USC: Ergonomics Home

Our Services

We provide a variety of services free-of-charge to USC employees. To request training or workplace evaluations, contact Ken Mixon via email at kmixon@gwm.sc.edu, or by calling 777-5269.

Our services consist of the following:

Personal On-Site Consultation

We provide onsite consultation for all campus employees.

If you are feeling discomfort when working, whether or not you think it is related to work, you can schedule a personal consultation with EHS. We will consult with you regarding your workstation set-up and your postural habits, and make any recommendations for improvement.

New employees and those not feeling discomfort also are welcome to request personal consultations.

Self Evaluation Tools

We have provided you with the following checklists that you can use to evaluate your own workstations, techniques and tasks.

Computer Workstation Setup Checklist

Computer Operator's Work Technique Checklist

Lab Workstation Evaluation Checklist

Back Safety Training

For jobs that are more physically demanding, especially jobs requiring lifting and materials handling, we can provide back safety training. The training is tailored to suit the needs of a specific group or department, and consists of a group presentation as well as consultation for improving the ergonomics of specific job tasks.

Job-Specific Training

We are available to provide ergonomics training or consultation for any campus job. While the majority of our consultations are related to computer workstations, we also provide ergonomics consultation for laboratory, kitchen, custodial, maintenance and shop-related positions. Please let us know on the request form if the job is non-computer related.

Group Training

We can provide department-wide trainings in the form of group presentations (to larger groups of employees) and group workstation consultations (to smaller groups). We can conduct training at your facility, or in the EHS training room on the second floor of Benson School.