Feedback to Learner11/17/17 8:10 AM The psychosocial section in incomplete. What are some of the implications to safety & health based on the responses provided the worker during the interview? For this section: Do not just report back what the answers: Strongly Agree,  Agree, Disagree or Strongly Agree. Make sure to provide comments/observations why certain items may be hazards. Example: If the worker strong disagree to this question: "I have enough time to get the job done"; This could be a hazard that a work will have to work fast and may experience stress. HAZARD ZONE JOBS CHECKLIST For each "caution zone job" find any physical risk factors that apply. If a hazard exists, it must be reduced below the hazard level or to the degree technologically and economically feasible. Not all items on the checklist need to be noted only those you recognize. Movements or postures that are a regular and foreseeable part of the job, occurring more than one day per week, and more frequently than one week per year. Hazard Exists Job Position evaluated: Office Assistant Date 11/15/17 No. of employees in these jobs? 60 employees Awkward Posture Comments/Observations 1. Working with the hand(s) above the head, or the elbows above the shoulders More than 4 hours total per day □ Not Applicable 2. Repeatedly raising the hand(s) above the head, or the elbow(s) above the shoulder(s) more than once per minute More than 4 hours total per day □ Not Applicable 3. Working with the neck bent more than 45° (without support or the ability to vary posture) More than 4 hours total per day Incorrect posture, desk and seat height. Sitting on a seat and tilting your, head for extended periods may tire your neck or back. If not positioned correctly, your monitor can cause neck pain, shoulder pain, or even eye strain.1 4. Working with the back bent forward more than 30° (without support or the ability to vary posture) More than 4 hours total per day □ Not Applicable 5. Working with the back bent forward more than 45° (without support or the ability to vary posture) More than 2 hours total per day □ Not Applicable 6. Squatting More than 4 hours total per day □ Not Applicable 7. Kneeling More than 4 hours total per day □ Not Applicable High Hand Force Hazard Exists Comments/Observations Pinching an unsupported object(s) weighing 2 lbs or more per hand, or pinching with a force of 4 lbs or more per hand (comparable to pinching a half a ream of paper) 8. + Highly repetitive motion + More than 3 hours total per day □ Not Applicabale 9. + + More than 3 hours total per day Frequent mouse operation may result in straining particular hand muscles causing carpal tunnel syndrome. 10. No other risk factors + More than 4 hours total per day □ Not Applicable Gripping an unsupported object(s) weighing 10 lbs or more per hand, or gripping with a force of 10 lbs or more per hand (comparable to clamping light duty automotive jumper cables onto a bat ...

1. Feedback to Learner11/17/17 8:10 AM
The psychosocial section in incomplete. What are some of the
implications to safety & health based on the responses provided
the worker during the interview?
For this section: Do not just report back what the answers:
Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree or Strongly Agree.
Make sure to provide comments/observations why certain items
may be hazards.
Example: If the worker strong disagree to this question: "I have
enough time to get the job done";
This could be a hazard that a work will have to work fast and
may experience stress.
HAZARD ZONE JOBS CHECKLIST
For each "caution zone job" find any physical risk factors that
apply. If a hazard exists, it must be reduced below the hazard
level or to the degree technologically and economically
feasible. Not all items on the checklist need to be noted only
those you recognize.
Movements or postures that are a regular and foreseeable part of
the job, occurring more than one day per week, and more
frequently than one week per year.
Hazard Exists
Job Position evaluated: Office Assistant
Date 11/15/17
No. of employees in these jobs?

2. 60 employees
Awkward Posture
Comments/Observations
1. Working with the hand(s) above the head, or the elbows
above the shoulders
More than 4 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
2. Repeatedly raising the hand(s) above the head, or the
elbow(s) above the shoulder(s) more than once per minute
More than 4 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
3. Working with the neck bent more than 45° (without support
or the ability to vary posture)
More than 4 hours total per day
Incorrect posture, desk and seat height. Sitting on a seat and
tilting your, head for extended periods may tire your neck or
back. If not positioned correctly, your monitor can cause neck
pain, shoulder pain, or even eye strain.1
4. Working with the back bent forward more than 30° (without
support or the ability to vary posture)
More than 4 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable

