FACULTY OF SPORT SCIENCES AND RECREATIONS

MRS. NORIDAH BT. ABU BAKARlectures

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e-CARE

• Ergonomics is applied in our life to fulfill these two goals:

Health Productivity

Applying Ergonomics in our

life

Adjust the height of your work surface or table

Use a well-designed chair that supports your back and can be adjusted in height and kit

Position the keyboard appropriately so that it allows your forearms to be line with your hand

Adjust your seat to allow eyes to be at a comfortable level with the screen

Some example of applying ergonomics in our life:

Indentifying Computer Usages that Affect Physical Health

• Can occur due to prolonged use of the hand, causing a number of symptoms such as pain, burning, swelling, tingling, numbness, loss of dexterity and weakness

• Such as occupational overuse syndrome (OOS), cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) and repetitive motion syndrome (RMS)

• Back pain can happen when you sit on for a long period of time. It may also have worsened an existing back or neck problem

• Usually when you sit in front of a computer, you are putting yourself in a static posture. This increases pressure on your back, neck, shoulders, arms, legs as well as back muscles and spinal disc

Back pain

Eye strain• Your eye can also become strained when

you work in a plane with bad lighting conditions; a lot of grave or with a flickering screen

• As impairments of bodily structures such as muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, nerves, bones, and the localised blood circulatoin system that are caused or aggravated primarily by work and environment

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)

Social problems associated with computer and internet use

Exposure to online predators Pornography addiction Neglecting family and friends Sleep disorder Compulsive online shopping or online gambling Online gaming addiction

Proper recycling and disposing of computer equipment

1. Use only when necessary2. Donate your computer to somebody who need such

as local charity3. Recycle your old computer as well as printer ink

cartridges and tones

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