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Fill in your information where you see the blue fill-in prompts and blanks. You can change or delete anything that doesn’t apply to your company.\nAt the end of this template are L&I Tips and Tools to help you at every step.\nFill in your company name here\nOur Ergonomics Process to Prevent Sprain and Strain Injuries\nPurpose\nOur goal is to prevent sprains and strains, such as back, shoulder and wrist injuries, by using this 5-step ergonomics process as part of our overall Accident Prevention Program.\nStep 1: Involving Our Employees\nWe train our supervisors and employees on ergonomics to give them the additional skills to help us find hazards, and create solutions that minimize the risk of injury.\nSupervisors and employees receive training as part of new hire orientation, with refresher training completed every ____ years. Training topics include:\nBasic principles of ergonomics.\nRisks of sprains and strains specific to their work.\nWork methods and proper use of tools and equipment to reduce the risk of injury.\nHow to report hazards and make suggestions for improving their jobs.\nEarly symptoms of sprains and strains, and how to report them to their supervisor.\n. Involve Employees\nStep 2: Finding Potential Hazards\n(Fill in the names or titles here) lead our injury prevention efforts by:\nIncluding ergonomics when making changes to facilities, equipment, and processes, or purchasing new tools.\nRoutinely walking through the workplace to look for potential hazards such as:\nManual lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or other physically demanding work.\nWork done in awkward postures, like bending, reaching, or twisting.\nTasks with hand intensive work, such as using tools, assembling parts, or packing boxes.\nAsking employees about their work and potential hazards.\nInvestigating reports of sprain and strain symptoms and injuries to find root causes.\nReviewing injury records and workers’ compensation claims to find tasks and trends related to sprain and strain injuries.\nWhen we find jobs with obvious hazards and solutions, we proceed to Step 4.\nWhen we are not sure the job poses an injury risk, we assess it in Step 3\nStep 3: Assessing Potential Hazards\n(Fill in the names or titles here) assess jobs with potential hazards to determine the risk of sprain and strain injuries.  We use the assessment tools listed below to evaluate our jobs.\nList the assessment tools used at your workplace in the table below\nAfter we assess potential problems, we work towards finding solutions in Step 4.\nStep 4: Fixing Hazards\n(Fill in the names or titles here) work with employees and the safety committee to find solutions.\nWe consider a number of things when looking at potential solutions, including:\nHow quickly and easily the solution can be put in place.\nHow much a solution reduces a hazard.\nThe number of employees that use the solution.\nSolutions that can be quickly put in place, greatly reduce the hazards, and are used by many employees are tried first.\nWhen it will take some time to put an effective solution into place, we will use a short-term fix to minimize the risk of injury and make a plan for a more permanent solution.\nEmployees are retrained after changes are made to work processes, equipment and tools.\nWe include solutions such as improved work methods or proper use of equipment in our operating procedures and on-the-job training.\nAfter a solution has been used for a while, we make sure it works well in Step 5.\nStep 5: Checking for Success\n(Fill in names or titles here) re-assess tasks and talk to employees to see if a fix is working as planned, and that it didn’t create any new hazards or other problems.\nWe follow-up after:\n2 – 4 weeks to see if a solution is working.\n3 – 6 months to see if the solution is still being used as intended.\nWhen we find a solution that does not reduce the risk of injury or is not being used as planned, we repeat steps 4 and 5.\nEvery year we review","cbCaieiKje2qOWyl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieiKje2qOWyl","docx",28222,"English","# Purpose\n## Step 1: Involving Our Employees\n## Step 2: Finding Potential Hazards\n## Step 3: Assessing Potential Hazards\n## Step 4: Fixing Hazards\n## Step 5: Checking for Success\n## Ergonomics Process Template Tips and Tools","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the 5-step ergonomics process?\",\"answer\":\"The process aims to prevent sprains and strains—such as back, shoulder, and wrist injuries—by using five structured steps within the Accident Prevention Program.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the process identify and assess potential hazards?\",\"answer\":\"It first finds potential hazards by walking the workplace and reviewing employee input, injury reports, and compensation trends. 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