Online ergonomic workstation assessment

In a 45-minute online video meeting I (Sanne) will optimize your colleagues’ workstation (at home or at the office). Every workplace and person is different; and so is every session. That’s what makes my job so much fun!

I love it when I can give “out of the box” creative tips, which often save lots of costs too. In my sessions, I also discuss well-being and vitality. As I talk to many colleagues, I often find out where company-wide potential bottlenecks lie that could lead to problems or absenteeism.

What are the costs?

€100 per session including a report.

I’m quite confident the investment pays for itself through lower absenteeism and less unnecessary investment in ergonomic accessories.

I take all the work off clients’ hands

Step 1 – Plan meetings online: on a special page that I create for all my clients, your colleagues can plan a (home) workstation assessment in their calendar.

Step 2 – Advice about ergonomic accessories: In case of physical issues or limitations, I sometimes advice ergonomic chairs and tables. But I prefer to look at creative solutions with the materials colleagues have available at their (home) office.

Step 3 – After care: after the workstation assessment, participants create an email with a short summary, some exercises and the offer to contact me (free) in case they have any questions.

Step 4 – Feedback HR department: I give clients access to a spreadsheet (updated every week) with an overview of colleagues who have done a workstation assessment. I can send reminders (no extra charge).

Why a workstation assessment at the home office?

At the office, desks and chairs are often ergonomically sound. At home, it is often more difficult (and usually impossible) to create the optimal conditions. People working from home are more likely to have health problems.

Partly for this reason, the Working Conditions Act in The Netherlands requires employers to ‘actively instruct’ their employees on how to set up their workplace. Also at the home workstation.

Why work with an occupational therapist?

Occupational therapists in The Netherlands have a paramedical degree and at least 4 years of training (bachelor). They are trained to look creatively at a person’s environment, and adapt it in the best possible way.

There are no full-time degrees to become an ergonomist in the Netherlands, only courses. Ergocoaches or preventiemedewerkers have a very useful signalling function. But people working from home or suffering from issues should be helped by a professional, in my opinion.