University of Tasmania, Australia

Ergonomic assessments are provided to:

• Employees who have indicated a recent previous injury on their pre- employment health report will be required to participate in an ergonomic assessment.

For enquiries on providers, please contact health.safety@utas.edu.au or see below.

Organisational Units may organise ergonomic assessments for employees at the Organisational Units expense.

Costs and Conditions

These may vary between providers. Please either contact Work Health & Safety for further information or discuss these with the provider upon initial contact.

Note: There may be costs involved if an arranged appointment is cancelled at late notice. Travel costs may apply if the location is outside of the CBD.

Hobart

Lyndall Hannaford
Hannaford Allen
Phone: +61 3 6223 4466
Email: lynhan@bigpond.com

Launceston

Robyn Arvier
Occupational Therapist and Ergonomist
Phone:  0437 740 472
Email: rarvier@tassie.net.au

Sharon Taylor
The Recovre Group Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 3 6332 9314
Email: Sharon.Taylor@recovre.com.au

Cradle Coast

Robyn Arvier
Occupational Therapist and Ergonomist
Phone:  0437 740 472
Email: rarvier@tassie.net.au

Jennifer McRae
The Recovre Group Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 3 6332 9316
Email: jennifer.mcrae@recovre.com.au

Please Note: For basic ergonomic workstation setup staff members in various Organisational Units have received basic ergonomic training. For more information and a list of trained staff access Manual Handling/Ergonomics.

For advice on setting up your workstation please see the following:

• Prevention of Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) Policy
• Screen Based Equipment - Guidelines.