Classification and Evaluation of Manual Work

Question 1

Traditional methods - what was traditionally used to classify and evaluate manual work

Answer 1

describing manual activities in reference to standard categories of effort
Based on improving efficiency without major concern for safety
Worker was secondary to the task

Question 2

More contemporary type of view

Answer 2

Worker is of critical importance
Fit the worker into the ideal task
Consider environment effects
Cased on science not “rule of thumb”

Question 3

Two different ways to evaluate workplace

Answer 3

Physical stress checklists and surveys

Risk assessment and interventions

Question 4

Physical stress checklists and surveys

Answer 4

Reactive - after the fact
You go to the workplace and administer these surveys to find out what injures they are having
Validity and Reliability is questionable
Positive is that they can initiate discussion btw employer and employee

Question 5

Physical stress checklists and surveys - Cumulative trauma

Answer 5

Give them picture and ask them to mark where they feel discomfort

Question 6

Physical stress checklists and surveys - Physical assessment survey

Answer 6

Another more detailed diagram of the body ans have patients checkmark on the areas and how often and how much discomfort
This one is anonymous too

Question 7

Physical stress checklists and surveys - Psychophysical scales

Answer 7

Questionairres in regard to amount of effort or discomfort on scales of 1-10

Question 8

Risk assessment and interventions - Proactive

Answer 8

before the fact
Save a back problem
- an educational program for the employees to learn about how to prevent back injury
Had an immediate effect but then nothing happened long term