2. Ergonomics for Health
Ergonomics is sometimes defined as the
science of fitting the work to the user instead
of forcing the user to fit the work.
3. Report Presentation
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Reference:
Easy Ergonomics
A Practical Approach for Improving the
Workplace
Link:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/57013520/Easy-
Ergonomics
4. Useful Videos
(1) Ergonomics for health in the workplace 1 and 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qHI1QitF9Y&feature
=mfu_in_order&list=UL
(2) Manual Handling Safety
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22SBe-
jt6dg&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
(3) Lifting and Carrying Workplace Safety
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgKEidZynfM&featur
e=mfu_in_order&list=UL
6. Essay 1:
A worker unloads 20kg sacks of apples from a
conveyor and loads them onto a shute, from
where they are dispatched. He loads for 2 hours
per day at a rate of 5 sacks per minute. The
height of the conveyor is 60cm and the height of
the shute is 100cm. There is an angle of
asymmetry of 45 degrees and the load is held 30
cm from the body.
Comment on the safety of the task and identify
the risk factors.
7. Essay 2:
Discuss what is meant by ‘fatigue’. How would
an ergonomist go about investigating
complaints of fatigue in manual work?
8. Essay 3:
Distinguish between health and fitness. What
measures can organization take to improve
the health and fitness of their employees?
9. Essay 4:
One group of workers in a factory are
exposed to a noise level of 100dB(A) for8
hours. In the adjoining work area, their
colleagues are exposed to 70dB(A)for 8 hours.
Management proposes introducing job
rotation (everyone works for 4 hours in the
noisy area and 4 hours in the quieter area) to
bring the 8-hour exposure down to 85dB(A),
on average, for everyone. Will management’s
proposal work? In what way?
