Occupational health and safety

Exam April 22 25 - The exam will consist of 25 multiple choice questions in the same format as the in-class quizzes, and 11 short answer questions, each with a variety of subsections worth 1 to 5 marks. ADMS 3400 Occupational Health and Safety Section M - Tues April 22 7pm 180 ACW 109 Exam 25 After midterm material. Recordings, lectures, articles, green book Chapters 2, 3, 4 (pages 81 90, 95 97, and 100 to the end of the chapter), 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Midterm 60(20), assignments 82(20), quizzes 75(20), participation (15), final (25) Video will help assignment Make sure workstation is at appropriate height If too high Keep knees to level of hips Place items in comfortable items too avoid soreness Use headset to prevent head and neck strains Ergonomically correct position of chair ideal Factors to consider height so feet on floor, push hips back, if chair has adjustable If chair insufficient back wrist use a cushion (or rolled up towel) Avoid resting feet dangling, or sitting on legs decrease circulation Use foot rest Use arm wrist- shoulder should be relaxed Let arms rest, raise elbows should be at that height Avoid problems proper positioning of keyboard and mouse Key board tray control over keyboard, height and tilt allows more workspace Should be directly in front of workstation Wrist should be straight Can use a palm rest to help wrists Mouse in close reach, should and arm should be relaxed If feel strain use key board tray, bring mouse closer to you, place a mouse bridge, hold mouse in relaxed grip, move mouse using hand and forearm Monitor Should sit directly in front of body in line with keyboard Position it at arms length away Glare can cause headaches use window tints Use glare guard, adjust it, Breaks Can reduce strains 20 second break every 20 minutes, focus on something 20 feet away Workstation correct height, chair adjustable, sit with good posture with feet on flat on floor, hand in loose grip, monitor so neck is