Response to the following in 200 words each:
Does your company have an ergonomics team? If so, do you find it effective? If it does not, what do you believe is holding your company back from starting an ergonomics team?
Choose a hand tool that you are currently using in your workspace. Describe it, and present a brief history of its use. If possible, upload a picture of it as well. Then, make a suggestion as to how it might be improved. How would this improvement assist you?
Assignment 1
We presented the problems that Amy is facing in her current workstation. Amy, who works as a cashier in a big-box store, works 8-hour shifts but is often asked to work overtime for up to 4 hours. Amy is now experiencing knee, hip, and lower back pain after working. You have been asked to assemble a team to address the ergonomics issues Amy is facing and to explain a possible solution. Your assignment should meet the following criteria:
1. Identify and explain the different roles within the team (you may use bullets for this section).
2. Explain how the ergonomics team can work together to help Amy with her current workstation. Include a possible suggestion to improve Amy's workstation as part of your discussion.
3. Explain why it is important for the ergonomics team to implement a plan that considers potential discrimination or disability issues for other employees. This assignment should be at least two pages in length. Outside sources are not a requirement for this assignment. You are expected to complete this assignment based upon your reading, experience, and opinions.
Assignment 2
Part 1: Ergonomics Hazard Assessment , you will be building a course project that will assess ergonomic risks and provide strategies to improve a workstation of your choice. Your final project will be a PowerPoint presentation. You will focus on the ergonomics-related hazard assessment. Select a workstation that you are familiar with (preferably one that you work with regularly or have worked with previously).
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Perform an ergonomics hazard assessment on that workstation. What are the potential stressors of that workstation? What are the potential ergonomic risks and hazards? What type of injury could they cause? Explain each hazard in detail. Your ergonomics hazard assessment should be a minimum of two pages in length. As part of your hazard assessment, you will include a minimum of two outside sources to support your findings. One source must be from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) website, which can be accessed by clicking the following link: https://www.osha.gov/
Part 2: Response to the following in 75 words each:
1. Most organizations hire contractors in some capacity, either to aid in production work or to provide ancillary services, such as cleaning, maintenance, remodeling, and food service. Discuss how a contractor's operations could adversely affect the health and safety of an organization's employees. What procedures should be in place to prevent any adverse effects?
2. What are some actions that should be taken by a safety practitioner when an organization's safety culture starts to drift into a negative state? Provide examples that illustrate your point.
3. What types of management system issues are targeted in the planning process of Z10 section 4.0? Provide an example of each issue.
4. Compose a safety policy statement for your current organization (or an organization for which you previously worked), following the guidelines in the course textbook. Be certain it is specific to the organization and not just a series of generic statements.
5. Explain the differences between authority, responsibility, and accountability as they apply to OSH program management. In your discussion, provide examples of how your current organization (or a past one) implements these concepts. Is it effective? How can you tell? What recommendations do you have for improvement?(200 words)
6. A recent OSHA inspection in your machine shop identified several serious deficiencies in occupational noise control. Serious violations were issued citing 29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2) and 29 CFR 1910.95(k). Using the PDCA framework, develop a plan that will correct the deficiencies and ensure that the violations do not recur.
Part 3:
Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Project
Be sure to read all of the instructions. There are two documents to be prepared and submitted.
1. Following steps 1-11 of the Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Guide in the course textbook (pp. 171-174), develop a risk assessment for a serious workplace hazard with which you are familiar, or use Addendum D to Chapter to help you select a hazard. Evaluate the hazard and its associated risks, and then complete the Hazard Analysis and Risk Analysis Project form (click here to access this form). To complete the Initial Risk Assessment and Post Control Risk Assessment sections, use the following codes based on the Risk
Assessment Matrix in Table 11.10 (p.180) of the textbook:
SEVERITY: 1 - Catastrophic 2 - Critical 3 - Marginal 4 - Negligible
PROBABILITY (Likelihood of Occurrence): A - Frequent B - Probable C - Occasional D - Remote E - Improbable
RISK CODE: H - High S - Serious M - Medium L - Low
All sections of the form must be completed. Note that the "Post Control Risk Assessment Measures" section reflects the risk assessment AFTER applying the additional control measures.
2. In a separate document of at least 500 words, explain the reasoning behind how you filled out each section of the form. Use references as needed to support the discussion.
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Upload both the completed form and the discussion document. Be sure that the discussion document is in APA format with a title page and a reference page.