3. 5. Working with the back bent forward more than 45° (without
support or the ability to vary posture)
More than 2 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
6. Squatting
More than 4 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
7. Kneeling
More than 4 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
High Hand Force
Hazard Exists
Comments/Observations
Pinching an unsupported object(s) weighing 2 lbs or more per
hand, or pinching with a force of 4 lbs or more per hand
(comparable to pinching a half a ream of paper)
8.
+
Highly repetitive motion
+
More than 3 hours total per day
□
Not Applicabale
9.
+

4. +
More than 3 hours total per day
Frequent mouse operation may result in straining particular
hand muscles causing carpal tunnel syndrome.
10.
No other risk factors
+
More than 4 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
Gripping an unsupported object(s) weighing 10 lbs or more per
hand, or gripping with a force of 10 lbs or more per hand
(comparable to clamping light duty automotive jumper cables
onto a battery)
11.
+
Highly Repetitive motion
+
More than 3 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
12.
+
+
More than 3 hours total per day
□

5. Not Applicable
13.
No other risk factors
+
More than 4 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
Highly Repetitive Motion
Hazard Exists
Comments/
Observations
Using the same motion with little or no variation every few
seconds (excluding keying activities)
14.
+
+
High, forceful exertions with the hand(s)
+
More than 2 hours total per day
Mouse operation; remaining still in the same position while
typing and operating the computer.
15.
No other risk factors
+
More than 6 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable

6. Intensive keying
16.
+
+
More than 4 hours total per day
Typing constraint when the position of the hands are forced to
type for longer durations without breaks. The thumb, first and
second fingers may grow numb.
17.
No other risk factors
+
More than 7 hours total per day
Repetitive motion and constant typing on the keyboard without
proper posture may cause muscle strain as well as tendon and/or
nerve damage and carpal tunnel syndrome. Stiffness may
characterize certain fingers making typing difficult.
Repeated ImpactComments/
Observations
18.
Using the hand (heel/base of palm) as a hammer more than once
per minute
+
More than 2 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
19.

7. Using the knee as a hammer more than once per minute
+
More than 2 hours total per day
□
Not Applicable
ExposuresComments/
Observations
20. Indoor Air Issue Questions
· Is the temperature in the workplace extremely hot or cold?
· Have you noticed any breathing issues?
· Have you noticed any mold?
· Have you noticed any drafts?
· Does a vent blow directly on you?
Moderately cold when HVAC is switched on.
No breathing issues.
In the bathroom areas, mold is present.
No drafts noticed.
Yes, the vent blows towards me making me feel a bit cold and
experience dryness in my throat.
21. Process chemicals
· What chemicals are used on this site?
· Is there a MSDS for these chemicals
No process chemicals are used at this site.
22. Physical Issues
· What is the dB level?
· Light level in lumens?
40dB when silent and 75dB when the HVAC is on.

8. 461 lux marks the standard light level at 27 inches above the
floor level.
23. PPE Available
· Is there PPE available?
· If so, Is the PPE utilized?
An attempt to provide standing work stations to allow easy
blood flow to the legs while at work.
Psychosocial Strain (Interview a worker and ask these
questions, answers can be strongly agree, agree, disagree,
strongly disagree)Comments/
Observations
24. Demand:
· My job requires working very fast.
· My job requires working very hard.
· I am not asked to do an excessive amount of work.
· I have enough time to get the job done.
· I am free from conflicting demands that others make.

9. Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·

10. Strongly Agree
·
Agree
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
25. Decision Authority:
· My job allows me to make a lot of decisions on my own.
· On my job, I have very little freedom to decide how to do my
work.

