Employing traditional methods to deliver DSE training and risk assessments is becoming less and less practical. Organising attendance at classroom training sessions, followed by a paper based DSE risk assessment exercise, could involve hundreds of man hours of administration time and the distribution and collection of thousands of forms for a large organisation. Time that could be better spent and invested elsewhere. No wonder then, that more and more organisations are turning to technology to provide a more simplified and efficient process to deliver DSE training and risk assessment.

Streamline DSE process

Ergowize has been designed to eradicate the bureaucratic headache of the documentation, collection and analysis of paper based DSE risk assessments. Responsibility is shifted to the individual to train and self assess, while Health & Safety departments monitor and manage the process via the ErgoWize Tracking and Reporting Tool.

Ease of use

ErgoWize differs from other DSE software systems on the market in a number of key ways and like all EssentialSkillz products combines powerful functionality with flexibility and ease of use.

The risk assessment contains the most intuitive and effective user verification functionality of any system on the market. 

Users are given an indication of the resource implications of their risk assessment responses as they are working through the questionnaire and can modify answers accordingly. This encourages a more sensible and responsible approach from the user to the DSE risk assessment rather than a thoughtless "scatter gun" of yes and no answers without due consideration for the follow up work that could be generated.

Filtering of risk

Solutions to concerns raised by the questionnaire can be embedded within the risk assessment and “pop up” where appropriate, offering potential resolutions to users. Risk is effectively filtered, external intervention only being necessary in the case of more complex DSE issues. ErgoWize generates far fewer DSE related concerns than comparable systems and consequently requires less administration time and input.

Control measures

Where resolution of risk by the end user is not possible or appropriate, the software quickly and easily directs system administrators to the remaining DSE related concerns. The ErgoWize Tracking and Reporting Tool allows them to record, manage and implement the necessary control measures required to solve any outstanding problems.

Typical benefits:

• Customer can customise training content and DSE risk assessment themselves
• Flexibility to amend and adapt the software on an ongoing basis
• Automated introductory and reminder emails resulting in unprecedented levels of coverage
• Effective user actions - less external intervention required
• Effective prioritisation of concerns to identify those most at risk
• Automated deployment of follow-up tasks to system administrators ( DSE Assessors; Line Managers, ...)
• Managed service – option to outsource system administration