Without intervention injuries are likely to increase as we age. The American workforce is aging as is ours. The average age is DHR is about 45. We spend an increasing amount of time on computers at home as well as at work. Resulting injuries affect our ability to be productive at work and increase the State's cost of providing insurance benefits.
Many recommendations resulting from an ergonomic evaluation have little or no cost.
An evaluation could result in a recommendation for a new chair. Ideally each new employee, or an employee changing assignments, should be evaluated. Ideally all current employees who have not been evaluated will have an evaluation. A suggestion is to involve your safety committee in developing criteria for implementing recommendations based on your budget. More about that later.