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Ergonomic Program at San Diego State University

V. RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Directors are responsible to ensure that this policy is applied throughout their department.

B. SDSU Employees are responsible to:

Utilize the Computer Workstation Ergonomic Self-evaluation Survey.
Inform their Manager or Supervisor when they have ergonomic questions or concerns.
Adjust their workstation to fit their work needs.
Vary work tasks throughout the work shift when feasible.
Take frequent brief stretch breaks.
Report symptoms of a repetitive motion injury to their supervisor.

C. Managers and Supervisors are responsible to:

Recognize ergonomic hazards and respond to reports of employee concerns within the department.
Contact Environmental Health and Safety to request a workstation ergonomic evaluation or training.
Allow and encourage employees to vary work tasks.
Support and encourage brief stretch breaks.
Provide effective engineering controls to reduce risk factors when recommended based on an ergonomic evaluation.
Document repetitive motion injuries using a Supervisors’ Report of Work Related Accident/Illness Form and inform the Workers’ Compensation Manager.

D. Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) is responsible to:

Prepare, develop, implement, maintain, and audit the written Ergonomics Program for SDSU.
Issue and administer the ergonomics program.
Implement training programs.
Perform ergonomic evaluations for workstations including; assess the extent of ergonomic hazards, recommend feasible and effective engineering and administrative controls to reduce or eliminate repetitive motion injuries, and assist with selection of ergonomic products.
Follow up on ergonomic injuries when informed by the Workers’ Compensation Manager.

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	Business and Financial Affairs > Environmental Health and Safety > Ergonomics > Ergonomic Program Table of Contents >
	Environmental Health and Safety Ergonomic Program at San Diego State University V. RESPONSIBILITIES A. Directors are responsible to ensure that this policy is applied throughout their department. B. SDSU Employees are responsible to: Utilize the Computer Workstation Ergonomic Self-evaluation Survey. Inform their Manager or Supervisor when they have ergonomic questions or concerns. Adjust their workstation to fit their work needs. Vary work tasks throughout the work shift when feasible. Take frequent brief stretch breaks. Report symptoms of a repetitive motion injury to their supervisor. C. Managers and Supervisors are responsible to: Recognize ergonomic hazards and respond to reports of employee concerns within the department. Contact Environmental Health and Safety to request a workstation ergonomic evaluation or training. Allow and encourage employees to vary work tasks. Support and encourage brief stretch breaks. Provide effective engineering controls to reduce risk factors when recommended based on an ergonomic evaluation. Document repetitive motion injuries using a Supervisors’ Report of Work Related Accident/Illness Form and inform the Workers’ Compensation Manager. D. Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) is responsible to: Prepare, develop, implement, maintain, and audit the written Ergonomics Program for SDSU. Issue and administer the ergonomics program. Implement training programs. Perform ergonomic evaluations for workstations including; assess the extent of ergonomic hazards, recommend feasible and effective engineering and administrative controls to reduce or eliminate repetitive motion injuries, and assist with selection of ergonomic products. Follow up on ergonomic injuries when informed by the Workers’ Compensation Manager.
	[top of page]	This page last updated May 19, 2008 Site contact: UCO Web Support