The foundation of operational efficiency​

Working conditions

Optimising working conditions

For over forty years, Human Design Group has been supporting organisations through their transformations by demonstrating that a approach to work based on ergonomics and human factors is a key driver of sustainable performance. By placing employees’ health, comfort and experience at the heart of projects, working conditions become a genuine strategic asset, capable of enhancing the organisation’s operational efficiency, attractiveness and adaptability.

It is within the constant tension between productivity demands and the protection of health that ergonomics reveals its full value. It highlights the hidden costs of performance and opens up new avenues for competitiveness: reducing physical strain to limit absenteeism and the loss of skills; designing spaces that promote alertness and comfort; adapting tools and organisational structures to streamline work processes; and anticipating the impact of organisational change on specific roles to maintain a sense of purpose and engagement.

Because working conditions are not limited to the physical environment, Human Design Group also addresses organisational, technological and managerial aspects. Our approach is based on co-creation with teams, with the aim of designing solutions that are grounded in reality, widely accepted and sustainable. It also takes a forward-looking approach: understanding how roles are evolving, anticipating change and preparing organisations to remain effective in a constantly changing environment.

Ensuring safe routes

We identify critical drivers of growth for your organisation. Human-centred design generates measurable value by aligning performance metrics at the organisational level, the business unit level and the individual level in their day-to-day work.

Improving the risk perception

You have set up procedures, but they are not always respected?

  • Changing behaviour
  • Reduce incidents / accidents
  • Reduce associated costs

Prevention of professional wear and tear

Your operators risk not be able to do their tasks for long?

  • Extending the use of skills
  • Reduce the risk of disengagement and lower productivity
  • Anticipating change

Prevention of psychosocial risks

Your teams show first warning signs?

  • Avoid damage to the social climate and the creation tensions interpersonal
  • Reduce absenteeism and turnover
  • Improving well-being and the company's image

Support for changes

Have you planned or made a major transformation and you want to make sure that are the consequences under control?

  • Identify fears and resistance human factors
  • Smooth integration into transformation tasks (tools, processes, etc.)
  • Reduce correction costs and training

A whole range of solutions

We offer modular, tailor-made solutions to suit your needs and the stage of your projects.

Diagnosis

An assessment of your working environment to provide you with recommendations and an action plan for improvement.

  • Business analysis, root cause analysis​
  • Report on Critical Points and Opportunities
  • Recommendations
  • Short and medium-term action plan

Co-designing solutions

Whether the solution is organisational, technical, technological, spatial (spatial planning), HR (career paths)…

  • Needs analysis
  • User engagement, participatory approach, business validation
  • Process definition, mock-up design, layout plans…

Monitoring and measuring new performance

Measure the benefits achieved with the new solution in practice.

  • Demonstrate the skills acquired​
  • Identify – to resolve any remaining issues and adapt resources
  • To compile a review of lessons learnt for future transformations
Vinci Airports

Controlling arduous work

The aim of our initiative was to objectively assess and adapt working conditions for airport staff in order to ensure better job retention, given the statutory increase in working hours.

The objectives were to:​​

  • Identify weak signals and their root causes as early as possible and to devise ways of improving them.
  • Improving working conditions to increase the attractiveness of the company but also to prevent the the need to reclassify staff and reduce downtime of work
RATP Group

Designing future workspaces

Our aim was to provide a layout solution – for a future metro control centre or for future maintenance centres – that meets ergonomic requirements, i.e. one that takes into account: user needs, satisfaction, health, safety, working conditions and ergonomic standards, whilst optimising operational efficiency.​

The objectives were to:​

  • Accelerating and de-risking design
  • Optimising operations
  • Accelerate adoption times
  • Prevent accidents in the workplace and the associated costs
EDF R&D

Embedding change: Aligning behaviour with requirements

This initiative was based on a people-centred approach to ensure the reliability of asbestos prevention measures.

Its objectives were to:

  • Identifying root causes: analysing the deep-seated operational barriers that prevent procedures from being effectively adopted on the ground.
  • Strengthening behavioural skills: adapting employees« knowledge and »interpersonal skills’ to ensure they adopt the new protocols naturally and sustainably.
  • Transforming the safety culture: changing social perceptions and beliefs to embed prevention at the heart of collective practices.
Performance in the making

The blind spots of profitability

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