1.02 Ergonomic Concepts Vocabulary

What is Ergonomic?

• of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

• the percentage change in the value of all of the goods and services produced in a nation during a specific period of time, as compared to an earlier period.

• an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely.

• engineering concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely.

an electrical device, often found on power strips, that is used to protect equipment against power surges and voltage spikes while blocking voltage over a safe threshold, usually 120V.

• Energy Star

• Surge protector

• Power strip

• Electrostatic discharge (ESD)

What is a Antistatic strap?

• an adjustable conductive rubber wrist strap that protects sensitive components and computer boards from damage caused by static discharge.

• any of various musculoskeletal disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, characterized by numbness, pain, or weakness of muscles, tendons, nerves, and other soft tissues, caused by the persistent repetition of certain physical movements.

• a bag, usually silver, black, or pink, used for storing electronic components, which are prone to damage caused by electrostatic discharge.

• igniting of liquids or gases.

What is Electrostatic discharge (ESD) ?

• a floor mat that helps to eliminate static electricity by providing a path to ground from conductive items placed on the mat.

• an adjustable conductive rubber wrist strap that protects sensitive components and computer boards from damage caused by static discharge.

• the transfer of electrical charge between any objects.

• the transfer of electrical charge between any two objects.

What aims to reduce the amount of waste and electrical/electronic equipment that ends up in landfills through improved product design to ease dismantling, recycling, and reuse ?

• PASS

• WEEE directive

• Amazon Act III

• USA constitution.

What is a Antistatic mat?

• a floor mat that helps to eliminate static electricity by providing a path to ground from conductive items placed on the mat.

• a bag, usually silver, black, or pink, used for storing electronic components, which are prone to damage caused by electrostatic discharge.

• a matt, usually silver, black, or pink, used for storing electronic components, which are prone to damage caused by electrostatic discharge.

• None of the above.

In your own words what is a Antistatic Bag?

In your own word what is Electrical Shock?

What's the goal of Energy Star?

In your own words what is Uninterruptable power supply (UPS)?