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Ergonomist: job description Ergonomists employ a variety of scientific techniques and problem-solving skills to ensure that the designs of systems, equipment and facilities provide the best levels of efficiency, comfort and health and safety for anyone using them. Typical responsibilities include: analysing the interaction between people and machinery/equipment assessing the design of products/systems via practical experiments and making them easier to use identifying problems by observing and interviewing individuals in particular environments undertaking risk assessments within the workplace assessing the effect of work environments on employees ensuring that products/systems meet user needs collecting, analysing and interpreting data/statistics identifying possible improvements and designing/implementing appropriate solutions compiling and presenting information verbally and in writing assessing health and safety standards investigating workplace accidents writing user manuals offering information, advice, training and recommendations to clients liaising with other professionals such as health specialists and designers