Work Practice Controls
Work practice controls include mandatory safe procedures and rules. They usually require continual management and employee feedback to ensure the new procedures and rules are effective. Below are some best practices for the workplace:
The power zone is above the knees, below the shoulders, and close to the body.
- Alternate heavy tasks with light tasks.
- Provide variety in jobs to eliminate or reduce repetition using two primary strategies:
- Job rotation - rotating employees through different jobs.
- Job enlargement - increasing the variety by combining two or more jobs or adding tasks to a particular job.
- Adjust work schedules, work pace, or work practices. Limit the amount of time any employee has to spend performing a "problem job." Job hardening suggests new workers who are not used to the physical demands of the job should be gradually introduced to a normal work pace.
- Provide recovery time - recovery periods (i.e., muscle relaxation periods) can help prevent fatigue and injury to muscles.
- Modify work practices so that workers perform work within their midrange or power zone (i.e., above the knees, below the shoulders, and close to the body).
- Require that heavy loads are only lifted by two people to limit force exertion.
- Establish systems so workers are rotated away from tasks to minimize the duration of continual exertion, repetitive motions, and awkward postures. Design a job rotation system in which employees rotate between jobs that use different muscle groups.
- Staff "floaters" to provide periodic breaks between scheduled breaks.
- Properly use and maintain pneumatic and power tools.
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2-6. Administrative improvements include _____ or the way work is organized.
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