Get Help with Ergonomics

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Contacts in Your Area

You can use one of the contacts in the list below for more information on ergonomics and the services that L&I has to offer to Washington state employers and employees: (Out of state customers please see below.)

City	Telephone #	E-mail address
Bellingham	360-647-7332	Jim Norris nork235@lni.wa.gov
Seattle	206-515-2837	Mark Soltow solt235@lni.wa.gov
Spokane	509-324-2543	Russell Poage poag235@lni.wa.gov
Tacoma	253-596-3917	Patrick Mahaney maha235@lni.wa.gov
Tumwater	360-902-5472	Robert Cooley coor235@lni.wa.gov
Yakima	509-886-6570	John McFadden mcfj235@lni.wa.gov

Out of state customers, please contact Rick Goggins (360)902-5450, or you can send an email to ergonomics@LNI.wa.gov

On-site ergonomics consultation

You may request an ergonomics consultation at your work site in Washington state. A consultation can help you identify hazards for musculoskeletal disorders and means to reduce them. These services can be used to:

Teach employees at your worksite to identify jobs that could cause injury by using one or more on-site job examples.
Identify methods and resources to reduce hazards.
Start an ergonomics program at your workplace, tailored to the specific needs of your industry.
Review an established ergonomics program and suggest modifications, when needed.

Outside Consultants

Two national, non-profit organizations maintain lists of private consultants in ergonomics the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). Local area consultants can also be found through the Puget Sound Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.