CPE CPE Organizational Ergonomics & Work Systems Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Job rotation as an ergonomic administrative control is intended to achieve what primary benefit?

Accepted Answer

Reduce individual exposure duration to specific ergonomic risk factors by distributing tasks

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Eliminate ergonomic hazards permanently

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Increase production throughput

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Improve worker skill development only

Question 2

Which theory describes how job characteristics such as skill variety, task identity, and autonomy influence worker motivation and well-being?

Accepted Answer

Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristics Model

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs

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Karasek's demand-control model

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Herzberg's two-factor theory

Question 3

Karasek's job strain model predicts the highest risk of work-related stress when jobs have:

Accepted Answer

High psychological demands and low decision latitude (control)

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High skill variety and high autonomy

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Low workload and high job security

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High social support and low physical demands

Question 4

Total Worker Health (TWH) is a NIOSH framework that integrates occupational safety with:

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Worker well-being including lifestyle health promotion activities

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Building code compliance

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Equipment maintenance schedules

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Environmental sustainability

Question 5

Ergonomics cost-benefit analysis should account for which of the following indirect costs?

Accepted Answer

Lost productivity, overtime, retraining, administrative costs, and quality degradation

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Only direct medical treatment costs

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Equipment procurement costs only

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Insurance premium changes only

Question 6

Human error classification systems like Reason's Generic Error Modeling System (GEMS) categorize errors primarily as:

Accepted Answer

Skill-based slips and lapses, rule-based mistakes, and knowledge-based mistakes

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Intentional violations only

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Equipment malfunctions attributed to human factors

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OSHA recordable vs. non-recordable events