Audit

Preventing Workplace Injuries — Quick Ergonomics Audit

A short ergonomics and controls checklist to spot common injury risks and prioritize low-cost interventions.

Interactive Tool

Preventing Workplace Injuries — Quick Ergonomics Audit

Use this quick ergonomics audit to identify common injury risks, capture practical mitigation ideas, and prioritize fixes by impact and effort. Complete one entry per workstation, task, or area. Rate impact and effort on the scales below — high impact + low effort should be tackled first. Fill in owner and target date so fixes can be tracked.

e.g., Assembly Line A - Station 3
YYYY-MM-DD or human-readable date
Select all that apply
Describe specific tasks, examples, tools, operators, or times when the risk appears
1 = minor discomfort, 5 = major injury or lost time
1.0 10.0
1 = rarely, 5 = continuous
1.0 10.0
1 = low impact, 5 = high impact (safety, downtime, cost)
1.0 10.0
1 = very low effort/cost, 5 = very high
1.0 10.0
Select the closest category
List practical fixes: engineering, administrative, PPE, training, or immediate controls
What was done, by whom, and any short-term effect
e.g., Supervisor name or Maintenance lead
YYYY-MM-DD or approximate timeframe
Use Impact and Effort to guide priority (high impact + low effort = High)
You can explore this tool now. Sign in or create an account to save your responses and return to them later.
Sign In to Save Create an Account
Make this tool part of your work

Save a personal copy, bring it to your team, or tailor the questions and workflow to fit what you are hungry to improve.

Member customization and team collaboration are coming soon.
Discuss Ask the Librarian

Discussion

Comments and conversation will live here.