Desks

Sitting at a desk or performing repetitive tasks for 40 or more hours a week is common in most workplaces. Compared to standing, “sitting decreases lumbar lordosis, and increases low back muscle activity, disc pressure, and pressure on ischium.” (p1) These musculoskeletal changes are all associated with occupational low back pain. It was reported that at some point in their life about 80 percent of adults experienced low back pain.2 Low back pain is the most common job-related disability and is…

Ergonomic consideration for Draughtsman Ergonomics is the process of designing or arranging workplaces, products and systems so that they fit the people who use them. Ergonomics applies to the design of anything that involves people – workspaces, sports and leisure, health and safety. Ergonomics is a branch of science that aims to learn about human abilities and limitations, and then apply this learning to improve people’s interaction with products, systems and environments. Ergonomics aims to…

the customers and individuals within the gallery space to ensuring that they not only follow the proper procedures while exploring the art at the museum. The security guards and the front desk employees all have a mutual level of respect. This is evident by the way the security guards acknowledge the front desk and other staff members. Its clear that the museum believes in the mission and vision of the museum by the way the employees treat one another and their customers. However, I do believe…

pain (simple or mechanical) is a major health problem that is caused by structures, rather than by any specific conditions(Carlson and Carlson 2011). The prevalence of non-specific pain & musculoskeletal disorders are increasing among desk workers. Office based (desk bound) workers are more likely to have high occupational sitting and they spend 75% of working hours in prolonged sitting, unbroken bouts of 30 minutes or more(de Vries et al. 2011a). Occupational sitting is the major cause of…

Their highest score of positive working conditions reflects directly on the lay out and location of their offices. Located on the 4th floor of an office complex the team is in a quite environment with ergonomic desks and windows. The SRC has specific areas of improvement in Operational Efficiency and Facilitative Organizational Design. When looking specifically at the teams comments the note “Hire more people in the F&N… so that all patients get their meals in…

"After sitting at the same desk for three years, I figured I was beyond seeing anything new. I was wrong." The way I was wrong was that something happened. It was really crazy that it was unbelievable! But I can't tell you yet you have wait and find out. The first thing that happened was that there was an alien in counter twenty people got abducted and there was only twenty-two people that was in the class. It was just my best friend Alex and I left out of the kids. Then there was the…

observed Ivan in the general education classroom. Ivan had his head laying on his desk meanwhile listening to the teacher instructions. Then he read a book and raised his hand to comment on the teacher discussion. A video of History was displayed to the group. Ivan remained quiet on his desk. As the film progressed, he was spinning in his chair and did not commence the next activity. Ivan reclined his head on the desk for most of the observing process. The teacher frequently suggested him to…

understand something. I am able to assist a person with computer issues best; that is why I have an internship at my school in the Help Desk. I go around the school solving I.T. related issues. I am excited when I go to Help Desk because I acquire new knowledge about computers every day. If I do not know how to resolve a problem myself, I collaborate with other Help Desk assistants and supervisors to discover the solution. I want to find a career in which I can do similar work. I would not be…

Bertrand Russell begins The Problems with Philosophy seemingly simple, but an complicated question: “Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?” ( Russell 236) This question is the basis of his lengthy argument stating that we, as humans, will always ask if we are perceiving the truth, and will always continue to investigate this matter. While bringing in many opinions of famous philosophers, Russell sets forth an argument made by Bishop…

My First Detention I was in grade 1, fresh student, the anxious and friendly type, so I mostly kept to myself. Until one day I was eating lunch at recess when the desk partner beside me was claiming at how good his sandwich was, even though I had a chocolate granola Chewy bar. Which in the underground kid trading market was worth top credit. He noticed what I had with an envious stare, and then smiled with a mischievous grin. “Madame, Keaton has peanuts in his food!”, “WHAT!” she spoke marching…