Summary
In short
- An ergonomic control effectiveness review is a review used in KnowErgo that reviews whether ergonomic controls put in place over a period actually reduced risk scores and symptoms. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.9.1 and forms part of the Ergonomics and MSD Prevention programme.
- Run twice a year. Carried out by ergonomics.
- The template holds 48 fields across 4 sections, with controls reviewed repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is score improvement, where high is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Post Control Reassessments.
What it is
What it is
What is an ergonomic control effectiveness review?
An ergonomic control effectiveness review is a review used in KnowErgo that reviews whether ergonomic controls put in place over a period actually reduced risk scores and symptoms. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.9.1 and forms part of the Ergonomics and MSD Prevention programme.
When is an ergonomic control effectiveness review completed?
An ergonomic control effectiveness review is completed at the review interval, and after any trigger event. Run twice a year.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This review is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this review covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form ECE-2026-000
- You are running the Ergonomics and MSD Prevention programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links post control reassessments
Not for
- Annual Ergonomics Review, which reviews the whole ergonomics programme over a year, covering assessments completed, controls implemented and MSD outcomes.
- Anything outside KnowErgo, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the ergonomic control effectiveness review template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.9.1. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the ergonomic control effectiveness review contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, controls reviewed, analysis, conclusion. Together they hold 48 fields, 37 of which are required.
How often is an ergonomic control effectiveness review raised?+
A new record is raised at the review interval, and after any trigger event. Each one is given an ID in the form ECE-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the ergonomic control effectiveness review belong to?+
It is part of Ergonomics and MSD Prevention. Assessed tasks with before and after scores, and a business case that gets equipment approved.
How is an ergonomic control effectiveness review scored?+
Scoring is score improvement. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the ergonomic control effectiveness review template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the ergonomic control effectiveness review library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowErgo — ergonomics. Task assessment, video posture analysis, rotation and workstation redesign.
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Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization