ErgoFit’s Comfort Zone™ - Office Ergonomics Software powered by Ergo Squad

Don’t know where to start? Tired of managing ergonomics from the rear-view mirror? Interested in employee engagement, cost containment and quantifiable analytics? Finally, a software solution for small businesses too!

Our new web-based SaaS, using ErgoFit’s approach, can move your organization toward global best practices. Features include individualized self-help tips, a full training library, refresher/reminder communications tool for drip training, assessment tracking, case management, custom training and equipment lists, and simple dashboard management to prioritize your resources. Call us for a demo.

“Survey-Only” Option

The survey itself even acts as a training tool, provides your employees with individualized self-help tips based on their unique survey answers, and each employee also gets access to the full training library for 30 days from seat activation. The risk score results allow us to triage and schedule Full Virtual Ergonomic Evaluations for those in the High Risk category, and schedule Virtual Ergo Screens or Phone coaching for those in the Medium Risk category.

We are available to provide you with an analytical report after your survey as well. This includes understanding percentage of your population as follows:

• High risk, medium risk, and low risk
• Body areas with discomfort
• Discomfort frequency
• And more…

LENGTH      45 – 60 minutes (onsite)

Choose our full ergonomic evaluation for an employee who has an injury, discomfort, or medical condition. We aim to schedule the appointment to occur within 1-2 weeks of first contact with employee. We send out a symptom survey and consent form prior to the appointment, then review with the individual onsite. We employ an educational approach, make immediate adjustments as able and as appropriate to past or current reported discomfort, and provide a comprehensive handout. Within 10 days of the evaluation, we provide a comprehensive report including the employee concerns, intervention details, before and after photos, and additional recommendations. We also provide two brief remote follow-ups (at 2 weeks and 8 weeks), and circle back to you to close the case; and if there are lingering issues, we will follow up directly with the employee to try to resolve (up to 10 min. phone call) – all at no additional charge!

LENGTH      45 – 60 minutes (video call)

This is a virtual version of our On-Site Ergonomic Evaluation, appropriate for those with a known injury or diagnosis or seeking medical/allied health treatment. We aim to schedule the appointment to occur within 1-2 weeks of first contact with the employee. Prior to the consultation, we send out a symptom survey and request specific photos and workstation measurements via our how-to guide. Our consultants video call (WhatsApp, WebEx, or Zoom phone apps preferred) your employees. To start the evaluation, we review the symptom survey with the employee. We then employ an educational approach and suggest immediate adjustments as appropriate for the reported concerns or discomfort. Within 10 business days of the evaluation, we provide a comprehensive report including the employee concerns, intervention details, photos, and additional recommendations. Occasionally, we will request photos following the consultation to ensure appropriate changes were made. We also provide two brief remote case management follow-ups (at 2 weeks and 8 weeks), and circle back to you to close the case; and if there are lingering issues, we will follow up directly with the employee to try to resolve (up to 10 min. phone call) – all at no additional charge!

LENGTH up to 25 minutes per person (onsite)

These are best for non-complex early intervention or chronic conditions. Our consultants can conduct in person or virtually via telephone or video call (WhatsApp, WebEx, or Zoom phone apps preferred). Our consultants call your employees to evaluate their workstation and suggest immediate adjustments for the highest risk conditions. Typically 3 issues (maybe 4) can be addressed. Within 10 business days after the end of a month, we will deliver an aggregated spreadsheet that identifies each employee’s general concerns, and additional recommendations for you to follow-up on, if there are any. Depending on volume, we will either schedule person by person, or provide you an on-line calendar for employees to self-select.  Please Note: For those who end up having complex issues, a 2^nd visit or remote appointment to finish the assessment may be required.

LENGTH      up tp 10 minutes (onsite)

These are a mini version of the regular Screens, where the evaluator spends up to 10 min. with each person to employ immediate coaching and work habit and positioning adjustments for the highest risk conditions we identify. Typically 1 issue (maybe 2) can be addressed.  Within 10 business days of the screens, we will deliver an aggregated spreadsheet that identifies each employee’s concern and additional recommendations for you to follow-up on, if there are any. A 6-person minimum is required. In some cases, we can send more than one evaluator at a time. Please Note: For those who end up having complex issues, a 2^nd visit or remote appointment to finish the assessment may be required.

