USC Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice

USC Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice has expanded its health and human performance services to include workplace safety consulting, drawing on decades of experience analyzing how people interact with their work environments. Based in Los Angeles, the practice brings an occupational science lens to safety consulting that most firms don't offer. They look at the worker alongside the hazard, which leads to more effective interventions and training that actually changes behavior. The consulting team includes licensed occupational therapists and certified safety professionals with backgrounds in ergonomics, job task analysis, and injury prevention. They've worked extensively with healthcare systems, universities, and municipal employers in the Los Angeles area, giving them deep familiarity with the compliance requirements and workforce dynamics of large, complex organizations. Their approach connects regulatory compliance with the human factors research that explains why injuries happen in the first place.

USC Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice offers workplace safety consulting services with a strong emphasis on ergonomics, injury prevention, and human factors engineering. OSHA compliance audits cover required written programs, training records, and physical hazard documentation, with particular depth in musculoskeletal injury prevention, which is one of the most cited and costly areas of workplace safety. Job task analysis is a core service, used to identify physical demands that create injury risk and to develop modified duty programs for returning workers. This overlaps naturally with their ergonomics consulting, which addresses workstation design, lifting mechanics, repetitive motion exposure, and patient handling in healthcare environments. The practice also delivers safety training programs tailored to specific job roles, with a focus on making content practical and retention-oriented rather than compliance-checkbox driven. Training is available in multiple formats including in-person, train-the-trainer models, and hybrid delivery. For employers managing workers' compensation costs, the firm offers targeted injury prevention programs that address the specific injury types and job demands driving claims in a particular workforce. This data-driven approach has helped healthcare and service sector employers in Los Angeles reduce recordable incident rates and associated costs.

An engagement typically starts with a scoping call to understand the organization's size, industry, current safety program status, and the specific concerns or goals that prompted the inquiry. From there, the team proposes a scope of work tailored to the situation, whether that's a single workstation ergonomics assessment or a full facility-wide compliance audit. On-site visits involve direct observation of work tasks, interviews with employees and supervisors, and review of existing documentation. The occupational therapy background of the consulting team means they look at physical job demands with clinical precision, not just regulatory checklists. This often surfaces injury risks that a standard audit misses. Following the assessment, clients receive a detailed report with findings, recommendations, and implementation priorities. The practice can provide follow-up support for implementation including modified duty protocol development, training delivery, and ergonomics program buildout. They also offer periodic reassessment to verify that interventions are working.

USC Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice is located in Los Angeles and serves employers across Los Angeles County, including Downtown LA, the Westside, the San Fernando Valley, Long Beach, and the South Bay. They work with clients ranging from large health systems and universities to mid-sized commercial employers. Remote and hybrid consulting services are available for employers outside the immediate service area.