| 1A. Has the worker designated to regular manual handling of loads received training and instructions? |
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| 1B. Does he or she use appropriate technical means to limit the amount of or facilitate manual transportation? |
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| 1C. In the lifting of materials performed using equipment, is the effort required compatible with the strength of the worker? |
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| 2. WORKSTATIONS FURNITURE |
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| 2A. Is the work station planned for or adaptable to the sitting position? |
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| 2B. Is the furniture compatible with the type of activity performed by the worker, with the required distance from the eyes, and does the seat have an adequate height? |
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2b1.Can the work area be easily reached and viewed by the worker? |
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2b2. Does it have dimensional characteristics allowing for proper positioning and movement of body segments? |
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| 2C. Can the seat’s height be adjusted according to the worker’s body type and to the nature of his/her function? |
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2c1. Does the base of the seat have little or no conformability? |
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2c2.Do the seats have rounded edges? |
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2c3. Do the seats have a backrest slightly adjusted to the body? |
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| 2D. For seated activities, does the workstation have a footrest? |
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| 2E. Are there seats for workers (who perform their activities while standing up) to rest during pauses? |
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| 3. WORKSTATIONS EQUIPMENT |
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| 3A. Are the pieces of equipment found in the workplace adequate to the psycho-physiological characteristics of the workers and to the nature of the work? |
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| 3B. Is there an adequate support piece for paper documents (document holder), able to be adjusted for reading and typing activities? |
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3b1. Are documents designed with legibility in mind? |
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| 3C. Do the computers have sufficient mobility conditions to allow for the adjustment of the display, correct viewing angles, and ambient lighting? |
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3c1. Is the keyboard used in the device detachable and mobile, allowing for positional adjustments? |
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3c2. Are the screen, keyboard, and document holder placed so that the eye-screen, eye-keyboard, and eye-document distances are approximately equal? |
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3c3. Is the equipment positioned on a work surface with adjustable height? |
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| 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF WORK |
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| 4A. Are the environmental conditions adequate to the psycho-physiological characteristics of the workers and to the nature of the work? |
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| 4B. Is the lighting-whether natural or artificial, general or supplementary-adequate to the nature of the activity? |
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4b1. Is general illumination evenly distributed and sufficiently diffuse? |
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4b2. Is general or supplementary lighting designed and installed so as to prevent glare, uncomfortable reflections, excessive shadows and contrasts? |
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| 5. WORK ORGANIZATION |
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| 5A. Is work organization adequate to the psycho-physiological characteristics of the workers and to the nature of the work? |
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| 5B. Were production standards, procedures, time requirements, determination of time contents (i.e., the activities performed within the required time), pace of the work, and the content of the tasks considered in work organization? |
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| 5C. Does the performance appraisal system (for remuneration and benefits of any kind) take into account repercussions on workers’ health? |
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5c1. Were rest breaks included? |
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5c2. After any kind of leave lasting 15 days or more, do production requirements allow for a gradual return to the previously enforced levels of production? |
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| 5D. Does the effective data entry time exceed the 5-hour limit? |
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5d1. In data entry activities, in there a break lasting at least 10 minutes for every 50 minutes of work, and is this break considered a part of the regular workday? |
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Source: prepared by the authors (2018).