Personl Information Technology

REPORT

Introduction

In the petroleum industry you use computers in your everyday life. Lorrie who is a scientist and has a degree in chemistry has been with his business for 12 months and he absolutely loves it! In 1993 Lorrie finished his degree in chemistry and then from 1994 to 1999 he worked for ‘BP Australia’ as a Production Chemist. In 1999 until the year 2000 he became a Logistics Officer for the company ‘ERG’ and then from the year 2000 till 2002 he was a Scientific Officer for ‘KSR’. From the beginning of the year and yet till today he is a Product Application officer for ‘Shell Australia’.

Ergonomics

The term ‘ergonomics’ is derived from two Greek words: “ergon”, meaning work and “nomoi”, meaning natural laws. Ergonomists study human capabilities in relationship to work demands and in recent years ergonomists have attempted to define postures, which minimise unnecessary static work and reduce the forces acting on the body.
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