 Ergonomics
MTES has a variety of ergonomic assistance programs
designed to provide cost effective benefits for your
company. Studies have shown that companies who do not
implement ergonomic programs in the workplace experience
higher costs associated with reduced productivity due
to improper postures, work related injuries and lost
time from work. Companies will also face high costs
for workers compensation and health insurance. The
benefits of starting an ergonomic program have shown
that it creates a better workplace environment that
helps employees to become more productive. A partial
listing of assistance
areas is given below.
ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENTS
MTES offers on-site ergonomic assessments for both
office and factory environments. These assessments
focus on identifying ergonomic deficiencies in the
workplace and developing recommendations to improve
these deficiencies.
ERGONOMIC
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
MTES can assist your company with developing an acceptable
ergonomics program designed specifically for your workplace.
We will also work with you to set up the proper training
program to meet your requirements.
PRESENTATIONS
AND TRAINING
Ergonomics
education, awareness and training seminars can greatly
help companies to understand the key issues
and some commonplace solutions. These seminars can
be made available at your site or any other convenient
location.
CONTACT
US
Please contact Barry
Frey, for more details on how your company can
benefit from this assistance.
LINKS
Canadian
Standards Association: The
homepage of the Canadian Standards Association details
the association's history as well as news
releases and upcoming events. The Web site contains
information regarding "Standards Development and
Information Products" and "Certification and Testing."
OSHA: This
is the homepage for the Occupational Safety & Health
Administration. This site has a wide variety
of information pertaining to regulatory and compliance
safety issues.
There is also information on OSHA's proposed
new
Ergonomics Standard.
SafetyOnLine:
This site is a storehouse of safety/ergonomic vendor
and publication information. A list of publications
supported by SafetyOnline, Inc., and a "News Roundup" from
the latest issue of Industrial Safety and Hygiene
News are available. Vendor information is categorized
according to area of expertise. SafetyOnline also
has a live safety chat room and a search engine for
the Web.
For additional links, see the Useful
Links section
of this web site.
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