IMPACT: Job Analysis Services

Regulations being imposed on employers by the ADA, EEOC, and the OSHA Ergonomic Standard are making employers more accountable for worker safety and forcing them to be much more exact about job requirements and the policies/procedures that govern job processes. IMPACT provides comprehensive Job Analysis Services delivered by licensed therapists certified in ergonomics.

The IMPACT therapist will perform a walkthrough to determine parameters of the analysis and meet with dedicated personnel to establish the job purpose & essential functions. The therapist will then observe, measure, weigh, count, and videotape the job and prepare a comprehensive report.

Physical Demands Analysis - to define job requirements:

• Defines job classification (per Dictionary of Occupational Titles), job purpose, essential & marginal job functions, skills, and environmental conditions
• Defines material handling demands (lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling)
• Defines non-material handling demands (positional and movement requirements)
• Defines specialized equipment, tools, or machines utilized

Ergonomic Analysis - to identify and reduce job hazards:

• Includes all of the above components.
• Application of recognized ergonomic assessment tools to identify job hazards
• Reasonable recommendations to reduce identified hazards

Causal Relations Analysis - supports/disproves injury claim from a specific job:

• Includes the above components
• Worker interview, if possible, to collect history and chief complaints
• Videotape and report sent to physician for determination of cause