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Ergonomics Awareness Education Training QUIZ

Name: _____________________ Department:_________________


Phone: ____________________

Email: _____________________

Supervisor: _________________

Date: ______________________

For each of the following 22 questions, please circle true or false.


Questions are on both the front and back of the page.
1)

The goal of ergonomics is to create jobs, tools, equipment


and workplaces that fit people, rather than making people
adapt to fit them.

TRUE

FALSE

2)

A broken bone is an example of a WMSD (Work Related


Musculoskeletal Disorder.

TRUE

FALSE

3)

A severe WMSD can be a pretty serious, and some even


require surgery.

TRUE

FALSE

4)

Tingling or burning sensations may be symptoms of a


WMSD.

TRUE

FALSE

5)

You definitely wont get a WMSD if you are exposed to


risk factors for 15 minutes, even if it adds up to hours of
exposure over the day.

TRUE

FALSE

6)

A good posture is one that places the most amount of


stress on your joints and muscles.

TRUE

FALSE

7)

Repetitively lifting your arms up overhead can lead to a


shoulder or elbow WMSD.

TRUE

FALSE

8)

Working with your neck bent forward too far can place
strain on the neck muscles, especially if you hold this
position for a long period of time.

TRUE

FALSE

9)

Working while bent over places very little strain on the


muscles in your back.

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

FALSE

10) Bent wrists are not a risk for injury when combined with

high hand forces or repetitive motions.


11) Raising the height of a workstation or display can help
eliminate the risk of awkward postures.

TRUE

FALSE

12) Gripping or squeezing using high hand force can strain


the muscles in your hands and arms as well as the
tendons that attach the muscles to bones.

TRUE

FALSE

13) One of the best ways to reduce grip forces is to use pinch
grips instead of power grips wherever possible.

TRUE

FALSE

14) Using two hands instead of one does nothing to reduce


the grip force you need to use to handle objects.

TRUE

FALSE

15) Making the same motion repeatedly can cause a lot of


wear and tear on the joints being used, and if you dont
rest to allow time for them to heal, the damage can just
keep building up.

TRUE

FALSE

16) Improving your posture wont help to reduce the risk of


injury from intensive keying.

TRUE

FALSE

17) The load on the low back when lifting something heavy
can strain the muscles and eventually damage the disks
in your spine.

TRUE

FALSE

18) Repetitive lifting is not as hazardous as heavy lifting.

TRUE

FALSE

19) Try to store heavy items above your shoulders or on the


floor.

TRUE

FALSE

20) You shouldnt report symptoms if your symptoms include


numbness or tingling.

TRUE

FALSE

21) Make sure you dont tell your supervisor about your
symptoms.

TRUE

FALSE

22) Early treatment for WMSDs is often very simple and


successful.

TRUE

FALSE

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