Ergonomics
The State Office of Risk Management and Pinnacol Assurance have teamed up to offer State employees the ability to request an ergonomic evaluation of their workstation at no cost to the agency. Click on the following links below to find out more information concerning ergonomic stretches, scheduling an ergonomic evaluation and ergonomic self-assessments.
Ergonomics is the study of the relationship between the worker and the work environment, including the workstation, equipment and the tasks performed. A primary objective of ergonomics is to fit the job to the worker rather than the worker to the job and in so doing, minimize the physical stresses placed upon the musculoskeletal system.
The following general ergonomic guidelines are recommended and serve as minimum standards in preventing cumulative trauma injuries:
To request an ergonomic evaluation, please send an email to Nick Witkowski with the following information:
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