Question

20 Marks
8 marks)
SECTION-A
Read the following passage carefully:
1. Many a time, people feel fatigue because of poorly designed workspace Your
your chair, your computer and keyboard-the placement, height and angle of
of them-play a crucial role in preventing muscle and eve strain. That is whar
given rise to an interest in the study of ergonomics. It is the applied science
equipment design at the workplace. Ergonomics is intended to reduce fatigue
discomfort for people sitting and working in offices. So, why does it make sense
organisations to follow ergonomic principles? In a recent study, it has been found
that over 60% of individuals diagnosed with Repetitive Strain Injury RSI had
received no training in strain injury at their offices and another 30s had received
incorrect ergonomic advice
Another interesting finding has been that employees who turn up to work in spite
of being in pain can cause massive productivity losses, amounting to thousanda
of dollars annually. Research findings have shown that most offices in India are
operating with furniture that is a mismatch to the highly nerworked work culture
that exists and there is hardly any awareness among emplovees about ergonomic
and how it impacts them. This has resulted in an alarming 71% of emplovec
suffering from rapidly spreading Musculo Skeletal Disorders (MSD). The symptome
are back pain, shoulder pain of varving intensity, leading to lowering of productivity
of emplovees at work.
To counter this problem, some companies have created volunteers who are par
of a 'train and trainers initiative. They act as custodians of their bars and monite
their colleagues postures and advise them on a day-to-day basis. Talking about
part that emplovees can do to make their workplaces comfortable, some experts
that from an employee's perspective, having knowledge of what is a safe work
position, and what are the right ways of relieving fatigue, how the current set-u
can be optimised, what simple solutions can be incorporated, can go a long way
creating a stress-free environment with healthy emplovees.​

Answer 1

Answer:

To counter the problem of ergonomics, some organisations have created ………………………………… who are part of a ‘train and trainers’ initiative. *

1 point

(i) Doctors

(ii) Volunteers

(iii) Professionals

(iv) Activist

Answer 2

Answer:

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