LENGTH      1.25 – 1.5 hours (onsite)

If an employee has an injury or disability requiring accommodation or careful attention to reduce the cause of or aggravating factors, choose our most extensive evaluation. We will follow the same process outlined in the Ergonomic Evaluation and the report has a similar content structure to the Ergonomic Evaluation Report.

LENGTH      20 minutes (per participant) - onsite

Our team of experts offers high impact 20-min. one-on-one ergonomic and/or wellness consultations on a sign-up basis at health fairs. Ergo consultations include office or home ergonomic education. Wellness consultations include general fitness and nutrition education, and bioelectrical impedance body fat testing and interpretation is available.

Our team of experts offers high impact 20-min. one-on-one ergonomic and/or wellness consultations on a sign-up basis at health fairs. Ergo consultations include office or home ergonomic education. Wellness consultations include general fitness and nutrition education, and bioelectrical impedance body fat testing and interpretation is available.

WHO   All employees                                       

LENGTH   45 minutes 

We will walk your employees through our Workstation Adjustment Guide handout, using live demonstrations at the front of the training room.  This workshop has been very popular because there is no PowerPoint; instead, it is human-powered! Our instructor will explain in practical terms, verbally and through demonstration, the various ergonomic guidelines and postures your employees should be aiming for - given the equipment functionality you currently have. They will return to their workstation with a step-by-step guide and are encouraged to “buddy up” to make adjustments.  This is an especially impactful workshop when it is followed up with our Screens service 2-3 weeks later.

WHO            All employees

LENGTH      1 – 1.25 hours

This office ergonomics workshop focuses on the symptoms and causes of cumulative trauma and how to reduce aches and pains by making several simple changes to employees’ existing workstations. Photographs are used as case studies to demonstrate common problems and solutions, and we recommend customizing content to your equipment. Typically people can fix most of their own ergonomic problems after this workshop, but for those who get stuck, we provide 1:1 Screens after the workshop for fine-tuning.

Partial customization involves our trainer taking approximately 10 min. to walk through your facility immediately prior to the workshop and adjusting what is emphasized or de-emphasized “on the fly”.  Full customization involves our trainer learning the functionality of your equipment and getting photos of your equipment 2 weeks prior to the training so the photos and relevant information can be embedded into the presentation and irrelevant content can be removed.

Take Charge of Your Ergonomic Health!© Narrated PowerPoint   

This narrated Power Point is available in shorter separate modules or as one full set. This office ergonomics workshop focuses on the symptoms and causes of cumulative trauma and how to reduce aches and pains by making several simple changes to employees’existing workstations.

 Separate Modules 

1. Sit-Stand for Your Ergonomic Health 

2. Anatomy Explains the Why

3. Chair Fit

4. Keyboard & Mouse

5. Monitors, Peripherals, & Mobile Devices and

6. Problem Solving

WHO            Employees and/or supervisors

LENGTH      30-45 min.  

This customized workshop teaches employees why it is important for them to maximize the equipment your company has invested in, ergonomics principals for their sit – stand workstations, and how to make adjustments with the equipment you have installed.  We will focus on the work surface height and review some general keyboard, mouse and monitor guidelines specific to standing postures.

WHO            Employees and/or supervisors

LENGTH      1 – 2 hours  

This customized or general workshop focuses on safe mechanics of the whole body - including the back, neck, shoulder, arms, and legs. We review the symptoms and causes of cumulative trauma and how to reduce the risks associated with those aches and pains.  Lifting techniques will be demonstrated and practiced.

WHO            All employees

LENGTH      45 minutes

This hands-on workshop teaches people how to fit their own chairs to themselves.  Attendees bring their chairs with them (or at least one chair for every 2 people).

This customized workshop teaches employees the common ergonomic challenges associated with working in café’s, on airplanes, in hotels, and at home, with tablets, phones, and laptops.  Employees will learn some simple solutions to improve comfort and productivity.

ErgoFit’s Comfort Zone™ - Office Ergonomics Software powered by Ergo Squad

Don’t know where to start? Tired of managing ergonomics from the rear-view mirror? Interested in employee engagement, cost containment and quantifiable analytics? Finally, a software solution for small businesses too!

