Workplace Assessment Brochure

“providing practical support for your business...�

“I found the whole experience informative and enjoyable”

What do we offer?

Maintaining a healthy and motivated workforce remains a key focus for any organisation. Improving productivity and efficiency whilst managing stress and absence levels remains a priority for all personnel professionals, regardless of industry sector.

To assist with this challenge, RBLI provide a range of workplace assessment services focussed on providing

ERGONOMIC

Physical health conditions and disabilities can cause problems for employees in the workplace. RBLI’s ergonomic assessment service can help improve workflow by providing affected staff with an optimised working environment.

your staff with an optimal and comfortable working environment.

Our team of assessors are able to a provide a comprehensive evaluation of an employee’s workplace requirements, providing a detailed assessment report.

By working with managers, RBLI can help your business maximise its greatest asset - the people you employ.

TECHNICAL

Sensory impairments and specific learning difficulties pose unique challenges, which cannot always be overcome with the technologies available. RBLI’s technical service can identify the most appropriate and cost-effective solutions.

TRAINING

For organisations with the need for significant numbers of workstation assessments, RBLI can help to develop your own in-house assessment team with our range of training courses focussed on DSE and legislative requirements.

“over half of all Display Screen Equipment users in the UK report symptoms affecting the head or eyes”

Health and Safety Executive

What are the benefits?

Benefits to employers

Benefits to employees

By demonstrating a commitment to employee health and wellbeing, employers can see immediate improvements in staff retention, morale and productivity; as well as a reduction in absences. Ultimately, employers can reduce personnel costs caused by long-term health conditions.

Employees who have been provided with an assessed and optimised working environment will experience a reduction in stress-related conditions, fatigue and RSI risks. Along with increased energy levels, staff will see improved work output and efficiency.

ADVANTAGES

“sickness absence may be costing your business £836 annually per person”

The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development

“my confidence is better just knowing there is a solution�

Ergonomic assessments Applicable to all computer users, as well as employees who find that a health condition or disability affects their day-to-day ability to undertake tasks; ergonomic assessments provide the opportunity to address posture and correct current workstation setup.

RBLI’s team of physiotherapists and occupational health professionals are able to ensure that your business meets all current legislation, and that your employees are at their most productive with the right equipment in place.

WORKSTATION SETUP Correct workstation setup improves your employees’ posture, health and efficiency, ensuring that your people are both productive and cost-effective. By reducing absence and retaining your existing valuable staff, expenditure on HR, recruitment and training can be minimised. What’s more, RBLI can help your organisation develop your own team of assessors.

Display screen equipment positioned correctly with advice given on safe use.

Employee advised on correct posture, with attention to musculoskeletal disorders.

Desk layout adjusted for optimum reach, comfort and access by employee.

Adjust setup of chair and provide advice on ergonomic equipment if required.

Mobility issues and access to workplace assessed, with suggestions for adjustments.

“up to a 30% reduction in working days off sick can be achieved through workstation assessments”

Health and Safety Executive

Technical assessments Voice control and speech recognition software for dyslexia or dexterity problems.

Sensory impairment software, with a large selection of physical hardware solutions.

Keyboard and mouse alternatives designed for users with dexterity problems.

Wheelchair assessments and specification with advice on working area adjustments.

Organisational software to assist with planning travel and structuring tasks.

Employees challenged by specific learning difficulties, sensory impairments or cognitive health conditions can often find themselves unable to attain the same working pace as their colleagues.

RBLI’s technical assessment team can specify hardware and software solutions for both mental and physical health conditions, allowing your employees to be at their most productive. Why let valued team-members be held back by their working environment?

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Software and equipment can be specified to reduce the effects of many disabilities and health conditions, with a number of cost-effective solutions available.

Free or cheap smartphone apps can provide alternative control methods to traditional physical inputs, whilst RBLI can also advise on how to source fully-funded workplace support for your employees.

“61% of businesses report a reduction in staff stress following the implementation of DSE assessments”

Health and Safety Executive

DSE assessments Don’t just understand your legal responsibilities as an employer - utilise this knowledge to effectively reduce absence, prevent injury and improve the productivity of your employees.

In addition to providing assessments, RBLI’s Managing DSE Assessments training course develops your understanding of current legislation and gives your business the tools to develop it’s own sustainable inhouse assessment knowledge bank.

DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT Introduced in 1993 and revised in 2002, the Health and Safety Executive’s regulations on the use of visual display units provide guidance for employers to improve the wellbeing of staff when using computer equipment. When implemented correctly within your business, these regulations can also reduce absences and the related costs caused by poor ergonomics.

“I feel more valued as an employee”

Did you know..? “good ergonomics increase worker productivity by 11%” “back strain accounts for 30% of all workplace injuries” “the average person is sitting for at least 9 hours per day” “34% of workplace accidents are caused by bad ergonomics” “15% of the world’s population has a disability or health condition” Research: Health and Safety Executive, Employer’s Forum on Disability, The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development

“employers that neglect concerns about stress or job satisfaction risk losing top talent”

The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development

“I don’t think I would still be in my job without this help”

Why choose RBLI? We have been doing this for a very long time.

RBLI has a proven track record in delivering practical solutions to work focused problems. RBLI have delivered our services on behalf of Government, the Armed Forces and in the private sector.

EXPERIENCED RBLI have provided health and employment solutions since 1919, and since then have successfully delivered numerous related government and commercial employability programmes.

DYNAMIC

We can deliver our course and services in your premises or we can offer our contemporary training facilities on a daily or residential basis, providing flexibility for every business need.

We can take your employee related problems and deliver you a business-focused solution.

As a third-sector organisation with commercial and social enterprise operations, we are able to offer a unique and flexible perspective on employability matters to a diverse range of industries.

FOCUSSED

RBLI exists to deliver employment guidance and support. We practice our strategies internally, providing sustained employment to people disadvantaged by disability or health conditions.

“64% of employers acknowledge improvements in staff morale following workplace assessments�

Health and Safety Executive

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