| BAXTER CORPORATION |  | | | | Ergonomic Risk Assessments, Production Line Re-design and Post Offer Pre-employment Testing | | | | ERGO Inc. is proud to work with the award winning manufacturing facility Baxter Corporation who produces intravenous, nutritional, peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis solutions.
ERGO Inc. has been working with Baxter Corporation to reduce workplace Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) since 1998. To create an action plan, ERGO Inc. conducted Ergonomic Risk Assessments of all production tasks, which were ranked from the highest injury risk potential to the lowest for both the upper limb and back. Detailed Ergonomic studies were then completed for the high risk areas of the plant. As a result some production tasks were redesigned. Physical Demands Assessments were also completed for all jobs to facilitate Baxter Corporation’s Return to Work Program.
ERGO Inc. also conducts Post Offer Pre-employment Testing for all new Baxter employees on the production and packing lines. This program assists Baxter Corporation with their hiring process by helping to ensure that all new employees are capable of performing the bona fide essential duties of the job for which they are hired. ERGO Inc. developed the testing protocol based on strength, fatigue, range of motion, and physiological data and the essential job duties. Pass / fail criteria was determined by collecting physical data such as grip strengths, fatigue rates and working heart rates from Baxter Corporation’s current workforce.
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