Question

The study of ergonomics basically does not require as almost the entire foundry operations are performed by automation or mechanization.

(a) True

(b) False

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Query is from Foundry Environment Health and Safety topic in portion Foundry Environment Health & Dust Problem in Foundries of Casting-Forming-Welding I

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) False

The explanation is: Even after having great mechanization or automation in the foundry, various foundry operations like lifting, carrying and stacking of bulky objects are done manually which requires human workers. So, attention must be given to the ergonomic concept or principles and the correct methods of manual handling must be followed.