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All of the following are functions of the ergonomics committee EXCEPT:
a. Analyze injury and illness records
b. Identify workstations where CTDs occur
c. Follow-up and re-evaluate after solutions are implemented
d. Provide funding for ergonomic solutions
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| d. Provide funding for ergonomic solutions |
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What is ergonomics?
a. The process of making the workers fit the workplace
b. The process of making the workplace fit the worker
c. The process of regulatory inspection of the workplace
d. The process of surgical intervention for injury
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| b. The process of making the workplace fit the worker |
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Which statement is true about ergonomics?
a. Ergonomics is a short-term process
b. Ergonomics is a long-term process
c. It is a process limited to engineers
d. It is a condition of employment
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| b. Ergonomics is a long-term process |
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A workstation you have been asked to evaluate reveals that the workers must reach over their heads into the paper box to get paper for the computer. How might you make this job more ergonomically correct?
a. Lower the worktable
b. Lower the paper box
c. Automate the process
d. Have the parts re-engineered
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A new employee is complaining about having to reach over the counter to get paperwork from the clients. Which is the best choice to make this more ergonomically correct?
a. Get the person a stepstool
b. See if this person has been trained in proper procedures
c. Decrease the size of the work surface so the paperwork is closer
d. Assign additional personnel to the assembly operation
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| c. Decrease the size of the work surface so the paperwork is closer |
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Who should be included in the ergonomics process?
a. Top management
b. Line management and hourly workers
c. Hourly workers
d. All the above
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What is the purpose of proper industrial lighting?
a. To provide a safe working environment
b. To provide efficient and comfortable seeing
c. To reduce losses in visual performance
d. All of the above
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Which one is not management’s responsibility in ergonomics?
a. Resources
b. Policy
c. Finding all the solutions
d. Enforcement
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| c. Finding all the solutions |
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Which of the following is an Engineering Control?
a. Standing up and stretching every 15 minutes
b. Wearing shaded glasses to reduce glare
c. Recording ergonomic issues on the 300 Log
d. Adjusting table height
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| d. Adjusting table height |
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