HACCP Workplace Ergonomics & Health 4

Question 1

A sanitation worker in a HACCP facility must scrub floors using a long-handled brush in a push-pull motion for two hours. Which body region is at greatest risk for overuse injury?

Accepted Answer

Shoulders and cervical spine

Answer

Sustained push-pull scrubbing elevates and loads the shoulder girdle repeatedly, risking rotator cuff and cervical muscle overuse injuries.

Question 2

Vibration from handheld cutting tools used in food processing facilities is associated with which specific occupational health condition?

Accepted Answer

Raynaud's phenomenon / Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)

Answer

Prolonged use of vibrating tools causes HAVS, characterized by blanching, numbness, and circulatory damage in the fingers.

Question 3

A food manufacturer implements a stretching program at the start of each shift. According to ergonomics best practices, this measure is classified as:

Accepted Answer

An administrative control

Answer

Stretching programs are administrative controls that modify work practices to reduce injury risk, ranking below engineering controls in effectiveness.

Question 4

When evaluating ergonomic risk for knife use in a meat processing plant, which grip style significantly increases tendon strain?

Accepted Answer

Pinch grip with wrist deviation

Answer

A pinch grip combined with wrist deviation places extreme tension on forearm tendons, rapidly increasing the risk of tendinitis and CTDs.

Question 5

A HACCP audit reveals that QC inspectors spend 6 hours daily using a microscope at a poorly positioned bench. Which ergonomic risk is most likely present?

Accepted Answer

Prolonged neck flexion and static loading of the cervical spine

Answer

Sustained forward head posture while viewing a microscope statically loads cervical spine muscles, causing neck and shoulder pain over time.

HACCP - Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Practice Test

HACCP - Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Practice Test

HACCP Workplace Ergonomics & Health 4