## Ergonomic Consultation

The goal of most employers is a safe, healthy and productive work force. Each day, the accomplishment of that goal becomes more challenging as we all try to occomplish more with less. It has been said that more than 1/3 of all serious occupational injuries and illnesses stem from overexertion and repetition and that these conditions hurt more than 600,000 workers each year. The cost to businesses for musculo-skeletal disorders is more than $15 billion annually in Workers Compensation alone.

SECO employs an advanced certified ergonomic assessment specialist who has been working closely with various local industries for over 20 years. SECO can generally work within any budget to assist employers in identifying injury risk factors and low-cost effective solutions. Programs can range from one-time lift training seminars to ongoing comprehensive on-site consultation. Funded by a grant through the NYS Department of Labor, SECO developed and implemented a lift team training program at AO Fox Memorial Hospital to decrease patient hadling injuries among the nursing staff.

- Injury prevention training and seminars
- Development and training of plant specific stretching programs
- Job analysis to outline essential physical demands
- On-site ergonomic consultation
- Lift team training programs
- Pre-placement employee physical assessments