Standards, Policies & Program Management Flashcards
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Which ANSI/HFES standard specifically addresses human factors engineering for electronic health records (EHR) systems?
Answer: ANSI/HFES 200.2
ANSI/HFES 200.2 addresses human factors engineering requirements for the design of electronic health records systems.
Under OSHA's General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)), an employer can be cited for ergonomic hazards when which condition is met?
Answer: The hazard is recognized, causing or likely to cause serious harm, and a feasible abatement method exists
The General Duty Clause requires that the hazard be recognized, causing or likely to cause serious harm, and that a feasible means of abatement exists.
A company's ergonomics policy statement should primarily accomplish which of the following?
Answer: Express management commitment and assign responsibility for the program
A policy statement's primary purpose is to communicate management's commitment and clarify accountability for the ergonomics program.
ISO 9241-11 defines usability as a product's ability to be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, and which third attribute?
Answer: Satisfaction
ISO 9241-11 defines usability through three attributes: effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a specified context of use.
When calculating the return on investment (ROI) for an ergonomics program, indirect costs of a musculoskeletal injury typically include which of the following?
Answer: Overtime costs, training replacement workers, and lost productivity
Indirect costs—often 4–10 times the direct costs—include overtime, retraining, lost productivity, and administrative burden.
In a ergonomics program, a 'near-miss' reporting system is best described as serving which function?
Answer: Identifying hazardous conditions before they result in an injury
Near-miss reporting is a proactive tool that reveals hazard exposures before a musculoskeletal disorder or injury occurs.
Which approach to ergonomics program evaluation focuses on measuring leading indicators rather than lagging indicators?
Answer: Monitoring the number of ergonomic assessments completed and hazards corrected
Leading indicators—such as hazard assessments completed and controls implemented—measure program activity before injuries occur, unlike lagging injury-rate metrics.