What is one area of your life where ergonomics plays a large role?

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What is one area of your life where ergonomics plays a large role? Describe that area and the ergonomics issues involved.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
2.
Reflect on the engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE) that are involved in your workspace. Do you believe they are effective, or does more need to be done?
3.
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?

4.
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?

5.
Look at your workstation, and describe it according to the industrial work station design. Does it meet the standards for reach, height, and other measurements? Do you believe that it meets the standards, or do you need to make some changes? Explain your response.

6.
Look at your life currently. Do you have a work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD)? If so, how has it affected your life? If you do not, imagine what life would be like with a WMSD. A rotator cuff injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, and lower back pain are all issues that people live with. You may also find it helpful to spend a few minutes on YouTube looking at other people’s circumstances with WMSDs before sharing your thoughts.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
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Recollect a time when either you or someone you cared about was in the hospital or a nursing home. Think about that place and the care that was received there. Think about what that person said of their experience. Now, imagine that you have the power to fix anything; how would you fix the issues mentioned?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
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Reflect on how you can apply the concepts learned in this course to your current or future career. How might the lessons you have learned positively affect your career success?
Optional: What would you do with someone who fails to utilize the solutions you provided for their ergonomics issue? Consider the “carrot and stick” method.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

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