Monday, October 11, 2010

Monday, July 19, 2010

worktable animation

Ergonomics and Anthropometry Part 1

1. Compare the two types of setup of a workplace are shown in the video.

The first setup is not user-friendly. And because it does not take into consideration of the user's needs, it greatly hampers their working speed and their attitude towards work. the desk also looks very messy and unorganized, which can make the user feel irritated and cannot concentrate on his work.
The second setup is more user-friendly as it offers greater working space, mobility and an organized space . It considers factors that affects the efficiency of the user. It looks efficient and simple, thus the user will feel more positive towards the work that he is doing.


2.what are the considerations a person must take into consideration when designing a conducive and comfortable workplace?
A person must take into consideration what kind of target audience is he aiming to attract, and design the table according to suit their needs and user friendliness, safety issues in using the table and the table's ability to cope and adapt in different situations

3.state the reasons why these considerations are important.

these considerations are important as it determines the working efficiency in work

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Holiday work - Part 1: Understanding the ‘The Elderly Challenge’

    1. Explain in your own words, the FOUR key recommendations of the report.

    2. the four different types of key recommendations are: different types of housing to suit the needs of different elderly, a community where places are safe and easily accessible for the elderly, healthcare services are efficient, easily accessible by the elderly, and making sure that the elderly live the most out of their lives by keeping the active and well.

State ONE way that the CAI report is recommending to make our public housing more elderly-friendly

the report recommends that the Government should consider specific measures to facilitate the development of retirement housing by the private sector, in particular, varying the length of land leases to lower land costs, to cater to seniors who desire such lifestyles.

State TWO ways on how we can ensure that the quality of elderly care here in Singapore is affordable

The Government should top-up Medisave accounts of less well off Singaporeans when there are budgetary surpluses to ensure that seniors have the means to afford healthcare services.

The Government should adopt a holistic, family physician (FP) - centered approach towards the management of healthcare needs for seniors, given their close proximity to seniors in the community and ability to ensure that they receive the most appropriate level of healthcare services within the community.


After reading the CAI report, what do you are the THREE things that you can do, as an SST student, to help overcome these elderly challenges

i can write a report to the government about the proper housing of the elderly, design ederly friendly products and being a volunteer to help the elderly in need

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

admt sketchup

the three eq's that i have chosen

1:what kind of food is suitable for the elderly? §

2:what are the problems that elderly people face?

3:how are the elderly living, what conditions are they living in?

4:how can we help the elderly to enjoy themselves

5:what do the elderly need

the three eqs that i have chosen are: 1, 4 and 3