Our new web-based SaaS, using ErgoFit’s approach, can move your organization toward global best practices. Features include individualized self-help tips, a full training library, refresher/reminder communications tool for drip training, assessment tracking, case management, custom training and equipment lists, and simple dashboard management to prioritize your resources. Call us for a demo.

“Survey-Only” Option

The survey itself even acts as a training tool, provides your employees with individualized self-help tips based on their unique survey answers, and each employee also gets access to the full training library for 30 days from seat activation. The risk score results allow us to triage and schedule Full Virtual Ergonomic Evaluations for those in the High Risk category, and schedule Virtual Ergo Screens or Phone coaching for those in the Medium Risk category.

We are available to provide you with an analytical report after your survey as well. This includes understanding percentage of your population as follows:

• High risk, medium risk, and low risk
• Body areas with discomfort
• Discomfort frequency
• And more…

Our comprehensive collection of 7 handouts is the perfect go-to resource to get you started on your ergonomic journey, to support employees after one of our workshops, or to build up your internal network drive resource library! They allow employees to independently make workstation adjustments following ergonomic guidelines. This can be the simplest and fastest resource for your employees to refer to frequently. The “Quick Check” can identify issues needing internal or professional support. After a signed Terms of Use Agreement, we will send you all 7 PDF’s and you can upload them to your internal network drive. The set includes:

 Temporary WFH/Telecommuting Guide

Office Ergonomics “Quick Check” Checklist 

  Workstation Adjustment Guide      

 Chair Adjustment Guide 

 Shortcut Keys Handout 

 Sit-Stand Guide 

 Mobile Work

This unique collection of 24 co-branded posters that can be printed and posted and/or uploaded to your system provides “drip training” facility-wide. This sustained training helps improve work habits and shift culture over time. Change out the posters throughout your facility once a month, for a dynamic 2-year refresher training program!  The set includes:

1. Chair Adjustment

2. Armrests

3. Desktop Keying

4. Keyboard Tray

5. Monitor Height

6. Float While Typing

7. Wrist Pressure

8. Neutral Postures

9. and many more…
   

This is a more comprehensive resource than the Office Ergonomics Training Handout Bundle. The manual begins with our Quick Check screening tool that pinpoints problem areas and tells employees exactly what page in the manual to consult for common solutions to that problem.  The interior of the manual is designed like a flow chart – if w then try x, y, or z.  There is an introduction to ergonomics as well as a glossary of common soft tissue injury terms. Great refresher after our Take Charge of Your Ergonomic Health!©Workshop.

This comprehensive manual covers:

      Chair

       Keyboard

       Input Device

       Enviromental Factors

       Monitor

       Work Surface

       Work Organization

These narrated PowerPoint modules are available as one full set or in shorter separate modules (see below).  This office ergonomics workshop focuses on the symptoms and causes of cumulative trauma and how to reduce aches and pains by making several simple changes to employees’ existing workstations and equipment.

Separate Modules

1. Sit-Stand for Your Ergonomic Health 

2. Anatomy Explains the Why

3. Chair Fit

4. Keyboard & Mouse

5. Monitors, Peripherals, & Mobile Devices and

6. Problem Solving

This office ergonomics workshop addresses the “why”, the “when”, and the “how” of using a sit/stand desk so that your investment is optimized and your employees’ health is optimized. Research shows that this kind of training increases standing time 3-fold!

WHO            All employees

LENGTH      1 hour  

This is a superb first-workshop to support wellness efforts and ergonomic efforts, as it sets the stage for and motivates personal accountability for being healthy & safe!

WHO            All employees (up to 20)

LENGTH      45 – 60 minutes

Performing a few stretches helps to keep blood circulating, decrease effects of static and repetitive movement, and improve postural imbalances. These stretches are designed to be performed briefly throughout the workday.

Stretch Breaks!^© Posters  

Full color, and co-branded posters with photographs and written descriptions allow employees to walk themselves through each stretch. This can be purchased separately or in conjunction with our live or remote workshop. Licensing for electronic posters also available. Volume pricing.

