplaces to match workers' capabilities and limitations. Making adjustments to protect workers need not be costly, difficult or frustrating. Educate and involve employees Employees are the real experts when it comes to their jobs. They are often the best source for pointing out problems.
Chances are they have a solution to offer as well.
Educating employees on ergonomics helps them to offer more meaningful suggestions and feel that they are a part of the solution. Keep employees involved for more meaningful results. Take a look at all of the available data to find problems Use your workers' compensation claims data, OSHA 200 logs, safety committee meetings, absenteeism and turnover records, employee suggestions and any other data you have available to identify where the biggest problems are. Follow this up by observing the jobs and talking to the employees and supervisors about the problems. If employees feel comfortable about coming forward with symptoms of injury early on, you have an opportunity to take care of the problem before it results in a workers' compensation claim.