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CHAPTER 3-4 (ERGONOMICS), (3) GUIDELINES ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND…

- - - - Wrist Sprains
        
        Back Sprains
    - - Upper back pain
        
        Slips, trips and fall
  - - - Take all reasonably practical steps
        
        Assess the risk
        
        Required to manage risks under WSH (Risk
        Management) regulations
  - - - Lifting aids
    - - Team/buddy lifting
  - - - PPE:
        Safety boots,Protective gloves,Helmets,Working apron or overalls,Goggles or safety glasses,Face mask or respirators
  - - - :check: Prevented = identification, assessment and control of risks
- - - - All equipment in frequent use, and the work itself,should be kept within easy reach
      - support a worker in a
        position in which worker can work comfortably and efficiently;
      - giving workers a
        greater variety of tasks or arranging the workstation
      - allow a worker to change
        position easily and without
        losing support;
      - not press uncomfortably
        on the buttocks or thighs;
      - cater for any special
        needs of, for example, very
      - A worker should be
        at a comfortable height and position
    - - Work with machinery
        
        Lean on or sit stand seats:
        working at an assembly line or high bench
        
        Wheeled, sliding or suspended seat:
        To move frequently from one machine or to
        another at diferent locations. see
        
        Fixed seats:These may be used where space does not permit a
        normal chair.
      - Precision work
        
        forward tilting seat and backrest ,
      - Keyboard
        work
        
        Typing work normally lower than
        normal writing desks to allow for the extra height of typewriter
        
        High backsrest should not be so wide that it restricts arm movements. Workers who type or key information
        
        Work with visual display units (VDUs
      - Check outs counter
        
        carried out various task in normally very limited space area
      - Microscope Workstation
        
        Oculars level with eyes, raise bench or microscope to suit with
        the operator
        
        Fore arms supported, not under long periods of static load
- - - - i. Data processing
      - ii. Word processing
      - iii. Typing
      - iv. Typesetting
      - v. Counter operation,
      - vi. Programming
  - - - Arrange your desk and VDU to avoid glare, or bright reflection on the screen
    - - Position the mouse within easy reach and used it with wrist straight
    - - Adjust brightness and contrast controls on the screen to suit lighting conditions in the room.
    - - Try keep your wrists straight when keying
    - - Don't sit in the same position for long periods
  - - - b. Poor legibility of the screen or sources
        documents;
      - c. Poor lighting, including glare and
        reflection; and
      - a. Poor position of VDUs;
      - d. Poor lighting, including glare and
        reflection; and
- - - - ii. Packing
        
        iii. molding
        
        iv. Photocopy
        
        v. Kitchen
        
        vi. Cooking