Managing Director · Workplace ergonomics lead
Lisa Thomas
Lisa is Managing Director of Usafety and leads the company's ergonomic, DSE and workplace assessment services for employers across Ireland.
Her role includes initial consultation, service oversight and making sure the assessment approach is matched to the work, the reported issue and the level of specialist input required.
Professional role
Ergonomics and assessment leadership
Managing Director
Leads Usafety's workplace health, ergonomics and assessment services.
Assessment oversight
Oversees initial consultation, assessor matching, written recommendations and follow-up across the ergonomics service.
Professional terminology
The International Ergonomics Association recognises IHFES as the Irish federated society and states that it does not itself certify ergonomics professionals directly. Society membership is not chartership.
Areas of expertise
What Lisa works on
Ergonomic Risk Assessment
Display Screen Equipment Assessment
Manual Handling and People Handling
Healthcare MSK Risk
Patient Handling Assessment
Functional Capacity Evaluation
Workplace Accommodation Design
Return-to-Work Programmes
Service leadership
How Lisa works with the Usafety team
Workplace ergonomic assessments
Lisa leads the service team that evaluates how work, tasks, equipment and the environment interact, with written recommendations and follow-up actions.
Display screen equipment assessment
Usafety supports employers with documented workstation analysis, corrective actions and reassessment when workstations or equipment change.
Manual and people handling training
HSE booking guidance says classroom-based manual and people handling training is delivered by HSE instructors where available, or by Usafety.
Company leadership
Lisa is Managing Director of Usafety, an Irish workplace health and safety business established in Galway in 1995.
Work with Lisa and the Usafety team
Lisa leads Usafety's ergonomics service and initial consultation process. If you need a DSE assessment, a broader ergonomic assessment or help deciding what level of assessment is appropriate, get in touch.