Ergonomic Analysis

Matching the capabilities of humans with the requirements of the tasks that they perform leads to improvements in productivity and product quality, as well as increased occupational safety and health.

The Americans With Disabilities Act specifically addresses the necessity of a job analysis that identifies essential job requirements of each category of employee to be tested. By having the evaluation done in conjunction with the independent who is performing the actual job tests, the evaluations are given quantitative validity while the employer's negligence is decreased.

Analysis may be performed with a Chatillon dynamometer to assist in determining acceptable and unsafe work limits to all body motions involved in the job. Ergonomic analysis of this nature gives content validity to the testing process by establishing valid job descriptions and subsequent testing that are consistent with business necessity.

Dynamometers

• MSC Series, Muscle Strength Comparator
• FCE Series, Functional Capacity Evaluator