11. · I have a lot of say about what happens on my job.
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree

12. ·
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26. Skill Discretion:
· My job requires that I learn new things.
· My job involves a lot of repetitive work.
· My job requires me to be creative.
· My job requires a high level of skill.
· I get to do a variety of different things on my job.
· I have an opportunity to develop my own special ability.
Strongly Agree
Agree
·
Disagree

13. ·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree

14. ·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Calculator for Hand-Arm Vibration
1. Find the vibration value for the tool. (Get it from the
manufacturer look it up
at this website http://wwwn.cdc.gov/niosh-sound-
vibration/Results.aspx?tt=6 On the graph below mark the point
on the left side shown as Vibration value.
Not Applicable

15. Vibration
m/s2
Not Applicable
Duration
Hrs.
2. Find out how many total hours per day the employee is using
the tool and mark that point on the bottom of the chart below.
3. Trace a line into the graph from each of these two points
until they cross. No vibration tool used
4. Interpretation
a. If that point lies in the crosshatched “Hazard” area above the
upper curve, then the vibration hazard must be reduced below
the hazard level or to the degree technologically and
economically feasible.
b. If the point lies between the two curves in the “Caution”
area, then the job remains as a “Caution Zone Job.”
c. If the point falls in the “OK” area below the bottom curve,
then no further steps are required.
Note: The caution limit curve (bottom) is based on an 8-hour

16. energy-equivalent frequency- weighted acceleration value of 2.5
m/s2. The hazard limit curve (top) is based on an 8-hour
energy-equivalent frequency- weighted acceleration value of 5
m/s2.
References
1. HealthyComputing - Monitor Seup and Usage.
http://www.healthycomputing.com/office/setup/monitor/.
Accessed November 15, 2017.
HAZARD ZONE JOBS CHECKLIST
For each "caution zone job" find any physical risk factors that
apply. If a hazard exists, it must be reduced below the hazard
level or to the degree technologically and economically
feasible. Not all items on the checklist need to be noted only
those you recognize.
Movements or postures that are a regular and foreseeable part of
the job, occurring more than one day per week, and more
frequently than one week per year.
Hazard Exists
Job Position evaluated:

17. Date:
No. of employees in these jobs?
Awkward Posture
Comments/Observations
1. Working with the hand(s) above the head, or the elbows
above the shoulders
More than 4 hours total per day
□
2. Repeatedly raising the hand(s) above the head, or the
elbow(s) above the shoulder(s) more than once per minute
More than 4 hours total per day
□
3. Working with the neck bent more than 45° (without support
or the ability to vary posture)
More than 4 hours total per day
□
4. Working with the back bent forward more than 30° (without
support or the ability to vary posture)
More than 4 hours total per day
□
5. Working with the back bent forward more than 45° (without
support or the ability to vary posture)
More than 2 hours total per day
□

18. 6. Squatting
More than 4 hours total per day
□
7. Kneeling
More than 4 hours total per day
□
High Hand Force
Hazard Exists
Comments/Observations
Pinching an unsupported object(s) weighing 2 lbs or more per
hand, or pinching with a force of 4 lbs or more per hand
(comparable to pinching a half a ream of paper)
8.
+
Highly repetitive motion
+
More than 3 hours total per day
□
9.
+
+
More than 3 hours total per day
□
10.

19. No other risk factors
+
More than 4 hours total per day
□
Gripping an unsupported object(s) weighing 10 lbs or more per
hand, or gripping with a force of 10 lbs or more per hand
(comparable to clamping light duty automotive jumper cables
onto a battery)
11.
+
Highly Repetitive motion
+
More than 3 hours total per day
□
12.
+
+
More than 3 hours total per day
□
13.
No other risk factors
+
More than 4 hours total per day
□

20. Highly Repetitive Motion
Hazard Exists
Comments/
Observations
Using the same motion with little or no variation every few
seconds (excluding keying activities)
14.
+
+
High, forceful exertions with the hand(s)
+
More than 2 hours total per day
□
15.
No other risk factors
+
More than 6 hours total per day
□
Intensive keying
16.
+
+
More than 4 hours total per day

21. □
17.
No other risk factors
+
More than 7 hours total per day
□
Repeated ImpactComments/
Observations
18.
Using the hand (heel/base of palm) as a hammer more than once
per minute
+
More than 2 hours total per day
□
19.
Using the knee as a hammer more than once per minute
+
More than 2 hours total per day
□
ExposuresComments/
Observations
20. Indoor Air Issue Questions
· Is the temperature in the workplace extremely hot or cold?
· Have you noticed any breathing issues?
· Have you noticed any mold?
· Have you noticed any drafts?

