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PRESENTADO POR:
JUAN GABRIEL TOBAR S.
VALENTINA LEDESMA
CHELEN BALANTA
CRISTHIAN ACOSTA
DOCENTE:
GISSELA GALLEGO MENDOZA
ASIGNATURA:
ERGONOMIA
GRUPO:
S7491
Ergonomics is a scientific discipline that has been around for many years.
Traditionally concerned with factory workers and keeping their work
environments safe and efficient, ergonomic professionals have expanded their
work to include all types of workers from laborers to office workers, students to
seniors.
Ergonomics looks for ways to adjust our environment to decrease the risks of injury and illness and improve the quality of our
work life. Photo Source: 123RF.com.
Ergonomics is concerned with how our environment interacts with our work. It
also looks for way to adjust our environment to decrease the risks of injury and
illness, enhance productivity, and improve the quality of our work life.
Engineers
Safety professionals
Industrial hygienists
Physical therapists
Occupational therapists
Nurse practitioners
Chiropractors
Occupational physicians
Today, we continue to look for ways to improve the relationship between our
"tools" and our jobs. One way to do that is to look at the risk factors in the
workplace. These can be divided into 3 areas: physical characteristics,
environmental characteristics, and workplace hazards.
Posture
Force
Repetition
Duration
Recovery time
Velocity/acceleration
Heavy dynamic exertion
2. Segmental vibration Environmental characteristics of work:
Heat
Cold
Lighting
Noise
Whole body vibration
3. Workplace hazards:
Physical stress
Mental stress
Workload
Hours (shifts, overtime)
Slips and falls
Fire
Exposure hazards (electrical, chemical, biological, radiation)
Ergonomía: el cuerpo humano y
la prevención de lesiones.
Escrito por Mary Rodts, DNP; Revisado por Mark R. McLaughlin, MD
La ergonomía es una disciplina científica que existe desde hace muchos años.
Tradicionalmente se preocupaban por los trabajadores de las fábricas y por
mantener sus entornos de trabajo seguros y eficientes, los profesionales
ergonómicos han ampliado su trabajo para incluir todo tipo de trabajadores,
desde obreros hasta oficinistas, estudiantes y personas mayores.
Longitud total de un empresario caído de la silla de oficina
La ergonomía busca formas de ajustar nuestro entorno para disminuir los riesgos de lesiones y
enfermedades y mejorar la calidad de nuestra vida laboral. Fuente de la foto: 123RF.com. .