The best way to find a reliable vendor is to properly vet them yourself. However, you may end up unable to find one vendor that is very skilled but lacking the ability to perform assessments on more than just office environments. This is why you would choose Ergobility. They have Certified Professional Ergonomists (CPE) certified professionals which are the most sought after in California. In fact, there are less than 40 CPE certificants in all of California. They pride themselves in helping employees get a full recovery from cumulative related workplace injuries and illnesses. They are able to approach management with risk assessments and mitigation methods that are practical and effective. They are quick to understand what issues can be resolved with employees individually by connecting the epidemiology to the present ergonomic risk factors and translating them to terms understandable by non-ergonomic professionals. A business will want to know what they can do to reduce risk across the board to all of their employees without breaking the bank. In order to do this, the employer will need to have an ergonomic assessment performed to know where the boundaries are within their laboratory, office, or industrial space to focus mitigation efforts on what needs to be improved and what is considered safe.

Safe is a term that involves a calculation of risk. The safer, the less probable that it would case injury. In terms of ergonomics, the risk is related to what humans are capable of performing day in and day out without incurring a cumulative injury over a long period of time. Sometimes, decades, and sometimes an employer will treat the injured employee and not fix the root cause. Most of the time, because they are not able to identify that there was an ergonomic risk inherent in the employee's workstation. Once another worker takes over the employee's spot or covers for them. They end up with a high risk of an ergonomic injury. This sort of scenario costs employers a lot of money on worker's compensation costs and morale. It can also affect the quality of a product, process, or even patient care. After doing safety related hazard assessments of your workplace to ensure a company can address risks such as electrical shock hazards, slip hazards, and strike-against, make sure to also look at the ergonomic risk exposures by having a consultant that can provide this information to your safety team. They can work with your Human Resources department or Environmental Health and Safety Team to get a grasp on your overall ergonomics risk today. Ergobility can help you.