Summary
In short
- An ergonomic cost benefit record is a record used in KnowErgo that records the cost of an ergonomic intervention against the injury, absence and productivity cost it avoids. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.9.1 and forms part of the Ergonomics and MSD Prevention programme.
- Raised with any investment case. Completed by ergonomics with finance.
- The template holds 42 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is return on investment, 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 Equipment requests, Effectiveness.
What it is
What it is
What is an ergonomic cost benefit record?
An ergonomic cost benefit record is a record used in KnowErgo that records the cost of an ergonomic intervention against the injury, absence and productivity cost it avoids. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.9.1 and forms part of the Ergonomics and MSD Prevention programme.
When is an ergonomic cost benefit record completed?
An ergonomic cost benefit record is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Raised with any investment case.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record 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 record covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- 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 equipment requests, effectiveness
Not for
- Cumulative Exposure Assessment, which assesses total physical load across a whole shift rather than one task, including rotation and overtime.
- Work Rest Cycle Assessment, which assesses whether recovery within and between tasks is enough for the load being carried.
- Task Redesign Record, which records a redesign of a task, holding what changed, why, and the before and after assessment scores.
- 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 cost benefit record 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 cost benefit record contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, cost, avoided cost, related records, case. Together they hold 42 fields, 24 of which are required.
How many ergonomic cost benefit record records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the ergonomic cost benefit record 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 cost benefit record scored?+
Scoring is return on investment. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the ergonomic cost benefit record 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 cost benefit record 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