Occupational Safety and Health

Case2 1 : Write the summary of the article in less than 150 words. (10 marks)           Another Ergonomics case study is about a large supplier of computers servers, workstations and super-computers called Silicon Graphic Inc. The workers doing office work had to use the computer mouse extensively , assembly line had to do considerable manual work while handling materials and the workers also had to lift heavy computer systems to pack them into shipping boxes. The hazards were identified by increasing cases of Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) related injuries in 1990s , increase back injuries and a resulting increase in medical costs. Furthermore , they hired an ergonomics consultant to evaluate the workstations for ergonomic conditions and provided compulsory ergonomic trainings to their employess and purchased new ergonomics office equipment. The ergonomics case study goes on to report that is reduced their upper limb disorder cas...

Q UESTION 1  1- IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF HAZARD. -A chemical hazard 2- STEPS TO PREVENT THE INCIDENT FROM HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE . -The man should have be more careful since there is a girl student with him. Besides that, the man should have advice to wear safety protection equipment. 3- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY CARRIED OUT THE EXPERIMENT. Always wear gloves so hands are protected  Foot and eye protection Protective hearing devices such as  Earplugs Student have to wear full body suit Wear Spectacle to avoid any liquid hitting the eyes  QUESTION 2 1- IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF HAZARD  Physical hazard 2- FIVE (5) SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE NOISE AT THE WORKPLACE  1. Enforce ear plug use If you have notice that some of your employees are simply not wearing their ear plugs then something needs to be done. Call a meeting to explain the importance of wearing ...

Case 1 1 : Write the summary of the article in less than 150 words. (10 marks)           Deere and Company manufactures farm equipment. The workers needed to work while being on their knees and bent over assembling machinery parts.They had to kneel while fastening the deck with one hand and also holding it with their other hand.These tasks were verified as hazardous by OSHA first-aid logs and forms. It was verified by an increasing loss of productive work time due to back injury of workers which increased up to 31% in 1979.Four of the cases were due to sprains, back injury and strained muscles. For the same reason, the company had to pay a 70% more medical compensation to workers in 1978. The hand job was also highly repetitive further risking to workers wrists. They carried out a review of the office furniture and laid down guidelines for new purchases. They redesigned the workstations at assembling plants to workers did not have to ...