22. · Does a vent blow directly on you?
21. Process chemicals
· What chemicals are used on this site?
· Is there a MSDS for these chemicals
22. Physical Issues
· What is the dB level?
· Light level in lumens?
23. PPE Available
· Is there PPE available?
· If so, Is the PPE utilized?
Psychosocial Strain (Interview a worker and ask these
questions, answers can be strongly agree, agree, disagree,
strongly disagree)Comments/
Observations
24. Demand:
· My job requires working very fast.
· My job requires working very hard.
· I am not asked to do an excessive amount of work.

23. · I have enough time to get the job done.
· I am free from conflicting demands that others make.
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·

24. Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
25. Decision Authority:
· My job allows me to make a lot of decisions on my own.
· On my job, I have very little freedom to decide how to do my

25. work.
· I have a lot of say about what happens on my job.
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree

26. ·
Strongly Disagree
·
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26. Skill Discretion:
· My job requires that I learn new things.
· My job involves a lot of repetitive work.
· My job requires me to be creative.
· My job requires a high level of skill.
· I get to do a variety of different things on my job.
· I have an opportunity to develop my own special ability.
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree

27. ·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·

28. Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Strongly Agree
·
Agree
·
Disagree
·
Strongly Disagree
·
Calculator for Hand-Arm Vibration
1. Find the vibration value for the tool. (Get it from the
manufacturer look it up
at this website http://wwwn.cdc.gov/niosh-sound-
vibration/Results.aspx?tt=6 On the graph below mark the point
on the left side shown as Vibration value.
Vibration
m/s2

29. Duration
Hrs.
2. Find out how many total hours per day the employee is using
the tool and mark that point on the bottom of the chart below.
3. Trace a line into the graph from each of these two points
until they cross.
4. Interpretation
a. If that point lies in the crosshatched “Hazard” area above the
upper curve, then the vibration hazard must be reduced below
the hazard level or to the degree technologically and
economically feasible.
b. If the point lies between the two curves in the “Caution”
area, then the job remains as a “Caution Zone Job.”
c. If the point falls in the “OK” area below the bottom curve,
then no further steps are required.
Note: The caution limit curve (bottom) is based on an 8-hour
energy-equivalent frequency- weighted acceleration value of 2.5
m/s2. The hazard limit curve (top) is based on an 8-hour
energy-equivalent frequency- weighted acceleration value of 5
m/s2.

30. >> This is one of our first site visits that if you are here with
me,
we'd be here all together. We're doing this online, so we're
videotaping this site visit for you. And we're going to be
visiting
the office, actually, where the people are that you speak to when
you
have technical problems or you have questions about the class
that the
faculty are not answering. These are the folks to help you get
through
your courses here at UNE. So when you're online program
office for
UNE, which is in the campus in Portland. And we're going to
taking a
look at how people work in an office environment. This is very
typical
of any kind of office environment you might be involved in.
And what
I'm going to do is I'm going to go off camera now and I'll be
giving
you the data. What I want you to do is take your hazard analysis
worksheets and I want you to actually as this video progresses,
I'm
not going to fill the worksheet out for you. You're going to fill
it
out yourself. I want you to complete the worksheet and if you
need to
listen to this video numerous times, that's fine, just do it as
many
times you want. You'll pick up elements of the occupational
epidemiology we talked about in the textbook in terms of
identifying
hazards. You're going to find - some of you will find more than
others, but that's fine. The whole purpose of this is for you to be

31. observant and to see if you can identify hazards that exist. So,
I'm
going off camera now and we're going to take a look at the work
site,
itself. This is a typical office where you'll find people sitting at
various workstations. Some of them are the traditional sitting
position. Some actually in stands and you see two stand sites
that are
unoccupied right now, probably during our survey they will get
occupied, but those people actually work standing. There are a
number
of different choices you could make in terms of your own set
up, your
home workplace. And these are some of the ones that we have
already
demonstrated here. And one of the things I'm going to do for
you first
is I want to take some measurements. And I'll just call these
measurements [inaudible]. These are basically the site
measurements
that you might take when you first come in. One of them is
which
extremely important, is the temperature. The reading in the
temperature right now here is - it's actually 25.5 degrees
Fahrenheit.
And the humidity level is 52.2% as we're measuring it right
now. So
you might want to mark that down on your datasheet
somewhere. If
there's no place for it, just mark it anywhere on the datasheet.
Next
thing we'll take a look at, if I can get to the section properly is
noise. Now noise level right now that I'm measuring and I'll
keep
quiet because you're picking up my voice is around 40 PB when
I'm not

