Ergonomic Services at Encore Unlimited, LLC

Ergonomic Services

At Encore Unlimited, we work to lower the direct and indirect costs of workplace injuries for employers. We help our customers "fit the job to the employee" by providing ergonomic interventions. Our recommendations can clarify the physical demands of a job, identify risk factors and offer suggestions for a safe and timely return to work.

Vital to facilitating and maintaining return to work, our services include:

	Ergonomic Job Assessment and Job Station Accommodations
	Office Ergonomics In-service
	Management Education
	Physical Demands Job Assessment
	Job Rotation Program Development
	Ergonomic Consultation on Equipment/Machine Design

Ergonomic Assessment and Job Station Accommodations
Like a job analysis, an ergonomic assessment describes job duties and quantifies and qualifies physical demands. In addition this assessment identifies risk factors and offers recommendations to minimize or eliminate such factors.

Office Ergonomics In-service
This program provides training to employers and their staff on how to set up individual workstations to meet physical demands and workflow needs. Education is also provided on how to minimize stress and reduce strain on working muscle groups.

Management Education
In-services are provided to supervisors to assist them in assessing ergonomic issues. Also in this arena, we provide consultation to employers on return to work issues as well as ADA accommodation considerations. We have also worked with employers in developing, as well as enhancing, return to work programs. In a recent, large-scale project, we identified a range of transitional tasks, as well as, the physical demands associated with those tasks to facilitate early return to work. We also offer customized training for nursing home staff on various patient transfers.

Job Rotation Program Development
This program allows employees to minimize exposure to fatigue and repetition.

Ergonomic Consultation on Equipment/Machine Design
Encore Unlimited’s ergonomic staff has worked with engineers to offer an ergonomic perspective when equipment/machines are either designed or reengineered.

When should you consider an Encore Unlimited Ergonomic Service?

	When an employee reports that assigned job duties exceed return to work restrictions.
	When a discrepancy exists between the employee’s report of job demands and the employer's report of job demands.
	When the physician and/or employer states that the employee cannot return to work until fully recovered from the injury.
	When the reported injury does not match the typical injuries expected in the position (e.g. rotator cuff tear in a light assembly line job performed at waist level).
	When causation is questioned, and an Independent Medical Evaluation has been arranged.
	When several employees complain of problems with a specific job and/or multiple injuries are reported from the same job or task.
	When assistance is needed in identification of transitional duties.
	When litigation is imminent.
	When the workplace is remodeled or expanded with new construction.