CPE CPE Safety, Risk Management & Regulations Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) relates to ergonomics programs primarily through which requirement?

Accepted Answer

Requiring reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities

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Mandating ergonomic furniture for all workers

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Setting maximum weight limits for all manual handling tasks

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Prohibiting overtime for workers with MSDs

Question 2

What is the purpose of the OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) in relation to ergonomics?

Accepted Answer

Recognize worksites with exemplary safety and health management systems that go beyond compliance

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Mandate ergonomics standards for all industries

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Provide financial subsidies for ergonomic equipment

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Issue citations for MSD recordkeeping violations

Question 3

Which ergonomic program element involves workers identifying and reporting ergonomic hazards in their own jobs?

Accepted Answer

Employee involvement and hazard reporting

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Management commitment

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Medical management

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Training evaluation

Question 4

ISO 9241-11 defines usability in terms of which three components?

Accepted Answer

Efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction

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Reliability, validity, and sensitivity

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Speed, accuracy, and recall

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Safety, comfort, and aesthetics

Question 5

Return-to-work (RTW) programs benefit ergonomics programs by:

Accepted Answer

Facilitating gradual reintegration of injured workers while reducing lost time and total claim costs

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Eliminating all light-duty positions to cut costs

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Replacing injured workers with temporary staff permanently

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Requiring workers to return at full capacity before treatment ends

Question 6

The 'systems approach' to ergonomics safety recognizes that accidents result from:

Accepted Answer

Interactions among human, task, equipment, and environmental factors in a system

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Individual worker carelessness alone

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Inadequate PPE selection

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Insufficient disciplinary policies