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ERGONOMIC
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ERGONOMICS 2
IT IS TRADITIONALLY THE
STUDY OF THE PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE
INTERACTION: HOW THE
CONTROLS ARE DESIGNED, THE
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN
WHICH THE INTERACTION TAKES
PLACE, AND THE LAYOUT AND
PHYSICAL QUALITIES OF THE
SCREEN.
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INTERACTION 2
• HEALTH ISSUES
PERHAPS WE DO NOT
IMMEDIATELY THINK OF
COMPUTER USE AS A
HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY BUT WE
SHOULD BEAR IN MIND
POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF
OUR DESIGNS ON THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF USERS.
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THE OFFICE AND SOLUTIONS 2

a. POOR SEATING POSTURE
POOR SITTING POSTURE MAY FEEL INNOCUOUS,
EVEN SATISFYING.
WHETHER YOU’RE SLOUCHING OR LEANING
FORWARD AT YOUR DESK, THERE IS A SENSE OF
RELIEF AS YOUR CORE AND LOWER BACK
MUSCLES RELAX. THE PROBLEM IS, YOUR SPINE
ENDS UP WORKING OVERTIME TO PICK UP THE
SLACK.
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SOLUTION 2
• PRACTICE A NEUTRAL SITTING
POSTURE
IT IS WHERE THE NATURAL CURVATURE IN
THE THREE SECTIONS OF YOUR SPINE
(CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR SPINE) IS
PRESERVED AND BALANCED WHEN YOU SIT.
IN THIS POSITION THE SPINE IS BEST ABLE
TO HANDLE AND DISTRIBUTE ANY WEIGHT
PLACED ON IT.
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EXAMPLES OF ERGONOMIC HAZARDS AT
THE OFFICE AND SOLUTIONS 2

B. AWKWARD POSTURE
THESE ARE UNNATURAL BODY
POSITIONS THAT YOU ASSUME WHEN
BENDING, TWISTING, AND
OVERREACHING. THESE POSTURES
PUSH THE JOINTS PAST THE MID-RANGE
OF MOTION, LEAVING YOU A LOT MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO ERGONOMIC INJURIES.
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EXAMPLES OF ERGONOMIC HAZARDS AT
THE OFFICE AND SOLUTIONS 2
C. PROLONGED STATIONARY POSITION
• ONE OF THE BIGGEST SILENT
KILLERS AT THE WORKPLACE (AND
HOME) IS A SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE.
THIS IS WHEN WE STAY IN THE SAME
POSITION EVERY DAY FOR MANY
HOURS ON END. AT THE OFFICE, THIS
TYPICALLY TAKES THE FORM OF
SITTING IN A CHAIR.
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THE OFFICE AND SOLUTIONS 2

C. FREQUENT, REPETITIVE
MOVEMENTS
PERFORMING REPETITIVE MOTIONS
REPEATEDLY, HOWEVER SMALL, CAN
CAUSE MICROTRAUMA TO THE
SURROUNDING TENDONS AND
TISSUES, LEADING TO INFLAMMATION
AND EVENTUALLY DYSFUNCTION.
HOW TO ACHIEVE A NEUTRAL SPINE?
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• PHYSICAL POSITION 2
USERS SHOULD NOT BE
EXPECTED TO STAND
FOR LONG PERIODS AND,
IF SITTING, SHOULD BE
PROVIDED WITH BACK
SUPPORT.
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• TEMPERATURE 2
ALTHOUGH MOST USERS CAN
ADAPT TO SLIGHT CHANGES
IN TEMPERATURE WITHOUT
ADVERSE EFFECT, EXTREMES
OF HOT OR COLD WILL
AFFECT PERFORMANCE AND,
IN EXCESSIVE CASES,
HEALTH.
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LIGHTING
2
• LIGHTING
THE LIGHTING LEVEL WILL AGAIN
DEPEND ON THE WORK
ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER,
ADEQUATE LIGHTING SHOULD BE
PROVIDED TO ALLOW USERS TO SEE
THE COMPUTER SCREEN WITHOUT
DISCOMFORT OR EYESTRAIN. THE
LIGHT SOURCE SHOULD ALSO BE
POSITIONED TO AVOID GLARE
AFFECTING THE DISPLAY.
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NOISE

2
• NOISE
EXCESSIVE NOISE CAN BE
HARMFUL TO HEALTH, CAUSING
THE USER PAIN, AND IN ACUTE
CASES, LOSS OF HEARING. NOISE
LEVEL SHOULD BE MAINTAINED
AT A COMFORTABLE LEVEL IN
THE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
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• TIME
THE TIME USERS SPEND USING
THE SYSTEM SHOULD ALSO BE
CONTROLLED
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THE USE OF COLOR

• THE USE OF COLOR

ERGONOMICS HAS A
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP TO
HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY IN
THAT IT IS ALSO
CONCERNED WITH THE
PERCEPTUAL
LIMITATIONS OF HUMANS.
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ANY QUESTIONS?
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QUIZ
TIME!!
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2
1. THE BASIC DEFINITION OF ERGONOMICS
IS ?
A. USING RELAXING POSTURE.
B. FITTING THT EMPLOYEE TO THE WORKSTATION.
C. FITTING THE WORKSTATION TO THE EMPLOYEE.
D. EITHER B OR C
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2. IF YOU NOTICE TINGLING,SORENESS OR
STIFFNESS IN YOUR HANDS AND WRISTS
WHILE TYPING YOU SHOULD?
a. CORRECT YOUR TYPING TECHNIQUE.
b. ADJUST YOUR WORKSTATION.
c. TAKE FREQUENT MINI BREAKS.
d. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
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3. THE KEYBOARD AND MONITOR SHOULD BE
PLACED OFF THE SIDE TO THE
WORKSTATION ?

a. TRUE
b. FALSE
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4. THE MOUSE SHOULD BE ______________ THE
KEYBOARD.
a. HIGHER THAN
b. LOWER THAN
c. BENEATH
d. ON THE SAME LEVEL US
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5. FREQUENT MINI BREAKS AND STRETCHING
EXERCISES CAN HELP TO RELIEVE STRESS
AND MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
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6. ERGONOMICS ONLY APPLIES TO PERSONAL
WHO OPERATE DESKTOP COMPUTERS.

a. TRUE
b. FALSE
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7. WHEN TYPING, YOUR WRISTS SHOULD
REMAIN________________.
a. TWISTED
b. STRAIGHT
c. BENT
d. MOTIONLESS
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ANSWER KEY
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2
ANSWER KEY:

1.C – FITTING THE WORKSTATION TO THE EMPLOYEE.

2.D – ALL OF THE ABOVE.
3.B - FALSE
4.D – ON THE SAME LEVEL AS.
5.A - TRUE
6.B - FALSE
7.B - STRAIGHT
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Jay M
P.
Dacara
LEADER
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P.
Collamat
MEMBER
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I.
Lorenzo
MEMBER
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Torregoza

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Velasco

MEMBER
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R.
Fajarito
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Lacson

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L.
Gonzales
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A.
Infante
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