Safety and Health in the Working Environment

To provide a healthy and safe working environment, every organisation must have:

• Cleanliness

• Filtered water

• Clean wash-room

• All of the above

Air pollution is mostly caused by the production of ________ in the surrounding air.

• Dust

• Mixture of solid particles

• Gases

• All of the above

Repetitive use of muscles may cause pain in your __________.

• Neck

• Shoulder

• Wrist or fingers

• All of the above

For an organisation, proper security procedures will increase ________________.

• Liabilities

• Insurance

• Business revenue

• Operational charges of the company

Do not wear ________ when working with machines.

• Jewellery

• Safety glasses

• Masks

• Gloves

Sore lower back is caused due to _________________.

• Reaching forward frequently

• No lumbar support

• No upper back support from chair

• Reaching forward for long periods

What should you do with the problem of dry eyes?

• Forget to blink

• Rest eyes periodically and do simple eye exercises

• Do exercise

• Blink the eyes

If light is coming directly behind or in front of you, then you may suffer from __________.

• Eye strain

• Sore eyes

• Dry eyes

• Eye strain and sore eyes

Air and water pollution can be analysed by using – physical, ________ and chemical analysis.

• biological

• mathematical

• statistical

• visual

True or False: Applying ergonomics can improve performance and productivity.

• A) True

• B) False