Posts Tagged ‘health’
Friday, June 11th, 2010
That the position of the body when the computer with the highly influential work on health. By knowing the position of the body are eligible K3, then the computer can adjust the position and support in order to provide a sense of comfort.
a. Head and neck position
At work with the computer, the position of the head and neck Should be straight with her face Monitors directly onto the screen. The neck Should this not be Bent as cans cause pain in the neck.
b. Back Position
A good back position when using computers is a straight back position, not tilted to the left or right, do not bend and do not lean too tilted back. To get a good back position should be supported with good seating and comfortable. (more…)
Tags: Back Position, computer, elbow position, Foot Position, health, neck position, Shoulder position
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Health, safety, and job secu
rity is the protection efforts of labor to keep it healthy and safe while working in the workplace. The workplace is closed or open spaces, moving or still, or often entered labor for business purposes and where the presence of the sources of danger.
Health within the scope of the health, safety, and job security is not only defined as a state free from disease. According to the Basic Law No. RI Health. 9 In 1960, Chapter I Article 2, good health condition is defined as the perfection of physical, spiritual, and social.
health which aims to attain a degree of community health workers as high, whether physical, spiritual, and social, with prevention and treatment of diseases or health problems caused by work and working environment as well as common illnesses.
Workplace safety can be defined as a state protected from danger while doing the job. In other words, work safety is one factor brothers to do during the work. No one in this world who want to cause accidents. Work safety depends. On the type, shape, and the environment in which the work was carried out.
Accidents can be grouped into accidents caused by:
1. Machine
2. Transport
3. Other work equipment
4. Chemicals
5. Work environment
6. Other causes
Tags: chemicals, health, job, Machine, Other work equipment, safety, Transport, work environment, Workplace safety
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
It is increasingly common to hear on the news that people living in countries die in summer seasons “heat stroke“. In other countries, although there are no seasons, no thermal levels and extreme temperatures. In this regard it is important to know what heat stress and know that its effects range from rapid heart rate, sweating, irritability, injury to mental health to death.
The moderate heat stress even if not directly dangerous to health, can cause discomfort and adversely affect the operation and safety. As there are limits of human tolerance for heat stress, the risks of heat related disorders increase if no attention is paid to the symptoms of heat stress and fatigue.
The most alarming sign is that the body of the victim stops sweating and keeps skin dry and warm. In that case, it is necessary first aid and go forthwith to the nearest health center.
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
The “occupational disease” implies that results of work or occupation of the individual or have any connection with him. In some cases the principal cause, and another one can be considered as a contributing factor. There is an agent for every occupational disease, just as there is for the contagious disease.
Environmental Agents:
One of the most important objectives of industrial hygiene is to prevent prejudice to the health of workers by environmental contaminants. To achieve that end is necessary:
1. Recognize the risk.
2. Study and evaluate the problem.
3. Promote measures to eliminate the problem.
Environmental pollutants that cause occupational diseases can be classified into three main groups: chemical, physical agents and biological agents.
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Tags: agent, biological, chemical, contaminant, Environmental Agents, ergonomic, health, Industrial Hygiene, occupational disease, physical, pollutant, Psychosocial
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Definition of Industrial Hygiene
Industrial hygiene is the art, science and technology to recognize, assess and control environmental agents and the tensions that arise in the workplace and that can cause illness, impairment of health or welfare, or discomfort and inefficiency among workers .
The definition acknowledges that in the workplace and stress are environmental agents that can cause disease. These agents can be recognized, evaluated and monitored and such activity is crucial in industrial hygiene.
Definition of Health:
The World Health Organization has defined health as a state of complete physical, mental and social.
Occupational Disease Definition:
Occupational disease is acquired by the worker as a result of their work. Or even easier, as defined by Ramazzini in the title of his book: “The diseases to which workers are exposed by reason of their profession.”
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