9.4 Flashcards
Cap 562 H-60
Points out it is a legal requirement for engineers to make sure they are fit for work
Pre-employment deposition
Some employers may do a medical examination when starting a job to assess the applicant’s fitness and health.
Why is an engineers health and fitness important to their job?
It a compromise their ability to perform maintenance and cary out inspections.
Day to day fitness and health.
Can effect job performance ,physically and cognitively
Physical causes of stress
Heat
Cold
Vibration
Noise
Presence of something hazardous
Phycological causes of stress
Emotional upset
Bereavement
Domestic problems
Worries about health or financial problems
Reactive causes of stress
Such as events occurring in every day life
(Eg. Working under time pressure or encountering unexpected situations)
Signs of stress
Physiological symptoms, sweating or dry mouth
Health effects
Behavioural symptoms, restlessness shaking
Cognitive effects, struggle concentrating
Domestic stress
Stress from home, usually major changes like marriage, birth of a child etc.
Work related stress
Due to general work environment.
Due to a challenging task
Defence strategies (stress)
Strategies involve alleviating the symptoms instead of fixing the source of the problems.
Coping strategies
Involve dealing with the sources of stress rather than just the symptoms
Effects of time pressure
Leads to engineers cutting corners and to stress.
Arousal
A persons readiness or perform work
Overload (workload)
Engineer becomes over aroused when workload is very high
