ERGO FINALS Flashcards
OVAKO WORKING POSTURE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM is developed by what company?
Where?
When?
Ovako Oy.
Finland
mid-1970s
OWAS posture Classification system includes:
Neck,
Trunk,
Lower Body
Arms
_____ Measure exposure for dose-response models
Epidemiology
Weakness of OWAS (4)
▪ Posture categories are rather broad for the trunk and shoulders.
▪ No information on duration of postures.
▪ Method does not separate left and right arms.
▪ Method gives no information for the elbow or wrist
developed to evaluate the exposure of individual workers to ergonomic risk factors associated with upper extremity MSD.
RULA
The RULA ergonomic assessment tool considers biomechanical and postural load requirements of job tasks/demands on the ___, ____ , and _______.
Neck, trunk, upper extremities
The RULA worksheet is used to evaluate required ________, ______, and
______.
BODY POSTURE, FORCE, REPETITION
RULA steps to be taken by the evaluator in preparing for the assessment are as follows? (2)
◼ Evaluated to gain an understanding of the jobs tasks and demands
◼ Observing the worker’s movements and postures during several work cycles
Selection of the postures to be evaluated should be based on: (3)
- Difficult Postures
- Sustained Postures
- Highest force loads
RULA worksheet is divided into 2 body segment sections on labeled A and B. A for __________ and B for _______
A = ARm and Wrist
B for Neck trunk and Legs.
In RULA, the evaluator should score the _________ and _______ first. then _____, __, ______ posutres.
Arm and Wrist first.
Then, Neck, trunk and Legs
This ergonomic assessment tool uses a systematic process to evaluate
“whole body postural” MSD and risks associated with job tasks.
REBA
REBA’s single page worksheet is used to evaluate required or selected____, -_____, ______, ______, and ________.
– body posture,
– forceful exertions,
– type of movement or action,
– repetition,
– and coupling
Using the REBA worksheet, the evaluator will assign a score for each of the following body regions: (Give 8 body parts)
– Neck
– Shoulders
– Trunk
– Back
– Elbows
– Wrist
– Knees
– Legs
The REBA worksheet is divided into two body segment sections on the labeled A and B.
– Section A (left side) covers the ______, ______, and _____.
– Section B (right side) covers the ______ and ______.
A = Neck, Trunk, Leg
B = Arm and Wrist
In REBA, Score _____, _____, ____ first.
Then Score ______, ____, _______
– Trunk, Neck, Legs. FIRST
– Upper Arms, Lower Arms, Wrists Second
_________ is a tool used by occupational health and safety professionals to assess the manual material handling risks associated with lifting and lowering tasks in the workplace.
Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
__________ defined as the act of manually grasping an object with two hands, and vertically moving the object without mechanical assistance.
Lifting task
________ is widely accepted as valid in the field of occupational ergonomics, providing occupational health and safety professionals an objective ergonomic risk assessment tool for manual material handling tasks.
The NIOSH Lifting Equation
WHAT IS THE NIOSH LIFTING EQUATION?????????????? ANONG FORMULA????
𝑹𝑾𝑳 = 𝑳𝑪 𝒙 𝑯𝑴 𝒙 𝑽𝑴 𝒙 𝑫𝑴 𝒙 𝑨𝑴 𝒙 𝑭𝑴 𝒙 𝑪𝑴
____________- defines the maximum acceptable weight (load) that nearly all healthy employees could lift over the course of an 8-hour shift without increasing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) to the lower back
RWL = Recommended Weight Limit
Is this weight too heavy?
_________ is calculated to provide a relative “estimate of the level of physical stress” and
MSD risk associated “with the manual lifting” tasks evaluated.
Lifting Index.
How significant is the risk?
A Lifting Index value of ___________ indicates a NOMINAL RISK TO HEALTHY employees
1.0 or less
A Lifting Index of value __________ denotes that the
the task is high risk for some fraction of the population.
greater than 1.0
True or False:
As the LI increases, the level of injury risk increases correspondingly.
True, duh
Individual Multipliers that determine _______ can be used to identify specific weaknesses in the design.
RWL
The _____ can be used to estimate the relative physical stress and injury risk for a task or job.
LI
The NIOSH Lifting Equation always uses a load constant (LC) of ______ pounds
51 pounds or 23 kg
TRUE or FALSE
From that starting point, the equation uses several task variables expressed as coefficients or multipliers (In the equation, M = multiplier) that serve to “increase” the load constant and calculate the RWL for that lifting task.
False. DECREASE dapat
Task variables needed to calculate the RWL:
H = Horizontal location of the object relative to the body
V = Vertical location of the object relative to the floor
D = Distance the object is moved vertically
A = Asymmetry angle or twisting requirement
F = Frequency and duration of lifting activity
C = Coupling or quality of the worker’s grip on the object
L = Average & maximum Load or weight of the object
acronym para madali imemorize:
—- Happy Virtth Day Alleluya For Christ Lord
NIOSH as a load that, under ideal conditions, is safe for _____% of females and ______% of males.