32. speaking. Now sometime during the survey the HVAC will
come on and
I'll do the [inaudible] meter again and we'll see what happens
when
the [inaudible] comes on, whether that changes it dramatically.
The
next piece of data we're going to get is the light reader. And
we're
going to measure light. It looks - so you can look that up if you
want. And I'm going to measure this at a desk site. So I'm
putting it
right down here and we're measuring 461, or changes. But it
looks like
its averaging around 480, lux, L-U-X. You can look that word
up. And
it can also, for these measurements, take a look at what these
measurements should be from the standpoint of best working
conditions
for lighting, for noise, and for the temperature. The other thing
that
we can't measure is actually air quality, but when we talk to the
workers we can get some idea of how the air quality is
affecting. Now
you'll notice different desks at different sights. And that is to a
certain extent, personal comfort. When I first started doing
these
kinds of surveys, I would walk into a manufacturing operation,
for
example, and find all the workstations at the same height.
However,
the people varied in height, obviously, from five feet to close to
seven feet. So how did that work? Not well. In an office now we
can
actually set up our desks at the various heights. And I'm going
to
measure this one first. Let me see what this one is. This one is

33. just
around six inches. This one is [inaudible] 30 inches [inaudible].
This
one here is a little bit [inaudible] this is [inaudible]. You'll find
that [inaudible] the recommended distance from the floor for
most, for
the average person it's going to be - I'm talking about the
average
person, is about 27 inches. Your best comfort level on
keyboard. So we
have height from the floor to the surface. We also have sitting.
Now
if we take a look at Cynthia here she's sitting properly. She's
got
her feet on the floor, when she - on the first thing she want
[inaudible]. And she's sitting up reasonably straight. And she
looks
like she's in a fairly comfortable position. And you'll notice that
she's a little cold. She's actually wearing mittens. Temperature
is
personal. And what might be warm for me is cold for her. That
makes it
very difficult when you're working in an office environment to
get the
right temperature for everyone. It's almost next to impossible.
Now if
we can come in a little bit closer and take a look at what
Cynthia is
doing. She's keyboarding. Very common activity. Her keyboard
is on her
desk and like we said it's about 29 inches. A little bit high for
[inaudible]. She's got her mouse very close to her when she's
[inaudible]. We got her hooked up to something called an ergo
meter,
which is basically a little device here that measures muscle
activity.

34. [Inaudible] you can see what's happening is we're [inaudible]
muscle
activity. Remember from Michael Lawrence's lab [inaudible].
He had
this hooked up to a computer screen so you can actually see it.
We
don't have that one, but we do have this. [Inaudible]. When
she's in a
comfortable position we're not getting very many signals at all.
But
as she gets more active, say for example I move her mouse over
to a
uncomfortable place [inaudible] here, when she reaches for it,
let's
see what happens. So this is basically giving us an audio picture
of
her muscle activity, just like the last gave us a visual picture.
You
want to be in a situation where your muscles are firing the least
possible. And you can see if - while keyboarding may not seem
like a
very physical activity, you're actually using your muscles a lot.
In
this case the [inaudible] on your arm and for a certain extent
your
[inaudible] muscles also. So pardon my pronunciation of the
Latin. I'm
an engineer and I don't [inaudible] person. The other thing that
people do a lot is they answer the phone. Why don't you answer
the
phone, and see what happens. Hello.
>> Okay.
>> All right. Many times people will not be able to keyboard
and do
the phone at the same time, so what would you do?
>> Hold it under [inaudible].

