In understanding the concept of safety and\nergonomic risks, the most important aspect is to understand the term itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSafety<\/strong> is the state of being “safe” (from French sauf<\/em>), the condition of being protected from harm or other non-desirable outcomes. Safety can also refer to the control of recognised hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.\u201d From here, it can be observed that the\ndefinition is slightly ambiguous due to certain words used that require further\nexplanation. For instance, \u201cnon-desirable\noutcomes\u201d<\/em>, requires further\nexplanation on what the type of outcomes are. Thus, it is imperative to be\nclearer in the definition of non-desirable outcomes and how they can be\navoided. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ergonomic refers to the field of science that\nstudies the interaction between human and machines, and also human and the work\nenvironment (WHSC). Ergonomic risks refer to unsafe practices in these\ninstances that compromise the workers\u2019 safety and working conditions (WHSC). Examples\nof ergonomic risks include awkward postures, overstretching of body parts,\nover-straining the eyes, excessive motions, repetitive movements. These\nergonomic risks, if not taken into consideration and mitigated appropriately,\nwould lead to occupational injuries such as musculoskeletal disorders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, it is imperative, to prevent ergonomic\nrisks from occurring at the onset when workers operate machinery. In the case\nof a vehicle driver, the possible ergonomic risks are improper sitting position\nthat could lead to back injuries, prolonged use of the eyes leading to poor\nvision, increase in cognitive usage during driving leading to mental stress,\nexcessive bending of the arms during manoeuvring of the steering wheels, which\ncould lead to musculoskeletal injuries and many more. It is important for\nresearch to be conducted in this area to identify these ergonomic risks and\nprovide recommendations to mitigate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sources: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In understanding the concept of safety and ergonomic risks, the most important aspect is to understand the term itself. \u201cSafety is the state of being “safe” (from French sauf), the condition of being protected from harm or other non-desirable outcomes. Safety can also refer to the control of recognised hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.\u201d (Wikipedia, accessed 5 May 2020, https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Safety) From here, it can be observed that the definition is slightly ambiguous due to certain words used that require further explanation. For instance, \u201cnon-desirable outcomes\u201d, requires further explanation on what the type of outcomes are. Thus, it is imperative to be clearer in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":285,"featured_media":2457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2459,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456\/revisions\/2459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
(Wikipedia, accessed 5 May 2020, https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Safety<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Wikipedia<\/a>
2. WHSC Council website<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n