81) Outline four ways in which employers could motivate their
workforce.
Increased job satisfaction through empowerment.
Involvement in decision
making.
A personal sense of
achievement ‘team spirit’.
Negative consequences e.g.
fear of not acting in a particular way i.e. fear of disciplinary consequences
these are normally less effective.
82)Explain the meaning of term ‘ergonomics’.
‘The study of interaction between workers and work environment.
OR ‘Making a job fit to the
person.
OR ‘Designing a task to suit
the individual in terms of physical/mental capabilities and the individuals
expectations.
83) Outline the main factor to be considered in an ergonomic assessment of a work station to be used by an operator of a visual display unit (VDU).
Equipment design: e.g. (height and position of keyboard and screen, sitting posture, design of chair, screen definition and colour, adjustability of equipment, etc).
Environmental factors: e.g.
glare, temperature, humidity, workplace, noise etc.
Intermediate breaks.
84) Define the term ergonomics.
The study of interaction between workers and work environment. OR making job fit to the person. OR designing a task to the suit the individuals in terms of physical/ mental capabilities and individual expectations.
85) Outline the possible effects on health that may be caused by the Poor ergonomic design of (VDU) workstations.
Work related upper limb disorders.
Eye strain.
86) Outline the main factors to be considered in an ergonomic assessment of a work station to be used by a VDU operator.
The task and the individual and their interrelationship..
The equipment and their
interrelationship.
The environment and their
interrelationship.