WEEK 8&9: HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES WHILE USING THE COMPUTER

                                                       WEEK 8

 Topic:     HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES WHILE USING THE COMPUTER

Specific objectives

At the end of the lessons, the students would be able to:

·                Explain the difference ways to safeguard ourselves from health problems which emerges from constant us of the computer.

HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES WHILE USING THE COMPUTER.

Here, we are going to discuss the safety measures to take regarding health problems which emerges from constant use of the computer.

They are:

·                Use of anti-glare protector

Eyes can become strained after staring at the computer screen for a long time particularly if working in a flickering screen.

Solutions:

A)                              Use “eye care” on your computer screen to reduce harmful Ray’s emitted from the computer screen which can be harmful to our eyes.

B)                               Use screen that do not flicker

Take regular breaks away from the computer

·                Keep the computer below the eye level

Make sure the computer is not situated above your eye level to prevent strain. Ensure that while using the computers that you look slightly down to it.

·                Ensure proper Illumination of the computer room

In order to prevent accident or trip falls in the computer room, make sure that you light it up properly, so that you may be able to see clearly and prevent the likely hood of accident occurring.

·                Good sitting posture

Always sit erect while using the computer to avoid backache. This can be achieved by sitting on a chair and placing the computer on our desk. Some of us are guilty of lying down while using the computer, bending down while using the computer and it eventually leads to backache

·                Always have frequent breaks if your job involves strictly the use of computer

Electrical socket must not be overloaded to prevent electrical surge which may lead to fire caused by electricity.

·                Use wrist rest

Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a damage to fingers, wrists and other parts of the body due to repeat movements over a long period of time. So we are recommend to use wrist rest and have five minutes break from typing every hour.

Assignment:

·                What is an anti-glare protector?

·                Draw someone making use of the computer below the eye level.

                                                      WEEK 9

 HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES WHILE USING THE COMPUTER II

Specific objectives

By the end of this lesson, the students should be able to

·                Explain various computer related injuries

·                State various ways by which parents can help reduce risk of computer health related issues in their children

HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES WHILE USING THE COMPUTER II

Computer Related Injuries

These are the health issues we are bound to face if we don’t take proper safety measures while using the computer.

·                Back and neck pain

This is a common computer related injury and the pains can be worst due to poor working condition like: bad desk design, bad posture, sitting for a long period of time.

·                Sitting for a long period of time can reduce circulation of blood to your muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments. However, sometimes it leads to stiffness and pains

·                Wrist pain

Muscles and tendons can become painful with repetitive movements and awkward postures. This pain normally occur at the elbow, wrist or hands of the computer user

·                Eye strain

Focusing your eyes at the same distance for a long period of time causes eye fatigue. The light rays coming out of the computer screen damages our eye sight leading to having blurred vision and temporary inability to focus on Faraway objects.

·                Obesity

Sitting down one place with proper exercising of our bodies may lead to obesity, because computer users can spend hour in a chair without actually moving around to exercise their bodies.

Parents can help reduce the risk of health related issues over their children by encouraging them to:

·                Sit at least one meter away from the screen

·                Take frequent breaks to stretch their bodies

·                Encourage their children to enjoy different hobbies and interests particularly sports and physical activities

·                Set time limits for your children over the use of computer

Assignment

·                What do you understand by “computer related injury”?

·                How can someone develop eye strain while using the computer?

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