CIEE Return-to-Work & Accommodation 4

Question 1

A job task analysis for return-to-work should document essential functions separately from marginal functions because:

Accepted Answer

An employer must accommodate an employee who cannot perform marginal but can perform essential functions

Answer

Under the ADA, an employer cannot deny return-to-work solely because a worker cannot perform marginal job functions.

Question 2

An ergonomic evaluator is reviewing a sit-stand workstation trial for a worker with chronic low back pain. The MOST important outcome measure during the trial is:

Accepted Answer

Changes in reported pain levels and sustained posture quality throughout the shift

Answer

Monitoring pain levels and posture quality validates whether the sit-stand option effectively reduces lumbar loading for that individual.

Question 3

Under FMLA, intermittent leave for a chronic ergonomic condition (e.g., recurring tendinitis) requires:

Accepted Answer

Medical certification documenting the need for episodic leave and expected frequency

Answer

FMLA intermittent leave requires one medical certification describing the condition, its flare-up frequency, and expected duration of episodes.

Question 4

Which approach BEST supports a durable return to work for a nurse aide with a rotator cuff strain?

Accepted Answer

Graded exposure program progressively increasing lifting demands while monitoring symptoms

Answer

Graded exposure systematically reintroduces physical demands, building tissue tolerance while monitoring symptom flare-ups.

Question 5

An ergonomic evaluator recommends anti-fatigue matting for a returning worker with plantar fasciitis who stands for 6+ hours daily. This is classified as what type of ergonomic control?

Accepted Answer

Engineering control

Answer

Anti-fatigue matting modifies the physical environment (the work surface), making it an engineering control.

(CIEE) Certified Industrial Ergonomic Evaluator Practice Test

(CIEE) Certified Industrial Ergonomic Evaluator Practice Test

CIEE Return-to-Work & Accommodation 4