Stretch Breaks!^© Pocket Guides  

 The size of a checkbook register, or a custom size, these pocket guides fit easily into a pocket.  They have black and white sketches with written descriptions of each stretch.  Licensing for digital pocket guides also available.  Available with waterproof paper and ink. Volume pricing.

This is a Self-Guided Program 

WHO            All employees

LENGTH      1.5 hours (optional live demo and practice workshop)

The majority of people have occasional lower back pain and don’t know what to do about it. The uniqueness of our program is that it is safe for all abilities with low time investment. It equally emphasizes strengthening and stabilization for the abdominals, gluteals, and deep low back muscles, as well as having a stretching component.  Our program is based on science and rehabilitation principles rather than misinformed fads. This workshop provides an overall orientation of how to use the Protect Yiour Back!© Manuals, covers the science and theory behind the program, and demonstrates the exercises and stretches in Levels 1 and 2 (out of our 5 level self-guided program) for optimal back health and function.

Protect Your Back!^© Manuals

This is a safe self-guided 5-level program for optimal back health and function, based on rehabilitation principles. These full color manuals include tracking guides at each level. Volume pricing. 

Protect Your Back! ^© Video

^{This video covers an overall orientation of how to use the manual, the science and theory behind the program, demonstrates the exercises in Levels 1 and 2 (out of 5 total) and the stretches. Terms of Use Agreement required.This video covers an overall orientation of how to use the manual, the science and theory behind the program, demonstrates the exercises in Levels 1 and 2 (out of 5 total) and the stretches.  Terms of Use Agreement required.}

Looking for simple, quick solutions to immediately start improving the wellness of your workforce? Look no further. 

Wellness Articles

Topics include nutrition, fitness, sleep, and other general wellness issues.

Resistive Tubing Exercise Posters

Feature exercises essential to stabilizing your body and performing functional tasks safely and efficiently.

Stability Ball Exercise Manuals

Feature exercises effective at developing core and joint strength and stability, reducing risk of injury. 

Cable Machine Exercise Posters

Feature joint and spinal stability and mobility exercises, enhancing muscle recruitment during functional tasks

WHO            Management and supervisors

LENGTH      2 – 3 hours

This workshop describes what happens physiologically in the body as we age and measures to accommodate those changes in the workplace to keep all employees (no matter their age) engaged and injury free. This also addresses ergonomic challenges existing in the workplace that are often present regardless of age. 

WHO            Management and supervisors

LENGTH      1 – 1.25 hours  

Teach your management and executives the financial and health benefits of ergonomic interventions.

WHO            Management and supervisors   

LENGTH      1 – 1.5 hours (live or webinar) 

This presentation discusses the economic, wellness, and ergonomic benefits of sit-stand, as well as tactics and strategies to consider.

We do not want you to build or configure your work areas, furniture or equipment in a way that causes injury risk and human inefficiencies…ultimately wasting money retrofitting later! Whether a reconfiguration, tenant improvement or a new construction, we can collaborate with your architect, design team, and furniture vendors to provide recommendations that suit the job tasks, job equipment, and workflow of your employees. Incorporating custom, expert-based ergonomics (not ergonomic labels) into your design will create safer, more productive, and more sustainable work areas for your people.  

 Starter Design Guidelines

Not ready for custom design recommendations? Try our off-the-shelf Starter Design Guidelines that provide generic design considerations.

Often we see a variety of types of equipment in a facility, much of it lacking legitimate or sufficient beneficial ergonomic features. Ergonomic equipment & furniture purchasing guidelines help streamline procurement and avoid potentially harmful or unnecessary purchases on a going-forward basis. We will work with your team to provide a customized list of preferred and standardized ergonomic equipment & furniture based on an evaluation of your space and how your employees work. We will assist you in obtaining and rating demo equipment & furniture as much or as little as you’d like, building a package based on your specific needs.  

Starter Equipment Guidelines

Looking for a simple solution now? Choose our basic off-the-shelf Starter Equipment Guidelines, which includes a general list of preferred ergonomic equipment specifications and ideal features, helping you begin the process of selecting and standardizing your equipment.

We can develop new or audit existing policies and procedures within your ergonomic / health / safety departments.  This can include topics such as ergonomic equipment policy, requests, protocols, remote worker issues, and general guidelines.