Matheson Philosophy on Workplace Safety and Work Injury Evaluation

Qualities of a Good Ergonomic Evaluation Checklist

  

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A checklist helps to identify ergonomic risks and to predict severity. The following is a short compilation of some of the most important qualities that an evaluator should be looking for in an ergonomic checklist:

Purpose

• Standardize way of looking at/for risk factors

• Doesn't wait for employees to come forward

• Qualitatively characterizes levels of risk factors (severity)

Tailored to Risk factors and Worksite

• Assess magnitude, repetition, and duration of every identified risk factor

• Allows for the identification of jobs with multiple risk factors

Simple to Administer/Understand

• Standardized

• Reproducible

• Language -Culturally Appropriate

Doesn't Require Special Tools

Generally Low Administration Time

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