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Practical situations and its solving Spring 2023 1) A journalist with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome was limited to two hours of typing and writing per day. -His employer purchased writing aids and an alternative keyboard; installed spee...

Practical situations and its solving Spring 2023 1) A journalist with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome was limited to two hours of typing and writing per day. -His employer purchased writing aids and an alternative keyboard; installed speech recognition software; allowed him to take breaks throughout the day; provided him with office equipment to rearrange his workstation. 2) A customer service agent for an insurance company was pregnant and experiencing significant leg and back pain when sitting for long periods of time. She also needed to use the restroom frequently. -The employer provided an adjustable workstation to enable the employee to alternate between sitting and standing positions. The employer also allowed her to take more frequent rest breaks by dividing her existing thirty-minutes of break time into several smaller increments of time so she could use the restroom as needed. 3) An employee with focal hand dystonia mentioned difficulty keeping up with prolonged writing tasks. -The employer provided ergonomic writing aids as an accommodation 4) A social worker with chronic fatigue syndrome experienced headaches and photosensitivity. -Accommodations included changing the lighting in her workstation from fluorescent lighting to task lighting, adding a glare guard to her computer monitor, providing window blinds, and implementing other workstation changes to enhance ergonomics. 5) A sales clerk with cubital tunnel syndrome lost the ability to move her right hand. The individual needed to use the computer to create reports. -Her employer purchased a left-handed keyboard, foot mouse, forearm supports, an articulating keyboard and mouse tray, and an ergonomic chair. 1 6) An office worker with a bleeding disorder was limited in the amount of time she could work at a keyboard. -JAN suggested using speech recognition software to decrease keyboarding time and suggested implementing an ergonomic workstation. 7) A drafting engineer had third degree burns to 80% of his body. He was limited in sitting for extended periods. -He was accommodated with an ergonomic workstation, including a sit/stand workstation. 8) A clerical worker provided by a staffing agency needed an ergonomic set up for her workstation. -The staffing agency provided the ergonomic equipment and the employer had her IT department install it. 9) An insurance clerk was experiencing pain in her back, neck, and hands from sitting for long periods of time doing computer work. -She was accommodated with speech recognition software, an ergonomic chair, and an adjustable sit/stand workstation. 10) An office worker in a hospital was experiencing muscle weakness in his neck and arms due to ALS. -His employer called JAN looking for product ideas, specifically information on ergonomic chairs with a high back, neck rest, and arm rests. JAN was able to e-mail a vendor list for equipment so the employer could make an informed decision. 11) A veteran with head and neck injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was working as a graphic designer in a cubicle environment. He had chronic pain, which was exacerbated by using a computer mouse, and PTSD, which was exacerbated by noise. -The employer preferred to have the designer work in the office with his team, but there were no private offices available. Instead, the employer provided an ergonomic mouse and a noise canceling headset. 2 12) A technical consultant was having difficulty using the computer in the afternoons due to fatigue. -He was accommodated with speech recognition software and an ergonomic workstation 13) A computer operator was experiencing weight loss and gastrointestinal limitations as a result of having HIV. -She was provided with an ergonomic chair with extra padding and began to change seating positions often. This prevented her from getting sores from sitting in one position for prolonged periods of time. Employee’s workstation was also moved closer to a restroom to provide her a better access. Total cost to move employee to another workstation was virtually nothing. 14) A clerical worker who stamped paperwork for several hours a day was limited in pitching and gripping due to carpal tunnel syndrome. -The individual was accommodated with adapted stamp handles. Anti-vibration wrap was placed around the stamp handles. In addition, tennis balls were cut and placed over the wrapped handles to eliminate fine motor pinching and gripping. 15) A customer service representative with arthritis had difficulty typing for long periods. -The individual was accommodated with an ergonomic keyboard and tablet computer 16) A clerical worker with scoliosis has sitting and standing restrictions. -Because the worker is required to work at a desk for the majority of the time, the worker was accommodated with an ergonomic workstation evaluation, ergonomic chair, and a sit/stand computer workstation 17) A butcher with carpal tunnel syndrome had limitations in grasping and handling tools and other objects, especially various sizes of knives. -He was accommodated with a set of ergonomic knives. 3 18) A mechanic with a bending restriction due to a low back impairment has problems accessing the engine compartment and low task areas of vehicles. -The mechanic was accommodated with a tire lift, a mechanic’s low task chair, and a specialty creeper designed to support the body while accessing engine compartments. 19) An individual employed as a patient rights advocate had carpal tunnel syndrome and fibromyalgia. She had difficulty keyboarding, writing, and transporting supplies to presentations. -The employer installed speech recognition software for word processing, provided her with writing aids, and gave her lightweight portable carts to assist with transporting materials. 20) A truck driver with thoracic outlet syndrome was having difficulty driving for long periods of time and unloading bags at his delivery destination. -The employer installed a small crane in the back of the trailer and provided him with a lightweight aluminum hand truck to help him unload materials. The employer also provided the employee a steering wheel spinner knob to eliminate prolonged grasping of the steering wheel and an anti-vibration seat to cut down on fatigue. 21) An insurance clerk with arthritis from systemic lupus erythematosus was experiencing pain in her back, neck, and hands from sitting for long periods of time doing computer work. -She was accommodated with speech recognition software, an ergonomic chair, and an adjustable sit/stand workstation. 4