NAME: PAOLA ANDREA TREJOS GARCIA CODE: 1097721335

1. What is the text about? Make a summary (at least 12 lines)

The text in its entirety is composed of a series of steps to follow or consider to have
good health and safety at work, but primarily in the office.
And it explains how a place where most people think that guarantees greater
security when it comes to work, becomes a source of danger and risk for the
people who are in it.
It provides statistical data and concrete figures of work accidents that occur in this
workplace over the years.
It also makes specific recommendations to ensure the good health of employees,
among these we find; the proper organization of the workspaces, ergonomic
equipment, to have clean the passable routes since the main factor of risk in the
offices are the falls, the adequate use of lights or lamps in the office, use of electric
extensions. Regarding the health of the worker and for their care, reference is
made to: rest between work activities, having a clean workplace, applying a good
posture to the monitor, using the appropriate glasses to perform activities on the
computer, be aware of which symptomatology can present by the activities that it
carries out and thus to prevent a disease or musculoskeletal disorders, etc.
To conclude the article, the relationship makes the most relevant risks and take
into account to ensure the physical and mental health of the office worker.

2. Explain at least 3 of the 25 steps you can take to reduce the risk of injury
among the office staff.
1. Steps # 5 Shut the drawer: Whether due to the weight they contain or
because someone forgets to close it, the drawers opened in the office
always represent a danger to the people who move in them, causing
physical injuries that can become fractures.
To avoid these accidents, we must close all the drawers when it is extracted
from what is needed or if it is damaged report it to maintenance and thus we
will be preventing a risk in the office.
2. Steps # 7 Provide adjustable equipment: When working in an office, not
only based on the comfort, you must also consider the characteristics of the
equipment that is implemented to equip it. That comply with ergonomic
requirements and help to take care of the employee, allowing a better
performance at the time of performing their daily tasks and taking care of
their physical and mental health.
 3. Steps # 16 Wear the right glasses: When work is done in front of the
computer, it is necessary that the workers perform periodic visual exams
and acquire the corresponding glasses to see the monitor, it is also
recommended that the equipment be at a distance and height appropriate to
each person, this will facilitate your daily tasks.

3. Answer FALSE or TRUE according to the text

a. Ergonomics hazards cannot be difficult to detect. ( V )
b. It is irrelevant to train workers on how to use equipment to avoid accidents. ( F )
c. Light that is at about half-normal office levels is recommended in office buildings
for optimal vision. ( V )
d. You can use any type of glasses when you have to work using a computer all
day. ( F )
e. Pay attention to any pain, fatigue, numbness or weakness are not signs of an
ergonomics problem. ( F )
f. The most common causes of fires started by extension cords are improper use
and overloading. ( V )

4. Which of the following sentences are wrongly written? Underline

a. Office fires caused four civilian deaths and 37 civilian injuries annually
b. He do not block escape routes because he understand the danger.
c. The symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders don’t are not alert employees of the
need to make an ergonomics alteration.
d. Is falls the most common source of injury in an office?
e. Did you provide adjustable furniture and equipment for employees?
f. They doesn’t recommend options such as adjustable keyboard trays.

5. Create at least 8 sentences based on the text (don´t copy the sentences of
the text)
1. To avoid falls in the office, it is necessary to keep in mind that electrical or
telephone cables should never be left passing through corridors or places of
transit.
2. No matter the space in which you work in the office, the important thing is
that it is equipped according to the characteristics of the worker.

3. A proper stacking of boxes or office material must be done to avoid

obstacles in the routes or that may fall on the employee, causing injuries.

4. It is vital to train employees on the office equipment they receive, so that

good results are given in use and in guaranteeing their health.

5. When you need to reach something that is in a drawer or high shelf, do not
use chairs, it is best to use a portable ladder.

6. Identifying what systems, elements or equipment may be that contain

dangers and reporting them, can guarantee a safer place for employees.

7. Take the correct position when performing a task, it is best to prevent

musculoskeletal risks.

8. To make an early intervention on the health of the workers, it is best to talk

with them and listen to the symptoms that affect them.