Ergonomics — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: According to the Factories act 1948, for factories established after 1948, per capita space availability should be min _____cuft / person

Answer: 500

Flashcard 2: Asthma; skin, bladder and kidney diseases; precancerous lesions are undesirable conditions for pre-placement examination for a person working with _____

Answer: dyes

Flashcard 3: The optimum illumination required for general office work is _____ lux.

Answer: 200

Extra: Recommended illumination levels (Park's PSM): • Casual reading: 100 lux • Ordinary reading / General office work: 200 lux • Fine work (Proof reading, typing, sewing): 400 lux • Very fine work (Drafting, watchmaking): 800 lux

Flashcard 4: Signs of ill-health, especially any blood disease, are undesirable conditions for pre-placement examination for a person working with _____

Answer: radium and X-rays

Flashcard 5: According to the Factories act 1948, there should be a _____ officer for every 1000 workers

Answer: safety

Flashcard 6: Industrial workers may develop "_____ disease" due to excessive nitrate exposure, which presents with headache, dizziness, and tachycardia

Answer: Monday

Flashcard 7: Post-placement medical examination in radiation industry workers is done at a frequency of once in _____ months or _____ times a year.

Answer: 2

Flashcard 8: Smelting industry worker presenting with _____ pigmentation as shown in the image is suggestive of chronic _____ poisoning.

Answer: raindrop

Flashcard 9: employee state insurance(ESI) was formed in year _____

Answer: 1948

Extra: 

Flashcard 10: _____ industry is the most involved in plumbism

Answer: Storage battery