Each Eidos Positioner substantially impacts the following components of work: Health & Safety*****Productivity*****Quality*****Working Conditions The Risk of Occupational Injury/Illness is significant to the unsupported or undersupported worker regularly exposed to awkward and/or prolonged static postures. The Plant Safety and/or Ergonomics office will be aware of such risks as they relate to each work area and will be a valuable advocate for effective risk abatement methods. Each Eidos Positioner has been engineered to abate such risk. How? By relieving strained supporting muscle groups and their connective tissues (such as lower back, knees, neck, etc…) of the chronic fatigue and discomfort (caused by static muscle loading). Associated cost benefit is in the form of LOWER WORKMAN'S COMP COSTS. This benefit must be measured over time (6 to 18 months). Injuries/Illnesses result from the cumulative effect of exposure over time. Once introduced, Eidos products first abate the risk of further damage and then facilitates the recovery process. Productivity & Quality are adversely effected when workers are physically limited and/or mentally distracted. End result…..discomfort triggered work interruptions. Each Eidos positioner minimizes such interruptions and enables its user to efficiently meet work demands. The economic value of each Eidos product varies by application, but in all cases is easily predictable. Conservatively assume each discomfort triggered work interruption consumes 36 seconds on average (1% of one hour). Such as when a worker egresses the work surface - stretches (works out the kinks) - repositions themselves - then returns to work - or - stops in place until the discomfort of fatigued muscles subsides……. Estimate the employees annual total cost to the employer (wage + benefits & overhead). Example: $15/hr + $6 (or 40% factor benefits/overhead) = $21/hr. $21/hr x 2,000/yr = $42,000/year……. Place a dollar value of 1% on this cost. 1% = $420, or the average cost penalty of just one discomfort triggered work interruption repeated each labor hour over the course of one typical work year……. Observe or estimate, with on site assistance, how many times per hour this cycle repeats itself. A common answer may likely be in the 3 to 8 range. For example, use 5. Severely awkward postures will grade the highest. Multiply the cycle frequency (5 in this example) by the 1% figure ($420) = $2,100. $2,100 represents the approximate annual productivity gain to be realized. Pay Back based on an acquisition cost in this example of $700……is 4 months. Improved Working Conditions result by alleviating the pain and discomfort associated with arduous tasks. The comfort factor of Eidos products may be justified through productivity & health cost savings in less than one year. The positive value the employer and employee places on work place comfort is typically high but can not be measured. Likely the most immediate return to the employer will be enhanced work quality.