ErgoCert is the first Certification Institute in Europe established for the specific purpose of certifying the ergonomic characteristics of work environments, workstations and products of daily use.
Certification
The ErgoCert Ergonomic Certification is based on proprietary Regulations and Technical Specifications which define the applicable ergonomic standards, the assessment requirements, the tests and the acceptability limits to obtain the Ergonomic Certification of products, processes and services according to UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17065.
The Ergonomic Certification issued by ErgoCert is based on ErgoCert Regulations and Technical Specifications (some of which under ACCREDIA accreditation) which, for each ergonomic macro-area (Polytechnical, Biomedical, and Usability/User Experience) and in compliance with the ergonomic principles established by IEA (International Ergonomics Association), define the applicable technical standards, the ergonomic assessment requirement, the test methods and the acceptability limits to obtain the Ergonomic Certification of products, processes and services according to UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17065. All of this has the purpose of improving user satisfaction and system overall performance.
ErgoCert is the first internationally accredited body for the Ergonomic Certification of products, processes and services.
In December 2019, the accreditation was approved according to the ISO 17065 standard by ACCREDIA, the body appointed by the Italian government to certify the competence, independence, and impartiality of the bodies and labs which check product compliance to standards.ErgoCert brought into accreditation its Ergonomic Product Certification Scheme, which allows to certify both product ergonomic features and HCD development processes.
ACCREDIA operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Economic Development, the national accreditation authority, and is a member of the Accreditation Body international networks and a signatory to the related Mutual Recognition International Agreements which ensure – for over 90 countries in the world - the equivalence on the world market of certifications, inspections, checks, tests, and adjustments carried out by accredited bodies and labs.
Award for good practice, "Healthy Workplaces" - "Lighten the load" campaign
In 2022 ErgoCert won the “Good Practice Award” for the “Healthy Workplaces” campaign, organized by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, which deals with promoting safety and prevention in workplaces, reporting and rewarding management system effectiveness applied in public and private work situations in order to prevent or limit musculo-skeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. The 2020-22 award was aimed at small and large businesses and organizations showing exceptional commitment in actively detecting risk and putting in place innovative and effective solutions to reduce or eliminate the risk of work-related MSDs. The method suggested by ErgoCert and applied by Servizi Italia Spa turned out to be good practice as it is not only effective, but also sustainable in time and transferable to other businesses, sectors or member States, thus bringing added value to existing practices and at the same time taking into account the needs of most European businesses, that is, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Tibaldi Srl - Ergonomic certification obtained for the “Polishing Vienna” and “Goldsmithing TM4” workbenches.
Ergocert certifies 34 mattresses from Karibian Descanso
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The ergonomics glossary
The Glossary contains terms, definitions, concepts and techniques used in Ergonomics from the three macro-areas that make up the Ergonomics landscape: the Biomedical area, the Psychosocial area and the Polytechnic area, and is designed to be continuously implemented in terms (in relation to technological and social changes) and improved in supports for definitions (images, videos, links, etc.).
