Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIII - Bulletin 1674 - Safety Manual for Career and Technical Education Programs › Chapter 31 - Ergonomics Worksheet › Subchapter B - Hazard Identification › Section CXXXIII-3111 - Evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Physical Stress
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Does the job require contact of fingers or
								wrist with sharp edges?
Y N N/A
2. Do hand tools or process equipment vibrate the
								worker's hands, arms, or whole body?
Y N N/A
B.
				  Force
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Does the job require more than 10 pounds of
								force?
Y N N/A
2. Does the job require using a pinch grip
								(between thumb and finger)?
Y N N/A
3. Are gloves used, increasing the force needed
								for motion of the fingers?
Y N N/A
4. Does the job require frequent heavy lifting (
								40 pounds, two hours per day)?
Y N N/A
5. Does the job require occasional very heavy
								lifting ( 50 pounds)?
Y N N/A
6. Does the job require handling items that are
								difficult to grasp?
Y N N/A
C.
				  Posture
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Does the job require flexion or extension
								(bending up or down) of the wrist?
Y N N/A
2. Does the job require deviating the wrist side
								to side (ulnar or radial deviation)?
Y N N/A
3. Is the worker seated while performing the job?
Y N N/A
4. Does the job require "clothes wringing" motion?
Y N N/A
5. Does the job require extended reaches beyond
								normal arm reach?
Y N N/A
6. Does the job require awkward lifts or carries
								that are:
a. near the floor;
b. above the shoulders; or
c. far in front of the body?
Y N N/A
7. Does the job require exertion of pushing,
								pulling, lifting, or lowering forces in awkward positions to side, overhead, or
								at extended reaches?
Y N N/A
8. Do workers sit on the front edges of chairs?
Y N N/A
9. Is the worker required to maintain the same
								posture, either sitting or standing, all of the time?
Y N N/A
D.
				  Workstation
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Is the orientation of the work surface
								nonadjustable?
Y N N/A
2. Does the work surface appear to be too high or
								too low for many operators?
Y N N/A
3. Is the location of the tool nonadjustable?
Y N N/A
4. Does the job require handling oversized objects
								that require two-person lifting?
Y N N/A
5. Is there an absence of material handling aids,
								such as air hoists and scissors tables?
Y N N/A
6. Do workers attempt to modify their chairs or
								work surfaces by adding cushions or pads?
Y N N/A
E.
				  Repetitiveness
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Does the job require that one motion pattern be
								repeated at a high frequency?
Y N N/A
2. Is the cycle time for repetitive operations
								less than 30 seconds?
Y N N/A
3. Is the work pace rapid and not under the
								operator's control?
Y N N/A
F.
				  Tool Design
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Is the handle too large for the thumb and
								finger to slightly overlap around a closed grip?
Y N N/A
2. Is the span of the tool's handle less than 5 cm
								(2 inches)?
Y N N/A
3. Is the handle of the tool made of metal?
Y N N/A
4. Is the weight of the tool greater than 10
								pounds?
Y N N/A
5. Are heavy tools lacking devices to suspend some
								of their weight?
Y N N/A
6. Does the use of the tool require flexion or
								extension of the wrist (bending up or down)?
Y N N/A
7. Does the tool require ulnar or radial deviation
								of the wrist (bending to either side)?
Y N N/A
G.
				  Work Environment
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Are housekeeping practices poor, e.g., aisles
								cluttered, waste on the floor?
Y N N/A
2. Are floors uneven or slippery?
Y N N/A
3. Does the job require frequent (daily) stair or
								ladder climbing?
Y N N/A
4. Do the work tasks contain significant visual
								components, requiring good lighting?
Y N N/A
5. Does the worker's eye have to move periodically
								from dark to light areas?
Y N N/A
6. Is the air temperature uncomfortably hot or
								cold?
Y N N/A
H.
				  Computer Work Stations
Circle the Appropriate Answer
1. Are Video Display Terminals (VDT) Stations
								arranged so that lighting does not reflect directly off the screen?
Y N N/A
2. Do the seat and backrest of the chair support
								comfortable posture permitting occasional variation in the sitting positions?
Y N N/A
3. Is the seat height adjustable so that the
								entire sole of the foot rests on the floor or a footrest, and the back of the
								knee is slightly higher than the seat of the chair?
Y N N/A
4. Is the backrest height adjustable?
Y N N/A
5. Is the backrest angle adjustable?
Y N N/A
6. Is the workstation adjusted so that the wrist
								is in a straight line, i.e., not bent up or down?
Y N N/A
7. Is the topmost line of the screen slightly
								below eye level?
Y N N/A
8. Can the screen position be titled?
Y N N/A
9. Is the document holder positioned at the same
								height and at the same distance from the viewer as the screen?
Y N N/A
10. Is the work surface large enough to hold all
								needed reference material (at least 35 inches wide)?
Y N N/A
11. Can paper be easily and conveniently loaded
								into printers without the need for lifting heavy boxes in awkward postures?
Y N N/A
12. Does the screen have color, brightness, and
								contrast satisfactory with the operator?
Y N N/A
13. Does excessive illumination at the VDT produce
								glare or distortion of the screen or does low illumination make it difficult to
								read documents?
Y N N/A
14. Are characters on the screen clear and free of
								flicker or jitter?
Y N N/A
15. Is there adequate room under the work table to
								permit movement of operator's legs and footrest where necessary?
Y N N/A
16. Do task schedules allow the operator at least
								a 15 minute break period during each two-hour period?
Y N N/A
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:6(A)(10).