DENVER/LONDON – DORN Companies, a global provider of holistic workplace ergonomics, injury prevention, and pain relief solutions, announced today a new partnership with Cardinus Risk Management, a London firm offering various software-powered safety tools for employers across industries. Through this new relationship, DORN will expand its tech-based safety and ergonomics offerings to its clients’ office teams while bringing nearly three decades of experience in hands-on ergonomics and injury prevention to Cardinus’ industrial clients in the United States. The partnership also helps grow DORN’s injury prevention toolkit with a range of digital solutions that will allow DORN to help protect workers in office settings in North America and beyond.
While often thought of as a concern primarily facing industrial employees and workers in other high-exertion settings, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are also a challenge for office workplaces. With MSD-related costs exceeding $50 billion annually in workers’ compensation and an additional $150-$200 billion in healthcare expenses, these injuries pose a serious financial threat to employers across all industries, jeopardizing budgets and bottom lines. Research demonstrates the acute and chronic health risks related to sedentary habits and long periods spent sitting, including MSDs and repetitive strain injuries, as well as even more severe problems like cardiac issues, diabetes, and other serious health concerns. Likewise, a lack of ergonomic standards and support in office settings can contribute to risks of eye strain, back problems, neck pain, and even mental health challenges like depression and anxiety.
Through this new partnership, DORN Companies will support Cardinus’ clients in the United States with virtual and on-site ergonomic assessment solutions, risk evaluation, hazard identification, and injury prevention programming. With Cardinus’ industry-standard desktop ergonomics software—which is already available in 23 languages—in its toolkit, DORN will evolve its holistic, integrated solutions for both office and industrial workforces around the globe, grounded in the NIOSH Total Worker Health™ framework.
“DORN Companies has a long track record of providing the boots on the ground when it comes to ergonomics and injury prevention in industrial settings,” said Kevin Lombardo, Chairman of DORN Companies. “Office workers carry ergonomic risk factors just like their counterparts in industry and are no less important to the critical functions of any organization. In partnership with Cardinus’ exceptional desktop ergonomics software, DORN will provide clients in North America and around the world with unmatched service and unparalleled ROI.”
Formalizing DORN’s inclusion of software like HealthyWorking into its integrated, holistic approach to employee ergonomics, injury prevention, and wellness, the new partnership will also expand DORN’s software capabilities, making it the key representative of Cardinus in the United States.
“Cardinus is ready to evolve its capabilities in the industrial arena,” said Cardinus CEO Andy Hawkes. “Our software tools already lead the way in ergonomics and injury prevention for office workers, and our collaboration with DORN will allow us to provide front-line support for an entirely new range of workers and industries.”
With a broader and deeper catalog of software tools available to DORN and a richer base of hands-on injury prevention experience available to Cardinus, the partnership promises to enhance safety improvements and cost mitigation efforts for both organizations’ clients around the globe.
ABOUT DORN COMPANIES
DORN is not just another ergonomics and injury prevention company. With a commitment to embracing innovation, DORN envisions a safer, healthier future for all employees regardless of industry or role. Working in a rapidly evolving landscape that includes changes like work and shifts in the global economy at large, DORN reimagines how organizations can protect their most valuable assets: their workers. Harnessing the power of data and cutting-edge technology, DORN aims to shepherd employers of all types into a changing world with personalized, tailored safety solutions that cater to the unique needs of each and every employee.
ABOUT CARDINUS
Cardinus has been a leading provider of cutting-edge safety and risk management tools for employers in virtually every sector since its founding in 1995. With an approach founded on offering cost-effective solutions for employers in every industry, Cardinus’ software and training suites have brought transformative change to a wide range of organization types while also delivering high-level consulting, strategic advising, and operational support to help clients achieve business goals and maintain strong bottom lines. With a three-star “exceptional” rating in the Investors in Customer ranking system and endorsements from the IIRSM and Health and Safety Laboratory, Cardinus has established itself as a leading provider of software safety solutions, leveraging its considerable expertise and insight for customers worldwide.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Yulia Pastukhova, Chief Marketing Officer, DORN
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Chris Hedges, Global Head of Marketing, Cardinus
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