Prevention Through Design

In accordance with NIOSH’s national initiative to address S&H needs in the design process or “design out,” Humantech offers tips to ensure the workplace design is ergonomically-friendly while still on paper.

·         Train all design engineers in fundamental ergonomics concepts and ensure that they follow a set of mandatory design guidelines.

·         Create an ergonomics checklist to confirm that all design guidelines have been followed for every design.

·         Hold ergonomic gate reviews early in the launch process. These reviews should happen before construction begins and before suppliers get involved.

Preventing ergonomic issues early in the design phase is a cost-effective way to enhance occupational safety and health.  For more information on NIOSH’s Prevention through Design initiative, click here.