Ergonomics Total Solution

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A successful Ergonomics Program involves every member of an organization. It starts with management commitment and succeed with active employee involvement and acceptance for constructive change. Tasks such as lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, prolonged sitting and standing, repetitive motion, static loading, and static postures can strain our bodies which impacts to our muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, blood vessels and joints that can create Musculoskeletal System Disorders (MSDs). Neck, shoulders, lower back, elbow, wrist, knees, legs, ankles are body parts that frequently have MSD issues. Common MSD cases happened on neck, shoulder, lower back and wrist area of our body parts.

Increasing numbers of SOCSO cases in Malaysia has brought up attention to Department of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH). Guideline on Ergonomics Risk Assessment at Workplace 2017 has been published to ensure all industries comply with current ergonomics best practices to avoid workplace related injuries and reducing the numbers of injuries in ergonomics cases statistics.

ErgoPRIMA has Ergonomics Total Solution structured to client that provide full support on managing workplace ergonomics related injuries.

Ergonomics and MSDs

What are Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders?

ERGONOMICS
To optimise interactions between person, tasks and working environment/tools/machines

Musculoskeletal System Disorders (MSDs) are injuries of the muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage, or spinal discs. MSDs are not usually the result of any instantaneous or acute event (such as a slip, trip, or fall) but reflect a more gradual or accumulative trauma disorders. Areas of MSD injuries as shown in figure below:

Why should a company care about MSDs?



Left unaddressed, MSDs threaten both the health and safety of your workers and the operational performance of your company. Preventing MSDs can help workplaces reduce costs, boost productivity, improve the quality of products and services, and stimulate innovation.

What does the law say?

Under OSHA Act 1995 (Act 514) It shall be the duty of every employer and every self-employed person to ensure, so far as is practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees. Full details of the guidelines as in:

Guidelines On Ergonomics Risk Assessment At Workplace



Guidelines For Manual Handling At Workplace

ErgoPRIMA Total Solutions

How can ErgoPRIMA help? ErgoPRIMA Total Solutions combined the deep knowledge and expertise of ergonomics in every aspects of the industries or corporate in order

To document

  • Ergonomic hazards, risk factors for selected work units.
  • To analyze consequences of ergonomic concerns on work efficiency, work standard, safety and health.
  • To identify root causes for ergonomic concerns and mitigate risk factors.

To propose mitigation measures and forward actions

To prioritize work units for improvement action based on seriousness of the ergonomics concerns



This total solution aligned with Department of Occupational Safety & Health guidelines under Ergonomics Risk Assessment at Workplace 2017. Ergonomics Total Solution provides the best tools in handling injuries at workplace.

ErgoPRIMA Total Solution Program

For further details on what ErgoPRIMA can offer or to discuss your individual requirements
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