FORME has experience working with organizations to develop a range of corporate employee safety and health and wellness programs to achieve the best outcomes right from the start. Corporate program support is provided for Ergonomics, Disability Management and Organizational Health.

Ergonomics

We recognize your goal is to develop a self-sustaining and effective ergonomics program.

FORME can assist you with:

  • creating the best fit between your workers, equipment, technology, and processes
  • identifying priorities for your program
  • developing easily implemented policies
  • raising awareness of ergonomic hazards at all levels of your organization
  • enhancing your ability to assess and control hazards and
  • acting as a resource to support the ongoing needs of your program.

Disability management

Minimize the impact of disability or impairment on workers by ensuring your skilled, experienced workers successfully stay at work or return to work and continue to provide the best services to you and your organization.

FORME can assist you with:

  • disability management program assessment
  • early intervention and return to work coaching
  • complex case management
  • physical and job demands analyses

Contact us to discuss your needs.

Working safely involves many factors. Statistics Canada reported in 2008 that medication error for RN’s was positively associated with usually working overtime, role overload, perceived staffing or resource inadequacy, low...

Statistics Canada reported for 2003 that among employed adults who experienced at least one activity-limiting injury in 2003, 28% said their most serious injury occurred at work.

Statistics from the Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C. show that between 1997-2001 there were more than 30,000 accepted claims in general construction, almost one-third of which were musculoskeletal, with an...

Did you know the back (38%) and shoulder (14%) are the most commonly affected areas of the body for musculoskeletal injuries?

The activity we get at work has to be intentional. Today 80 per cent of jobs are sedentary or require little activity which researchers believe is linked to the obesity...

We would recommend this company to others. FORME Ergonomics provided a positive way forward to assist our employee modify her office in an effort to address the discomfort she is...

Thank you for your very informative ergonomic presentation. Our team is very diverse, with very differing roles (which includes nurses, administration staff, kitchen staff, housekeeping staff). You gave a well-rounded...

Thank you Carmel for all your efforts in supporting the work of the BC Collaborative for Disability Prevention.  Your contributions to our task group as we developed the Stay At...

I have known Carmel Murphy for the past 10 plus years, through my association with the Healthcare Benefit Trust.  Initially Carmel provided ergonomic assistance and focus group facilitation to assist...

The Adler graduate program in Organizational Psychology was pleased to have Carmel Murphy speak to our students on the complexities of job analysis. Carmel was able to provide an excellent...

Carmel is an expert in ergonomics and working with management and craft personnel to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Carmel is easy to work with and respected by other...

Carmel, thank you so much for your thorough assessment. You went above and beyond to ensure that I was given the knowledge I need to both heal my injury and...

The most important thing I took away from the services provided by FORME Ergonomics & Workplace Health was….

“I took away a sense of satisfaction that each aspect of the project...

I had the privilege of working with Carmel when she managed a multi-organizational project with our organization in 2004. The project involved liaising with multiple stakeholders, distribution of a specialized...

Carmel worked with us for several years, presented workshops, facilitated strategic planning,  and advised us on ergonomics and workplace health. Each issue was examined in detail, the solutions seemed logical...