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u Workplace Safety <br /> • INFORMATION <br /> & Prevention Services® Oj <br /> MACHINE SAFETY <br /> Harmful Lack of Adequate Workplace Ergonomics: <br /> Handling and Process Design <br /> Where? <br /> ■ Excessive repetition of tasks <br /> ■ Excessive force used in tasks <br /> ■ Prolonged and repetitious, awkward postures during work <br /> ■ Mechanical stress, excessively stressful handling <br /> ■ Vibration <br /> ■ Excessive and prolonged cold, heat, poor lighting,noise <br /> ■ Any of the above,not excessively necessarily,but in combination <br /> Awkward Handling Postures alone may include: <br /> ■ elbows raised above wrist height <br /> ■ excessive wrist bending/deviation <br /> ■ pinching materials/products/tools constantly or constant hammering <br /> ■ forearm rotation or twisting constantly <br /> ■ extreme elbow bending/flexion <br /> ■ back bending/flexion,twisting or lateral bending excessively <br /> Inadequate Workplace Design alone may include: <br /> ■ improperly designed hand tools: for any user, or specific individual <br /> ■ improperly designed workstations/surfaces: forces worker to adapt against body design <br /> ■ improperly measured working heights/levels <br /> ■ improper process: excessive specialization or excessive line speed: lack of job physical variety or <br /> muscle relief for any user, or specific individuals <br /> ■ improper work flow design <br /> 6 330-013-02-IGDO©2013,Workplace Safety&Prevention Services(WSPS) <br /> 1 877 494 WSPS(9777)1 905 614 1400 1 www.wsps.ca <br />