35. >> Hold this like this. That's another very physical activity. If
we
had her shoulder muscles hooked up to this thing, you're going
be off
the scale. So what have we learned from this? That there are
good ways
and bad ways to work at a desk. Now, when we start to talk
about how
many hours of the day are you at your desk?
>> Typically the standard eight hours a day.
>> Standard eight hours. If we would talk about rest areas and
all
it's an addition, it's an excess of a four hours that you'll see on
your worksheet is one of the questions is that? How long is this
act
going to be done? So, one of the things we'd like to see people
do is
actually get up and take a break every once in a while. Even
mini
breaks can be hugely helpful. This may be discussed in your
text, but
it was discussed in one of the lectures that I give. So even small
breaks are very healthy. Working constantly in a situation
where your
body is not used to it can cause stress on those muscles and that
eventually cause problems down the road. Each [inaudible]
system is on
now and I'm measuring anywhere from 60 to 80 BBs. So it's
averaging
somewhere around 75 BB, which for an office environment is
fairly
loud. That was before when the [inaudible] system was off
[inaudible].
One of the things we want to look at when we're talking about
your set
up with your computer station, I'm talking about Cynthia here,

36. is your
head location in relation to the screen. It should be comfortable
and
what is comfortable? And this is where you're talking about
people. So
exact angles are not - are going to be used here, but you don't
want
to be looking horizontally at your screen, we want your head
tilted a
little bit. And Cynthia is tilted a little bit and now the way
equipment comes, especially these, you know these thin screens
that we
have for [inaudible]. You can adjust those anyway you want. So
you
could move that screen down a little bit, you can move it up. I
might
recommend as simple as you move it down just a slight bit. It
would be
a little bit probably better for her. But in addition to the hand
movements, which we measured when she was doing
keyboarding, you want
to think about your neck, because when you're sitting in a static
position like this for a long lengths of time, your head weighs
about
17 pounds. If Cynthia was in a bad light situation, she had to
bend
over like this, you can imagine your head hanging off your neck
stem
is going to get tired very, very quickly. So we want to be in a
situation where we do not put our head move forward too much.
Take
really slight [inaudible]. So we seen the office environment. We
seen
it in a number of different settings. We've also measured the
noise
level and we measured the temperature. We measured the light

37. level and
we see what the muscles are doing physically. So these are all
physical activities that go on in an office. They're usually are
not a
lot of chemical exposures around, just hopefully. We don't have
any CO
or anything like that coming in. If we do that, then that's an
acute
issue that needs to be taken care of very quickly. So at this
point
I'd like to move off from the strictly physical activities and we
can
actually maybe move to a different setting for the cycle social
questions. Thank you. I'll be back, but now we're going to
actually
talk a little bit about some of the things we didn't get a chance
to
talk about in the office itself. And that is something you're
[inaudible] on issues that we said we didn't really have
measurements
for, when we can talk to Cynthia about. For example, we
measured a
temperature of around 22 degrees centigrade in the office,
maybe it
was 24, but it seems really warm. Is that temperature constant
or is
it vary [inaudible]?
>> It varies. The temperature of the office fluctuates quite
frequently throughout the day. There is an air conditioner that
comes
on sometimes sporadically, but it is obviously sensitive to the
temperature variation in the room. But when that comes on the
blower
comes along with it and it flows right behind my desk.
>> So that was another question. The vent does blow directly on
you?

38. >> Yes.
>> Which is not good. So you have noticed drafts. Have you
noticed any
breathing? Had you had any breathing issues in the office at all?
>> I haven't had much in this office. Sometimes my throat will
get
dry, but it's nothing that can't be cured with, you know,
drinking
some water. So nothing extreme.
>> No allergy triggers?
>> I have not, no.
>> Okay, good. What about any - have you experienced any
mold in this
office at all?
>> Yeah, in one of the bathrooms.
>> Bathrooms, but not in the general working area?
>> Not that I've been aware.
>> Unfortunately wherever there is moisture, mold can occur.
The
humidity level in the office was in a pretty good setting. So that
didn't seem to be a problem in the office, but it could be in the
bathroom, very [inaudible]. We measured the BB level, we
measured the
[inaudible] level. We noticed you were cold so you were
admitting some
[inaudible]. So we've covered those items. [Inaudible], and
you'll be
covering this in your modules is psychosocial factors. Once
we've
taken a look at the environment. And the environment always
used to be
considered the air. If you're in a water environment, the water
because it really shows posture while you sit in a chair. Those
are
all environmental issues that people always thought about. They
never

