Overview
Performance Ergonomics specializes in helping companies reduce work-related musculoskeletal injuries by matching the demands of the job to the physical capabilities of the worker.
By identifying and alleviating the underlying causes of such injurys, we can help you reduce the incidence of such injuries and their associated costs. We bring together knowledge of human factors and ergonomic principles that result in proven strategies to boost your bottom line.
We offer a full spectrum of injury risk management solutions.
Services offered include:- Prior-to-hire functional assessments
- Injury prevention programs
- Essential job function identification
- Ergonomic analysis
- Job demand analysis
- Functional capacity evaluation (FCE)
- Customized training
- Return-to-work programs
- Functional job descriptions
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Biography
Merl Miller has more than 16 years of experience in injury prevention and management. He is qualified to perform post-offer and pre-work screenings, functional capacity evaluations, job site analysis, essential job functions analysis and ergonomic evaluations.
Merl holds a Master of Science degree from Florida International University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Mexico. His education includes extensive course work in rehabilitation, reconditioning, exercise physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, health and wellness. He has specific expertise in the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, conditions that primarily affect the muscles, tendons, and nerves.
He has completed numerous advanced courses and is currently completing the Professional Certificate Program in Occupational Health and Safety through the University of California at San Diego. He is certified as an ergonomic evaluation specialist (CEES) through Roy Matheson and Associates.
Before founding Performance Ergonomics, Merl worked in a variety of settings including orthopedic sports medicine, occupational health, and outpatient physical therapy and rehabilitation centers.
Merl, his wife Tracy and their four children live in Mesa, Arizona.