CarmelCarmel Murphy is a Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE), Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP) and Registered Physiotherapist (PT). Carmel completed her BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy at the University of Ulster and her MSc (Ergonomics), University College London, both in the United Kingdom.

She has served on the Board of the Canadian College of Certified Ergonomists and the BC/Yukon Council of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists. She teaches ergonomics at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and has taught Ergonomics and Human Factors at Simon Fraser University.

With over 20 years’ experience working with clients in industrial, healthcare and corporate environments, Carmel enjoys engaging stakeholders, clarifying organizational needs, developing actionable project plans and collaborative solutions. Carmel has broad expertise in organizational planning and effectiveness, risk management, ergonomics and human factors, training and development, disability management and project management.

Experience includes:

  • Oil, gas and electrical utility, office, manufacturing, warehousing, forestry, healthcare, mining, community services, defence and transportation industries.
  • Projects developing human performance standards, ergonomic risk management tools and health and ergonomic risk profiles.
  • Training in the area of industrial ergonomic programs, musculoskeletal injury prevention, disability management and mental health.
  • Implementation of ergonomics programs in a range of industries.

Associates:

Professionals with various skill sets are available to assist with project needs.  We will work to ensure appropriate expertise is aligned to achieve your business outcomes.

Our consultants have strong academic qualifications, and professional experience with skills in a broad range of areas related to kinesiology, biomechanics, physiology, human performance, safety, business, research and training.

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Working safely involves many factors. Statistics Canada reported in 2008 that medication error for RN’s was positively associated with usually working overtime, role overload, perceived staffing or resource inadequacy, low...

Statistics Canada reported for 2003 that among employed adults who experienced at least one activity-limiting injury in 2003, 28% said their most serious injury occurred at work.

Statistics from the Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C. show that between 1997-2001 there were more than 30,000 accepted claims in general construction, almost one-third of which were musculoskeletal, with an...

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We would recommend this company to others. FORME Ergonomics provided a positive way forward to assist our employee modify her office in an effort to address the discomfort she is...

Thank you for your very informative ergonomic presentation. Our team is very diverse, with very differing roles (which includes nurses, administration staff, kitchen staff, housekeeping staff). You gave a well-rounded...

Thank you Carmel for all your efforts in supporting the work of the BC Collaborative for Disability Prevention.  Your contributions to our task group as we developed the Stay At...

I have known Carmel Murphy for the past 10 plus years, through my association with the Healthcare Benefit Trust.  Initially Carmel provided ergonomic assistance and focus group facilitation to assist...

The Adler graduate program in Organizational Psychology was pleased to have Carmel Murphy speak to our students on the complexities of job analysis. Carmel was able to provide an excellent...

Carmel is an expert in ergonomics and working with management and craft personnel to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Carmel is easy to work with and respected by other...

Carmel, thank you so much for your thorough assessment. You went above and beyond to ensure that I was given the knowledge I need to both heal my injury and...

The most important thing I took away from the services provided by FORME Ergonomics & Workplace Health was….

“I took away a sense of satisfaction that each aspect of the project...

I had the privilege of working with Carmel when she managed a multi-organizational project with our organization in 2004. The project involved liaising with multiple stakeholders, distribution of a specialized...

Carmel worked with us for several years, presented workshops, facilitated strategic planning,  and advised us on ergonomics and workplace health. Each issue was examined in detail, the solutions seemed logical...