39. thought about the psychosocial issues. And this came to the
floor
about 20, 30 years ago in occupational health research and
knowledge
is extremely important because people do leave work with
issues of
anxiety, issues of psychological and they leech off for a vary
other
reasons too. There currently related to the psychosocial factors
in a
job. So I'm going to ask Cynthia a series of questions. Now on
your
hazard form, you have these questions. They're also discussed in
the
lecture. And what I want you to do is I want you to take down
the
answers on your form, so that we know that you have those
answers and
then go into the actual algorithms and calculate what these
various
demand and control scores are. And we'll be asking for this in
your
final report. So I'm going to just straight ask the questions. I'm
not
even going to differentiate between demand or [inaudible]. I'm
not
going to talk about that. When you do these interviews with
people in
the field you just ask the questions. You don't really give any
clues
as to what those questions are going to be doing, because that
will
bias their answers. So that's basically what I'm going to do.
Typically, if I was doing this and they feel, I would not be
going
through all this explanation, obviously. I would just be asking

40. the
questions. So here's we - here we go. Cynthia, I'm going to ask
you
some of these questions and what I'm going to ask you to
answer is, do
you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree. So it's
a
four scale like a scale. There's no way you could sit on a fence,
we
actually left - you actual forced choice here.
>> Okay.
>> So first question is, is your job required to work very fast,
fast?
Strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree?
>> Disagree.
>> Disagree. Okay. My job requires me working very hard?
>> Strongly agree.
>> I am not asked to do an excessive amount of work?
>> Agree.
>> I have enough time to get my job done?
>> Agree.
>> I am free from conflicting demands that may come
[inaudible] to me.
I'm free from conflicting demands that others make?
>> Agree.
>> My job allows me to make a lot of decisions on my own?
>> Agree.
>> [inaudible]
>> Strongly agree.
>> Strongly, okay. On my job I have very little freedom to
decide how
to do my work?
>> Disagree.
>> My job requires that I learn new things?
>> Strongly agree.
>> My job involves a lot of repetitive work?

41. >> Agree.
>> My job requires to be creative?
>> Strongly agree.
>> My job requires a high level of skill?
>> Strongly agree.
>> I get to do a variety of things on my job?
>> Agree.
>> I have an opportunity to develop my own special ability?
>> Strongly agree.
>> That's it. I didn't see any evidence of any vibrating tools that
you used on this job site [inaudible]. This really completes the
site
survey of an office. Well now you should be able to complete
the
hazard form and get started on your report. Thank you.
· Watch the following site video again carefully:
https://youtu.be/c9FjZksEROA (video transcript attached)
· Review the provided information write up for your chosen site
below.
· While watching the video complete the hazard analysis sheet
(attached).
· Make sure to take notes in the comments/observation section
of the form. The comments/observations should point out why
certain items may be hazards or other items you noticed in the
site video.
You may need to watch the site video multiple times to identify
the hazards. Your instructor will review the completed form and
provide you with feedback. You will want to incorporate the
feedback you receive before your final report is due.
Work Site 2: The Office (Write up)
General Information

42. The Office is located in Portland, ME. There are about 60 full
time employees. The full time employees are 40% male and 60%
female, they range in age from 22 to 50 years old, and highest
educational level achieved is 45% college and 55% graduate.
Normal work hours vary, but all employees work an 8-hour day.
The employees in the office are salaried and are not required to
take breaks. Most of their day is spent typing (at least 5 hours a
day) and talking on the phone (1 to 2 hours a day). A majority
of the employees stated they were sedentary most of the day.
Safety Committee
There is no safety committee on campus.
OSHA Activity
No OSHA visits were discussed.
Incident Rates
· Office incident rate per 200,000 hours worked is 4.7 in the
state of Maine.
· The MOD rate at UNE was above 1 but in the last five years
has lowered to .75.
· Over the past ten years there have been 3 reported cases of
carpal tunnel that have resulted in more than five days of lost
time.