Ergonomics 101
Scientific Field concerned with fitting the workplace to the workers to reduce potential injury.
What is Ergonomics?
Monitor height when seated at desk.
What is at or slightly above eye level?
This is area of the body with the highest frequency rate of MSD Injuries
What is the lower back?
Hazard associated with the positioning of the body in space.
What is posture hazard?
Device used to measure pushing and pulling forces of tasks.
What is a force gauge?
Ergonomics is fitting the worker to the workplace, true or false?
What is False? Ergonomics is fitting the workplace to the working population.
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Control that replaces the hazard the worker is exposed to.
What is substitution?
Hazard associated with strength or muscle energy to complete a task.
What is force hazard?
Derived from the Greek words "ergon" meaning work and "nomos" meaning natural Law.
What is Ergonomics?
Implementing Ergonomics during design stage, before injuries happen, during line changes.
What is proactive ergonomics?
Angle of knees / hips when seated in office chair.
What is ~90 degrees?
Name three secondary MSD risk factors.
What is temperature, contact stress, vibration, cognitive factors, stress, workstation layout, task variation, worker technique?
Hazard associated with number of movements completed by the workers.
What is time / frequency / repetition hazard?
Frequently used tools and materials are stored and handled in this zone.
What is the primary reach zone?
Linamar document that helps engineers and those involved when designing workstations and considering ergonomics.
What is ergonomics design guidelines?
Recommended distance between seat pan and back of the knee.
What is 2-3 fingers?
Three Primary Ergonomic risk factors that contribute to MSD's.
What is force, posture, time (frequency / duration)?
Hazard associated with excessive back bending required to pick up objects.
What is posture hazard?
Scientific Study of the measurements and proportions of the human body.
What is Anthropometry?
Name three company benefits from good ergonomics.
What is increased productivity, decreased injury rate, increased morale, decreased costs, increased quality, decreased turnover?
Name 3 features of a good office chair.
What is adjustable seat height, backrest height, lumbar support, arm rest height, seat pan and tilt adjustments?
Pyramid outlining most effective to least effective measures when reducing MSD's.
What is the Hierarchy of Controls?
Hazard associated with excessive pushing required to move damaged carts.
What is force hazard?
When applied to the design of a workstation for a large population, the ideal is often to design for this specific statistical range of users, rather than the average, to ensure maximum safety and comfort.
What is the 5th percentile female to the 95th percentile male (or the middle 90% of the user population)