Group 3 Flashcards
Nomos means _____
Laws
Ergo means ____
Work
Is a multidisciplinary activity that assembles information on
people’s capacities & applies that information in designing jobs, products, workplaces, and equipment.
Ergonomics
Have improved our quality of life.
Chemicals
Instrument used to analyze solvents.
Gas Chromatograph
Instrument used to analyze acids.
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
A summary of the important health, safety and toxicological information on the chemical or the mixture ingredients.
CSDS/MSDS
When do chemicals become a hazard?
When it becomes airborne.
Minimum lighting level: Passageway, corridor, warehouse
50 lux
What does CSDS/MSDS stand for?
Chemical/Material Safety Data Sheet
It is the first source of information about the chemical being used.
Chemical Labels
Is the measurement of a particular worker’s exposure to airborne contaminants.
Personal Sampling
Is the measurement of contaminants in the workroom.
Area/Environmental Sampling
Determination of environmental hazards/stresses and their hazardous effects on workers’ health through direct measurement of hazards.
Work Environment Measurement
Involves the measurement of changes in the composition of body fluids, tissue or expired air to determine absorption of a potentially hazardous material.
Biological Monitoring
Instrument used to analyze dusts.
X-ray Diffractometer
Instrument used to analyze heavy metals.
Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometer
Refer to airborne concentration of substances and conditions that nearly all workers may be repeatedly exposed daily without adverse health effects.
Threshold Limit Values
Permissible noise exposure for
8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 1/2, 1, 1/2 and 1/4 hours
90, 92, 95, 97, 100, 102, 105, 110, 115 dBa
Minimum lighting level: Medium assembling, rough bench/machine work, sewing light colored textile,
meat packing.
200 lux
Minimum lighting level: Office desk work, weaving, plating
300 lux
Minimum lighting level: Fine inspection, fine polishing, sorting, accounting, bookkeeping, drafting.
500-1000 lux
Minimum lighting level: Fine assembly, jewelry & watch
making, proof reading in printing plants.
1000-2000 lux
Minimum lighting level: Engine, boiler, locker, washrooms, etc.
100 lux