MoveSmart Office
This training programme is to enable your personnel to be self-sufficient in maintaining a safe and efficient workstation set-up.
It is designed to improve an individual’s functional comfort levels and behaviour as they interact with their workplace.
Our system is different from all other programmes in that we firstly recognise each person as their own expert. This way the individual ‘owns’ any changes that take place.
Effective Workstation assessment requires two elements of intervention:
These are set according to each individuals’ comfort levels to a new set of parameters.
1.
- We raise a person’s awareness of their own comfort levels and offer other options for them to choose the most comfortable for themselves.
- How they move in their chair (about multiple better postures)
- Breathing patterns to reduce the effects of stress and pressure
- Multiple comfortable sitting options
- Movements to compensate for sedentary work.
2.
- Identify optimal physical work station set-up and ergonomics of layout according to every individuals personal comfort. This covers:
- Seating/chair/adjustments
- Desk height
- Screen placement heights/distance
- Copy holders
- Mouse/ key board function and placement
- Phone and other incidentals
- Lighting and environment
This training is a half day training programme for up to 12 people.
Part 1 is undertaken as a 2-hour group session to learn common key elements of movements that everyone requires to understand to be comfortable with sitting/office tasks.
Followed by:
Part 2 is a 15 to 30 minute one on one interaction with each person at their workstation to help transfer and apply the group learning material into action and address the ergonomics and physical set-up of their workstation.
Key Features:
- Too many people accept discomfort as normal and acceptable… but it doesn’t have to be.
- Employees will identify immediate benefits for themselves. A “what’s in it for me” factor. This is the critical element that leads to a change in habits and acceptance of change. That is, a shift towards improving peoples’ comfort levels at their workstation and safe movements when performing tasks.
- The programme teaches movement techniques, multiple postures and ‘workstation set-up’ possibilities that are proven to result in less discomfort, muscle fatigue, aches and soreness leading to less strain and sprain pain.
- Simple ergonomics relating to workstation set-up, NOT according to ‘the book’, but to each individuals’ personal needs and comfort. (This varies between individuals).
- The ‘transfer effect’ – the application of new skills and set up of the workstation is significant. Employees are keen to apply the techniques on the job – they have identified their own reason to do so, and understand a change that can be made, and a benefit obtained.
- Employees begin to realise that they are not as ‘comfortable as they could be’ resulting in very early intervention to prevent discomfort, pain, and injury (DPI).
Check out all of the MoveSmart training programmes
There are different training programmes available. Take a look at all of the options and decide what suits your organisation the best.
What people have said about the Optimum Training programmes
Move Smart Think Smart Program was amazing and I’m glad that I found Optimum Training to carry out training around ergonomics and manual handling. The interactive activities and practical tips you shared were invaluable in enhancing our understanding and fostering a culture of safety in our workplace.
Arlene Whittingham ─ GHL Group
The course had a real impact. The new staff brought great energy, and the message of positive cultural change truly resonated. This kind of initiative goes a long way in shaping safer, healthier workplace mindsets.
Chris O'Connor - Fonterra
We had an extraordinary full week of sessions from Optimum in October. They managed to get 90+ of the team trained & the feedback from the sessions was nothing short of brilliant! Both Dwane & Jeremy were fully engaged with the teams and from all the laughter throughout the week we knew they’d hit the spot.
Aaron de Jonge ─ Good Time Pies
The team had the best time learning with Dwane and it was wonderful to see all the knowledge that was passed on!
Suhayla Khan ─ Patties Foods Pty Ltd
Within the management team of the company they have a ‘golf club’, somewhat competitive…… and after doing the health and safety training and applying the principles, 3 months later every one of them has reduced his handicap, smallest by 2 , greatest by 7, WOW! That amazed me, I didn’t expect that!
Underground coal miners are some of the staunchest of all workers. After their Move@work health and safety training, they returned to their employer and asked if the company would run some sessions so that their families could attend. The company did this for their employee’s families. What a great company.
When it comes to manual handling, Optimum Training is our number 1 choice!!! The Move-Smart Think-Smart training connects with our people and translates easily to work, home, hobbies and moving in general. We continue to receive positive feedback from our staff regarding the training and the great facilitation!
Shannon Maaka ─ Miraka Limited
This training is worth its weight in gold. It is received well by staff, and they are using the techniques every day!
I recommend that every business install these learnings in their business.
Paul Filipo ─ Good Time Pies