Wrist supports information should be part of every company’s inventory as more and more workers realize the value of ergonomic furniture and available tools to help them avoid injury. A business should provide a wrist supports list for employees to choose from to alleviate workers comp and personal injury claims.

Best practices in every office, warehouse, construction and retail environment call for a wrist supports directory of approved ergonomic devices. A wrist supports provider can analyze your working conditions and recommend the best wrist supports and other useful working tools for your workforce. In addition to getting more productive workdays from your staff, you will be showing your appreciation to employees by taking care of their health needs. Make the use of wrist supports an integral piece of your corporate culture in a number of ways.

1. Bring in a wrist supports ergonomic consultant to make suggestions

2. Provide a wrist supports list for employees to choose from

3. Find wrist supports through various suppliers

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Utilize an ergonomics consultant to recommend wrist supports

While you may read about the benefits of making your work environment more ergonomic, sometimes business owners need to hear it from a third party. An unbiased outsourcing firm can not only recommend the best wrist supports for your staff, but they also can show you how it will save you money in the long run.

I recommend: Humantech works with office and warehouse personnel as well as loading docks, labs and every other section of your company to find the areas that need improvement and where you and your employees will benefit from changes. Ergoconcepts can help you find wrist supports and other ergonomic equipment for your workforce.

Give employees wrist supports information

For some of your employees who work in jobs with a lot of repetitive motion, you can make it a requirement that they wear wrist supports. Others may be given an option. So that everyone can feel good about the new ergonomic culture you are creating, offer them choices.

I recommend: Doc Ortho has an extensive online selection of wrist supports that you can offer your employees. You may even want to try one for yourself. Orthotics and Beyond has a large assortment of wrist supports and braces for professional use.

Work a deal with a wrist supports provider

Many suppliers of ergonomic work tools will offer you a deal if you agree to make all your purchases from that company. At the same time, if you can get a rep who works on commission to bring you a wrist supports list and catalogue of other supplies, you can negotiate personally and probably make better arrangements than if you buy piecemeal from online sites.

I recommend: Sound Ergonomics can offer recommendations based on your employee needs and provide the wrist supports that you should have on hand. Get online bids from a wrist supports provider and various ergonomic suppliers through Ergobilities.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Get in front of workers comp and disability claims instead of waiting until an employee is injured on the job. There is so much wrist supports information available that employees will understand your concerns and hopefully welcome your recommendations.