Ergonomic Technologies Corporation was founded by advanced-degree engineers and an occupational health professional with a shared conviction: that workplaces can be made genuinely safer, more productive, and more humane through the rigorous application of ergonomics science.
Over 30 years and 500+ client engagements later, that conviction hasn't changed.
Cynthia Roth is a nationally recognized ergonomics expert who has lectured at hundreds of companies and conferences on ergonomics, occupational health, and workplace injury prevention.
Under her leadership, ETC has grown from a regional consultancy to a global ergonomics practice with a network of specialists spanning every major discipline and industry.
Ergonomic Technologies Corporation provides ergonomic and safety consulting services to companies across the United States and throughout the world. Our assessments are conducted using advanced tools for quantifying ergonomic stressors - making ETC a recognized leader in the application of ergonomics to industrial, service, and office environments, as well as consumer and industrial product design.
ETC is dedicated to providing clients with the highest quality ergonomics recommendations in a timely and cost-effective manner. We combine the advantages of 30 years of cross-industry experience and advanced measurement technology with the convenience of local ergonomist delivery - wherever your facilities are located.
Our consultants hold the highest professional certifications in their respective fields. Most have obtained credentials including Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE), and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) - ensuring that every client engagement is led by a recognized expert.
ETC's assessments use objective, quantitative tools - EMG, motion capture, pressure mapping, vibration analysis - not guesswork or subjective checklists.
The Ergowiz network provides expertise from all major disciplines across the US and internationally - giving clients a local ergonomist with global depth.
CPE, CSP, CIH - ETC's consultant network holds the highest professional certifications across ergonomics, safety, and industrial hygiene.
ETC maintains an active research and development effort, continually improving ergonomic tools and techniques - resulting in patented measurement devices and software systems.
ETC's approach is grounded in a single principle: objective measurement produces better recommendations than subjective assessment. Quantitative methods give us - and our clients - confidence in the validity and appropriateness of every solution we deliver.
The physical dimensions of work - how bodies move, reach, push, and sustain posture - are the most direct drivers of musculoskeletal injury. ETC evaluates every relevant physical factor with precision.
The physical environment shapes how people work - and how long they can work safely. ETC's assessments address the full environmental context, not just the immediate workstation.
How work is organized - its pace, demands, culture, and stressors - shapes injury risk as surely as physical design. ETC addresses the full picture of what makes work sustainable.
The underlying goal of all ETC consulting services is to improve the human-work interface - optimizing performance, reducing error, and eliminating injury potential. We apply a consistent, structured process across every engagement, regardless of industry or scale.
Objective assessment of ergonomic stressors using validated measurement technologies - EMG, motion analysis, pressure mapping, vibration, and anthropometrics.
Hazards are ranked by severity, frequency, and business impact - ensuring resources are focused where intervention will deliver the greatest benefit.
Practical, cost-effective solutions at every intervention level - engineering, administrative, equipment, and work method - with cost-benefit analysis for each.
Solutions are implemented and employees at every level are trained to understand, apply, and sustain the improvements in their daily work.
Outcomes are tracked - injury rates, costs, productivity - and the program is continuously refined as conditions change and new hazards emerge.
ETC specializes in the use of objective measurement systems to analyze human-interactive systems. The use of quantitative methods allows us to be confident in the validity and appropriateness of our recommendations and solutions.
Subjective checklists tell you what people think is happening. Objective measurement tells you what is actually happening - where the force is, what the posture angle is, how much the muscle is firing. That's the difference between a recommendation you can defend and one you can't.
ETC believes it is essential to continually improve the methods available for workplace and product assessment. Our active R&D effort has resulted in several unique, patented measurement devices and software systems developed specifically for ergonomic evaluation and management.
ETC has developed a network of ergonomics, health, safety, and occupational risk management consultants throughout the United States and internationally. The Ergowiz network gives every client access to specialized expertise matched to their industry and geography - while ETC provides the coordination, methodology, and quality assurance that ensures consistent outcomes.
Most Ergowiz consultants have obtained the highest professional certifications in their fields. Every engagement is backed by rigorous peer review and ETC's three-decade methodology framework.
CPE-certified human factors and ergonomics specialists
Force, motion, and musculoskeletal load analysis
CIH-certified environmental and occupational health
CSP-certified workplace safety and hazard analysis
Process, workflow, and workstation design optimization
Clinical and occupational medicine and nursing
User interface, product design, and cognitive ergonomics
Functional capacity, return-to-work, and work hardening
ETC maintains an active Research and Development effort dedicated to the development and advancement of ergonomic tools and techniques. This commitment to innovation has resulted in the conceptualization and development of several unique, patented hardware and software systems for the evaluation and management of tools, equipment, and task requirements.
ETC's R&D technology is portable - assessments can be performed in our laboratory or on-site at client facilities using the same validated measurement systems. This flexibility means clients receive laboratory-quality data in real-world work conditions, where it matters most.
ETC holds patents on unique hardware systems developed specifically for ergonomic assessment - tools purpose-built for the problems ETC solves.
Proprietary software systems for managing the workplace ergonomics process - including job tracking, risk prioritization, and program reporting.
Lab-grade measurement systems designed for field deployment - EMG, motion capture, pressure mapping, and vibration analysis performed on-site.
ETC's scientific methods for applied ergonomics are continuously refined based on new research, client outcomes, and advances in measurement technology.
Clients who have incorporated ETC's ergonomic analysis and design specifications have been recognized with some of the most prestigious awards in product design.
DeWalt pistol grip pneumatic tool - Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award from Business Week & IDSA
LS 4000 Hand Held Scanner - Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award from Business Week & IDSA
D Series electric pistol tool - 10th Annual Excellence in Design Award from AM Magazine
Ovation Bionatural Pipette - NIOSH concluded significant reduction in MSD risk factors for pipetting
Whether you need a single evaluation or a full enterprise ergonomics program, every ETC engagement starts with a conversation.