Cardinus, (a THB Group plc member company) - providers of online injury reduction solutions and risk management within the safety, fleet and property sectors, today launched their leading Display Screen Equipment injury reduction solution – Workstation Safety Plus 8.0. To coincide with European Health & Safety Week at Leadenhall Street, London.

Following eighteen months of intense research and development Cardinus showcased the new version of the award-winning ergonomics training and assessment software including numerous enhancements to help organisations improve results from their ergonomics programmes.

During the launch, Cardinus unveiled a range of new features and presented validated results that qualified how effectively Workstation Safety Plus can support both compliance and injury reduction programmes.

Delegates received an address by Barry Holt of the National Safety Council. Barry considered how, during a time of global financial turbulence, ergonomics can improve reduce costs and improve efficiency. Following this Rick Spencer and Nate Williams demonstrated how, by integrating Workstation Safety Plus and PACE into Parsons ergonomics process, they experienced a 50% reduction in injuries and a 75% reduction in injury costs after only one year.

Speaking after the event Cardinus' Managing Director Jon Abbott, explained "Today has been a fantastic event. Too many organizations look at software and worry how they will use it to comply with national guidelines or internal policies. Cardinus has demonstrated how we look at the wider picture and how to encourage employees to manage their own risk and, where they cannot, how we can provide a simple but comprehensive process to manage this risk."

Research conducted in the mid 90s suggests that an economic downturn may lead to a rise in staff sickness absence. It is therefore essential that businesses address the causes of absence now.

Copies of the case study (suitable for publication) are available on request.

Workstation Safety Plus is used by many of the UK’s government departments and blue chip companies to help protect staff from soft tissue injuries while working at their computers.

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