Partnering for Comfort and Injury Risk Reduction: How an Oakland Ergonomics Company is Transforming Workspaces Across the East Bay Area
Investing in the ergonomic safety of your employees isn’t just a nice thing to have. It needs to be a part of company culture. With that said, an ergonomic company in Oakland, has built a strong reputation for helping businesses across the East Bay Area create healthier and more efficient workspaces by implementing top ergonomic solutions. This has helped these companies with most efficient spending and ensuring employee comfort. Ergobility has a team of highly trained CPE certified ergonomists with a deep commitment to practical and effective solutions. They have successfully partnered with clients in a range of industries such as tech startups in Emeryville to municipal offices in Walnut Creek and Vallejo. Their approach focuses on ergonomic services that are most appropriate for each client including ergonomic assessments, onsite job training programs, and proactive ergonomic strategies which address both immediate discomfort and long-term musculoskeletal health.
Ergonomics is never one-size-fits-all. Ergobility, based next door to the Oakland area, approaches ergonomics with the idea that human factors plays a key part of solutions. Meaning that each ergonomic assessment begins with a strong review of the employee's current issues, workflows, and needs. The ergonomic evaluation specialists focus on solutions that would "stick" whether evaluating an office or a remote employee's workstation in the home environment. Thye have ergonomists that adapt solutions to fit various environments and fit within the company budget.
Ergobility was involved in a project for a mid-sized architectural firm in Berkeley. After a series of onsite ergonomic assessments, the firm reconfigured its drafting stations could use much improvement in design and also implemented a new training module focused on proper posture and equipment usage. The results were striking, and employees reported significantly less discomfort and there was fewer pain-related absenteeism. Training is important because throwing expensive equipment at the problem doesn’t solve ergonomic issues in the workplace. Training sessions need to be designed to help workers understand the proper fit and adjustments necessary. Ergobility partnered up with a biotech company in Alameda to provide training sessions for over 200 employees. Most of these employees were new to the job and new to ergonomics all together! Post evaluation surveys indicated an increase in awareness and satisfaction. The immediate changes that employees made to their work setups, helped improve their comfort and they became more satisfied at work. The impact of Ergobility extends to more than just companies in the East Bay Area but also into the San Francisco areas and Peninsula. Give them a call today if you are in need of an ergonomic consultant.
