Are you doing everything to address the rising costs of labor, medical and worker compensation, and the costs or losses that result from workplace acute injuries or musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace? If not we can help.

Job documentation and analysis projects can be conducted for a variety of reasons from measuring work exposures and their level of risk for injury in the workplace, to process analysis that are used to improve productivity and reduce labor costs.

We work closely with our clients to determine the goal and scope of each job documentation and analysis project. The MBS Group’s systematic job documentation and analysis process is outlined in the following flowchart:

We work closely with the client to define the job and all of the tasks performed in the job through interviews, analysis of workplace design and production data, analysis of work history and other relevant records. In the Define Job and Work Environment stage, we customize the Job Documentation process to meet the needs of our client. For example, we provide Job Documentation and Analysis specific to a Job Title, or we provide this service specific to an employee’s work history record.

Measuring work exposure is something that the MBS Group has refined and developed to a fine art over the past 10 years. Work exposure is all of the activities an employee performs in their job. In addition, work exposure considers the workplace environment, workstations, tools, parts, equipment and machinery used in the job.

To measure work exposure, jobs are captured on video record, physical actions are measured, and tools, equipment and machinery used are fully detailed. To date, we have the experience of capturing over 2000 hours of job tasks on video tape and we have measured countless physical actions performed by employees. Our knowledge in the measurement of work exposure is supported by our expert knowledge in the appropriate ergonomic and engineering metrics to meet the needs of our client. To learn more on the specific measurement methods we use to deliver Job Documentation products, please see Job Documentation Measurement Tools.

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All of our Job Documentation information will be based on factual evidence that is not only collected on-site, but also compared to collateral data that we use through working closely with our client. Our measurement and assessment of work exposure methods have provided a 98% level of accuracy to the actual exposures.

How do we do it? Our methods use some of the most rigorous and precise work exposure measurement and assessment tools available. Randomized work sampling, time and motion frequency and duration analysis, biomechanical modeling, and production data analysis are a few of the detailed methods that we use to deliver an accurate and precise Job Documentation product. To learn more on the many advanced analysis tools we use to deliver Job Documentation products, please see Job Documentation Assessment Tools.

Job Documentation provides answers to many areas of corporate risk. Simply put, if you know what the demands are on the workforce, you know the production abilities and liabilities of your organization. Determining the level of risk is fundamental to good decision making whether you need to make decisions on a specific injury claim, requirements of the workforce or changes in production. The MBS Group has a proven track record of helping decision makers by providing them with a determination of the level of risk that is associated with the information contained in the Job Documentation. To learn more about areas of risk that may be determined, please see Job Documentation Risk Determination.

We provide our clients with our findings in the form of a multi-media CD that may be accessed and utilized by multiple functional departments within the organization. It is our clients’ experience that a systemic approach to Job Documentation can help decision makers from operational specialists to health and safety specialists.

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Video Record
A video record of the Job is taken at the worksite by an MBS Group Analyst. The video data along with the knowledge gained during the on-site investigation will be used for various Assessment methods, such as randomized work sampling and time study assessments.

Force Measurements
Almost all workplaces make use of tools and machinery, require the handling of parts and equipment, and have activities that require employees to use physical strength effort to some level of exertion. The forces experienced by the employee are measured on site by an MBS Group Analyst and used for various assessment methods, such as biomechanical analysis and physical strain analysis.

Production and Work History Measurements
When it comes to defining a job no study would be complete without an analysis of the production process both current and historically. With most manufacturing processes there are several key pieces of data that are used to measure the performance and efficiency of a line. Our analysis will focus on those measurements that would be related to the physical movements such as line speed or piece rates and how that relates to repetitive movement exposure. In some cases depending on the scope of the project, we will also measure and review historical data such as Statistical Process Control (SPC) data, scrap rates, personnel needs, piece flow and production rates to name a few. Also we will analyze the work flow to determine if the process could be improved to make a safer and more efficient work environment. This information, while in depth, can be used by Human Resource Specialists in the recruitment and training of new hires. This will help insure that a match can be made between the production needs of your company and the abilities and skills of prospective employees.

Work Sampling
Work sampling assessments are considered the “gold standard” for determining work exposures of the Job. A work sampling assessment is done using the video record that is taken from on site. The MBS Group uses Captiv™ software for work sampling assessments. Captiv™ software was developed in Europe and is being used worldwide. Captiv™ is a system that combines real time data from electronic sensors and digital video. Using this powerful analysis tool, evidence based information can be extracted from the data for research, functional capacity evaluations, ergonomic assessments, physical demands analysis, or any type of injury prevention and productivity analysis.

Biomechanical Modeling
Biomechanical modeling assessments are done to accurately calculate the stress on the body and this makes use of the force measurements and video record taken on site. The MBS Group uses the University of Michigan’s 3D Static Strength Prediction Program that allows our specialists to examine the biomechanical and static strength capabilities of the observed employee in relation to physical demands of the task or tasks observed.

Work-relatedness of Injury
The MBS Group uses the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recognized approach to determine the work-relatedness of disease when determining the risk of injury. This method, advanced by NIOSH, considers both the work exposure assessment and the scientific literature in the field of epidemiology which are fundamental to the determination of risk of injury.

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