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Try a free ergonomics assessment

Eight screening tools, two to five minutes each, with an instant traffic-light result and a PDF report. Screening only - not a substitute for an assessment by a competent person.

Start the 2-minute desk check Employer Risk Snapshot

Hands holding a tablet showing a workstation report with a gold line chart

Illustrative

An HR director and a physiotherapist review a workstation report on a tablet in a glass meeting room

Illustrative

3 minEmployers, SHE managers

Ergonomics Regulations Readiness Check

How ready is your organisation for the Ergonomics Regulations, 2019?

BASIS · ErgoHub checklist (plain-language duties)

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Over-the-shoulder view of a woman typing with the screen centred at arm’s length

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3 minOffice and hybrid workers

DSE workstation self-assessment

Screen your computer workstation set-up.

BASIS · ErgoHub checklist

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A physiotherapist measures a seated employee’s elbow angle with a goniometer

Illustrative

4 minAssessors, SHE reps, office workers

ROSA office scorer

Rapid Office Strain Assessment - chair, screen, phone, mouse and keyboard.

BASIS · Sonne, Villalta & Andrews 2012

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An assembly worker at a height-adjustable bench with relaxed shoulders and neutral wrists

Illustrative

4 minAssessors, SHE reps

RULA upper-limb assessment

Rapid Upper Limb Assessment for seated and standing tasks.

BASIS · McAtamney & Corlett 1993

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A physiotherapist coaches a warehouse worker to lift a carton with bent knees and a straight back

Illustrative

4 minAssessors, SHE reps

REBA whole-body assessment

Rapid Entire Body Assessment for handling and awkward postures.

BASIS · Hignett & McAtamney 2000

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A warehouse worker lifts a carton from a waist-height conveyor, holding it close

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3 minWarehousing, logistics, manufacturing

NIOSH lifting equation

Recommended Weight Limit and Lifting Index for a two-handed lift.

BASIS · Waters et al. 1993; NIOSH 94-110

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Illustrative

2 minHR, finance, executives

MSD cost and ROI calculator

Model what musculoskeletal disorders cost you - and the return on fixing them.

BASIS · Transparent ErgoHub cost model

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A father works at a compact home desk with a laptop stand, keyboard and footrest

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2 minRemote and hybrid workers

Home-office check

Is your home workspace safe and comfortable for full days?

BASIS · ErgoHub checklist

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Watch · 40 seconds

Fix your desk in five minutes

Chair height, back support, screen, keyboard and movement: the five adjustments our physiotherapists make first. Then check your own set-up with the free desk check.

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AI-generated visuals. Voice: Tshepo Mokitimi. mTshepana is an AI character based on Tshepo Mokitimi, HPCSA-registered physiotherapist, used with his permission. People shown are fictional. General education, not medical advice. Captions available.

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