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You are redesigning a lifting job to reduce back strain and injury.  Which of the following design changes would be considered an engineering change? 

Static postures are beneficial for worker health.

A variety of personal factors affect anthropometry dimensions.  Given what we know about personal factors, which of the following individuals would you expect to have the highest stature? 

In designing workstations, 14 guidelines exist. Name four of these guidelines and explain their importance in workstation design.

Which posture should NOT be taken into consideration when designing workstations?

You are designing an indoor rollercoaster for adults in an amusement park.  You are tasked with calculating the minimum distance between the lowest support beam for the winding track above the riders and the seat under the rider’s thighs in order to provide enough clearance for most people to be able to raise their arms in excitement on the ride without them hitting the support beam. See image below for reference. What should you recommend be the minimum distance between the seat of the ride and the lowest beam above the track?

A standing workstation is used by one person – Janice, an assembly operator – throughout the work shift.   Other operators stop by Janice’s workstation from time to time, but she is the only one completing work at the workstation.  At what height should the workstation be set? 

Identify the four functional areas neuron segments and include the distribution  (types) of the channels and pumps in each.

To which of the following is MBL most structurally similar ?

The deficiency of the complement component factor D and properdin lead to the recurrent bacterial infection. Which of the following pathway is affected in this condition?