Workstation & Workplace Ergonomic Assessment in Adelaide

(on-site)

Whether you work in an office or from home, a safe and efficient workspace/workstation is essential for minimising risk of injury and promoting performance. 

It is a well known fact that injuries due to poor ergonomics cost a lot of time and resources, and in addition result in a loss of expected revenue and profitability as they prevent workers from functioning at their full potential.

As we increasingly spend more time on our respective workstation/workspace, poor ergonomics is more likely to result in various problems. On the other hand a well designed (or well set-up) workspace helps to promote health, efficiency and prevent injury. 

Physiotherapists from our Physiotherapy clinic, understands the vital role a good workplace set-up plates in promoting health and preventing musculoskeletal injuries. Given the location of Therapia Physio clinic near Adelaide CBD centre, our Physios have gained considerable experience in assessment and treatment of injuries due to poor ergonomics or poorly designed workstations. Our physios use this expertise to help the working community by providing onsite workstation assessment and have helped a lot of businesses and individuals by improving their workplace ergonomics.

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This workstation assessment is offered at different levels based on the need, each of which offers a different depth of assessment:

1. Education on Self-Ergonomic Assessment

This option involves a general education & Professional Development (PD) session lasting about an hour which outlines the general structures that could be implemented within a workplace to minimise potential injury as well as optimise the general health and well-being of the workplace.

This session is followed by an information booklet covering similar material that can be referred to by the business and their team as they begin to implement some of these structures in their daily life.

The session focuses primarily on injury prevention, stopping an injury before it has happened by ensuring the workplace set-up is appropriate. This includes discussions on posture while seated and one’s workplace set-up, as well as workplace structures such as breaks and stretching between long patches of sitting. This session usually focuses on general structures common to many workplaces.

What is included:

• Presentation on correct workstation setup
• Education on rest breaks and stretching
• Educational information booklet
• Access to a common exercise program for 4 weeks

Focus of this session:

• Mass education of everyone in the team in terms of ergonomics
• Promote team culture towards healthy habits and support for each other

Other services below are more relevant to a more specific workstation assessment.

2. Comprehensive Individual Workstation Ergonomic Assessment

This includes a more comprehensive assessment of your workspace by our physios at your workplace or home. This is recommended for team members with pre-existing injuries or someone recognised at risk of developing long term issues as a result of their work or ergonomics.

Our physios can spend between 30 minutes to an hour assessing an individual’s workplace set-up, allowing them to optimise the workspace for the person (or number of team members).

This assessment includes comprehensive history taking and a physical examination of an individual before making recommendations about ‘what they need to do’ and ‘what will work best for them’.

This assessment can be preventative, with the physios assessing which aspects of one’s work set-up could lead to a long term debilitating injury and advising how this can be minimised.

At times, the assessment is rehabilitative in nature, with the physios taking an existing injury/pain and assessing how one’s workplace can be optimised to manage this sustainably over a long period of time.

What is included:

• Individual assessment
• Individualised ergonomic advice and recommendations
• Access to individualised home and work exercise program and ongoing support for 6 weeks
• Education on rest breaks and stretching
• Educational information booklet
• Detailed reporting on observations, recommendations and adjustments made

Focus of this session:

• Individuals education to promote long term results
• Focus on maximising existing infrastructure
• Practical solutions with minimal investment

3. Group Ergonomic Assessments and Presentations

The most comprehensive assessment we offer for small to large businesses, this involves a full assessment of your workplace, including members of your team. In addition to a presentation and information booklet (which helps educate the workplace on good ongoing ergonomic practices), our physios will complete an assessment of the workplace set-up, further educating on preventative and management strategies specific to your work environment.

This can then be followed by one on one assessments as required, ensuring that each member of staff is correctly set up to facilitate their health and well-being, whilst minimising the risk of future injury and/or pain.

Rather than being a short assessment that offers advice and guidance, this process is more hands on, and involves more constant monitoring over a longer period of time to assess how any changes implemented are improving the workplace, with any necessary amendments made along the way (this can take the form of ongoing support that can last in the range of 6-8 weeks).

When needed, team members of participating business/institution with a specific condition or need for further treatment will be welcome to access further treatment and services with a fee reduction offered for their treatment or consults for up to 8 weeks.

What is included: 

• Pre-assessment discussion on – common concerns, aches and pains
• Presentation on correct workstation setup
• Individual assessment of each team member
• Individualised ergonomic advice and recommendations
• Access to individualised home and work exercise program and ongoing support for 8 weeks
• Education on rest breaks and stretching
• Educational information booklet
• Detailed reporting on observations, recommendations and adjustments made for each team member

Focus of this session:

• Mass education of everyone in the team in terms of ergonomics
• Promote team culture towards healthy habits and support for each other
• Individuals education to promote long term results
• Maximising existing infrastructure
• Practical solutions with minimal investment

To learn more about any of these services, receive a quote or organise a session for your workplace, reach us via info@therapia.com.au or via 08 8221 5011.

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