Acclimatization of the human body

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Assignment:
‘Acclimatization of the human body’
Introduction/ Background:
Discussions:
Acclimatization:
The gradual physiological adjustments are a natural process of the human body which refers to
‘acclimatization’.
As a rule, on thermo-physiological basis, the human body is well adapted to its room temperature
and domestic climate. Due to various reasons such as travelling between places, there can be a
change in the climatic conditions. This can result in physiological costs. When the differences
are quite large then the short-term acclimatization adjustments can lead to human body
experiences with additional thermal induced physiological strain.
Adverse impacts for weak and sick individuals:
Individuals with elderly age ranges and suffering from chronic ailments are highly sensitive
towards the changing of the climatic conditions. they can suffer from derangements.
Summary/ Conclusion:
References:

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Task 2 - Safety issues specific to the construction industry
Q2.1 Give 3 examples of temporary construction works and describe the
safety issues associated with these.
A project solution is a temporary work used to maintain or protect existing
structures or permanent works during construction. Temporary construction
works include earthworks such as temporary ditches, excavations, and slopes; or
structures such as boards, scaffolding, cassettes, and temporary cassettes,
scaffolding, and temporary attachment types. Building most types of ongoing
projects requires using some sort of interim planning, but this critical
performance is generally considered a bad relationship. In most cases, they are
removed after use, and there are no traces of the finished project. Due to this
transience, many websites may tend to pay less attention to the design and
management of temporary jobs.
Q2.2 Describe 5 factors which must be considered in a site assessment for
the above construction project
Many work-related risk aspects may cause accidents on sites of the construction.
Given the different characteristics of the sites, the risks of the similarkind of work
may vary. Besides, developed safety management in additional sectors may
not implement to construction. To propose an evaluation system that considers
risk aspects. The risk of each job is assessed in terms of its density and
severity. Those five factors include design changes during construction,
inadequate specification, local disturbances, poor site investigation, and
construction errors
Q2.3 Describe 5 control measures which could be used at the above site.
1. Daily Safety Meeting: The various safety measures for employees should be
concisely presented for each location. As the project goes on, the risks change. The
project manager and team manager must ensure that all members of the site are
properly informed and understand the changing rules. Holding everyday security
meetings makes sure that everybody isupdated. Employees must also be told that
maintaining safety is their top priority. These meetings should also establish
appropriate safety and health standards and risk assessments.
2. Reduce night work: late working hours increase the possibility ofaccidents. For
that reason it should be reduced the night work amount orrestrict it towards low-
risk parts of the workplace.
3. Proper safety equipment: The construction site is famous for accidents and
unexpected safety hazards. Proper protection is always necessary to prepare
workers. Some basic safety guidelines include helmets, goggles, hearing

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protection, and seat belts. Sleeveless shoes, heavy gloves, and masks are also
standard equipment that should be worn in all workplaces.
4. Highly reflective or highly visible clothing: These clothing should be worn to
minimize vehicle accidents. All workers should always wear highly reflective
fabrics. The worker is not injured by the driver and the user of the device alone,
which may reduce the risk of injury.
5. Regularand repetitive breaks: Mandatory regularbreaks are not only necessary
for productivity but also safety. Regular rest allows workers to regenerate by
drinking water, eating snacks,and resting. This can help them stay focused,
attentive, and avoid the fatigue and mistakes caused by fatigue.
Task 1: In order to complete this task, you need to describe why human
factors need to be taken into account in the above working environment.
In the above working environment, the human factor is significant because
it supports to make work much effective, efficient, and safe. Organizations that
respond to human factors provide machines and equipment for employees. The
application of human factors can take into account the capabilities and limitations
of the user as well as the capabilities and limitations of the user when designing
consumers/factories and programs so that people can live in harmony with
technology. Failure to use human factors can mean that tools or processes put
pressure on workers, which can reduce productivity and increase error rates, as
well as the risk of injury, illness,and accident. If procedures and guidelinesare not
designed around human traits, workers may begin to use hazardous solutions to
completetheir work, which may result in more incidentsoraccidents in the future.
The purpose of the application ofhuman factors is to make full use ofhuman skills
considering its weaknesses and advantages in the design of
equipment/technology and processes.
Task 2: Explain incidents related to the above scenario leading to human
factors/human error.
In the above working environment, if the task is not given to the appropriate
person and at the appropriate time, it can lead to human error and can create an
impact on the working environment.
Task 3: Investigate the effects that visual and hearing limitations have on
human performance in the above-given work environment.
In the above working environment, noise and visual limitations are common
sources of stress. Many people who have to perform important tasks in the
presence of noise face noise challenges either through the sharp effects of
impulsive noise or through the long-term effects of long-term exposure. Although

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noisehas a disruptive effect shared with many otherforms of chronic stress,it also
has specific effects on different types of cognitive and motor responses.
Task 4: Describe factors affecting memory, information processing,
attention, and the perception that limit human performance in the above
given work environment.
In the aboveworking environment, cognitivepsychologytreats individuals as data
processors, just as computers absorb information and follow a program to
produce output. When we participate selectively, we tend to ignore other stimuli,
although our attention may be distracted by other factors, such as calling or using
a person’s name.
Psychologists are keen in things that make us focus on singlething instead of
another (selective attention). Why do we usually turn the attention to things that
have not been controlled before (such as cocktail syndrome) and how many
things it can be dealtwith at the same time (attention)? One way of conceptual
attention is to think of people as data processors that can process only the small
amount of data at the time without overloading. Broadbent et al. The brain model
as a limited-capacity computer system in the 1950s by which external input was
transmitted. A data processing model includes several steps or blocks
that showprocessing steps. The arrows show the information flow by one stage to
another. Experiments on the two tasks show that parallel processing is possible.
Whether a particular task is to be dealt with in series or parallel is difficult to
determine, as it may depend on (a) the process required to solve the task and
(b) the time the task is performed. Experienced people can do parallel processing
more often. Forexample,a skilled typist believesthat he hasseveral letters in front
of him, while a beginner only deals with one letter at a time.
Task5: Identifytheeffects of claustrophobiaandphysical access on humans.
Claustrophobia is the disorder of anxiety. Symptoms oftenappear
in adolescenceorchildhood.Entering an enclosedspaceorthinking in an enclosed
space can cause people to worry about normal breathing, lack of oxygen, and
anxiety due to anxiety. When the level of anxiety reaches a certain level, a person
may experience:
• Sweat and cold
• Raise the high blood pressure and heart rate
• Dizziness, fainting, and mild headache
• Dry mouth
• Hyperventilation
• Hot flashes
• Shaking or trembling of a “butterfly” in a stomach
• nausea
• insensitivity

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• a feeling of suffocation
• Chest, chest pain and shortness of breath
• Desire to go to a bathroom
• Confused or confused
• Fear of injury or illness