75 % of females
90% of males
Additional task variables needed to calculate LI: (2)
▪ Average weight of the objects lifted
▪ Maximum weight of the objects lifted
The FIRWL is calculated by using a frequency multiplier (FI) of ___ along with the other task variable multipliers.
1.0
The ___________ is calculated by dividing the weight lifted by the FIRWL. It can help identify problems with infrequent lifting tasks if it exceeds the value of _______
—– Frequency-Independent Lifting Index (FILI).
—– 1.0
Measure and record the horizontal location of the hands at both the start (origin) and end (destination) of the lifting task.
Horizontal Location of the Hands (H)
the distance between the point projected on the
floor directly below the _____ of the hands grasping the object (load center), and the _____ of a line between the inside ________ as pictured on the right side.
– Midpoint
– Midpoint
– Ankle Bones
The vertical location is measured from the_______ (or standing surface) to the vertical mid-point between the hand grasps as defined by the _________of the hand.
large middle knuckle (3rd MCP joint)
Measure the degree to which the body is required to twist or turn during the lifting task. in what unit?
measures the __ and ___ rotation
— Asymmetric Angle (A)
— IN Degrees. namention na sa questions.
— Trunk and Shoulder rotation
A good coupling will ______ (increase or reduce) the maximum grasp forces required and _______ (increase or reduce) the acceptable weight for lifting,.
—- Reduce
—- Increase
While a poor coupling will generally require (higher or lower) _____ maximum grasp forces and ______ the acceptable weight for lifting.
— Higher
— Lower
Determine the average number of lifts per _______ of the lifting task being evaluated, this is the lifting frequency.
minute
The lifting frequency information can often be verified by asking for average production
rates from a________ , ______, or _________.
Group leader, Supervisor, Production Manager
NIOSH recommends a _______ minute sampling or observation period
15 minutes
The Frequency (F) value will be between _____ lifts/minute and ______ lifts/minute.
0.2 and 15
True or False
For lifting tasks with a frequency less than .2 lifts per minute (>1 lift every 5 minutes), you will use the minimum frequency of .2 lifts/minute.
TRUEEEEEEE
True or False
If the weight of the load varies from lift to lift, you should record the “average” weights lifted.
FALSE. Average and MAximum weights lifted dapat ang rinerecord
Determine the lifting duration as classified into one of three categories: Enter 1 for ________, 2 for ________ and 8 for________ as follows:
For how many hours yung 1, 2, and 8? (Lifting with Recovery Time)
— 1 = Short dur ( Lifting ≤ 1 hour) (recovery time ≥ 1.2 X work time)
— 2 = Moderate Duration (Between 1 and 2 hours) (recovery time ≥ 0.3 X lifting time)
— 8 = long duration (Between 2 and 8 hours) w/ Standard industrial allowances)
Visual Capabilities?
MAACVCP
Mobility
Accommodation
Adaptation
Color Discrimination and Perception
Visual Acuity
Contrast Sensitivity
Perception
4 most rotational movement in mobility
— Left, right (yaw)
— Up, down (pitch)
— roll
— forward, backward
succession of fast movements in jumps to catch up to the visual target
Saccades
Reverse movements
Regressions
s the area, measured
in degrees within which the form
and color of the objects can be
seen by both FIXATED eyes
Visual Field
is the eye pitch angle with regard to the
head.
LOSA, LINE OF SIGHT ANGLE
______ is The ability of the lens of the eye to focus on targets at various distances.
What are the 3 types
Accommodation
3 types
normal focus
Nearsighted focus
Farsighted focus
Ability of the eyes to change in the sensitivity to light?
2 types?
Adaptation
Light Adpatation
dark adaptation
________Defines not Not all areas of the retina are equally sensitive to color.
_____ is the Diagram used for this
COLOR DISCRIMINATION
Chromaticity Diagram
can figure the degree of your visual impairment other than your eye shape, myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. The degree will also be the basis to measure
your correct vision.
The refraction test
3 colors perceived with 50 degrees (ano yung pinaka most)
60 degrees for what color?
90 degrees for what color
Green, red, yellow (traffic light)
Green mostly
Blue
White
3 types of color perception
3 colors = Trichromats
1 = Monochromats
2 = Dichromats
The ability to discriminate the fine detail and differentiate small objects.
Visual Acuity
The smallest space between the parts of a target that the eye can detect.
Minimum Separable Acuity
Ability to differentiate the lateral displacement
of one line from another.
Vernier ACuity
Ability to detect a spot (such as a round dot) from its background.
Minimum Perceptible Acuity
Formula for Visual Angle in degreesssss
= Tan^-1 (Size / Distance)