Repetitive Work
Strengthen your working environment and prevent injuries caused by repetitive work
When you perform the same monotonous movements over a shorter or longer period of time, it is known as repetitive work. This type of work is most commonly found in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries, as well as in the food and beverage sector. However, by successfully establishing a strong workplace health and safety culture, you have a much greater chance of reducing physical discomfort and preventing injury.
Repetitive work typically leads to issues with the neck, shoulders, arms, and hands. As a result, employees engaged in repetitive tasks frequently experience a higher rate of sickness absence. To address these issues effectively, it is essential to adopt a holistic approach and consider organisational, ergonomic, and workplace design challenges.
How to prevent repetitive work in the workplace
- Map out whether your employees are exposed to repetitive tasks – and to what extent.
- Analyse workflows and reduce repetitive activity wherever possible.
- Focus on working postures and workplace design.
- Introduce variety into daily tasks and supplement with exercises for employees.
Get help identifying and preventing repetitive work
At Human House, we help determine whether repetitive work at your workplace poses a health risk, and we map out the functions and conditions that can worsen the problem. This mapping process is a valuable foundation for identifying which interventions will have the greatest impact on reducing repetitive work and how your company should prioritise efforts moving forward.
If you are planning a new process or production line, we can help ensure that the available space, appropriate working postures, workflow, and work processes are optimal. We can also assist by equipping your health and safety or technical department with the skills needed to independently assess and map repetitive work in the future.
Consultancy leading to results
Every year, Human House helps many organisations implementing preventative measures against repetitive work. We provide consultancy on repetitive task management for both private and public companies – large and small – across a wide range of industries.
For example, we have helped a food production company that received an investigation order, where we trained the health and safety representatives to map out repetitive work. We also offered guidance on compliance administration, and worked together with their safety organisation to develop an action plan that was immediately approved by the Danish Working Environment Authority.
Physical training at work
Discomfort caused by repetitive work can, in many cases, be alleviated through physical training. Human House offers targeted training programmes designed to relieve pain and discomfort resulting from repetitive work.
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