Safety Test

1.

1 point

To avoid eyestrain, your computer monitor should be positioned no more than 1 to 2 inches from your eyes?

True

False

2.

1 point

Most workstations are designed for what types of people?

People weighing less than 175 lbs.

People over 6 feet tall

The "average" person

3.

1 point

Copier toner can cause...?

skin and eye irritation

blindness

loss of hair

pregnancy

4.

1 point

Maintaining neutral positions rarely helps to relieve muscle tension, but will help you avoid other injuries?

True

False

5.

1 point

It is best to use a short-handled tool, since you can confine the pressure from the handle to your palm?

True

False

6.

1 point

Improper posture can injure your back just as badly as physical labor?

True

False

7.

1 point

You should sit as much as possible, since sitting is not a particularly stressful position?

True

False

8.

1 point

It is safe to use a frayed electrical cord as long as any exposed areas are less than an eighth of an inch in length?

True

False

9.

1 point

Over-stretching can cause chronic injuries like...?

Shin splints

Back pain

Baldness

Blindness

10.

1 point

To help relieve eye strain, when working with computer monitors, keep general office lighing as bright as possible?

True

False

11.

1 point

When you are working with computer workstations, your work area should be lighted as brightly as possible?

True

False

12.

1 point

Heavy of fragile items should always be stored on which shelves?

Middle shelves

Lowest shelves

Not in any shelves

Highest shelves

13.

1 point

When filling a new filing cabinet you should always fill the drawers in which order?

Bottom to top

Middle out

Side to Side

Top to bottom

14.

1 point

By keeping your wrists flat, not bent, you can relieve pressure on the median nerve, which is where which syndrome begins?

Helius Corpis

Slip Disk Syndrome

Lazy Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

15.

1 point

The best way to turn a corner when you are carrying an object, first twist your torso around the corner so that your feet will automatically follow?

True

False

16.

1 point

As long as it doesn't have wheels or casters, a chair can safely be used as a ladder?

True

False

17.

1 point

What holds our bones together?

Ligaments

Tendons

Muscles

18.

1 point

For your arms to be in the neutral position, what angle should you have them in?

45 degrees

70 degrees

90 degrees

19.

1 point

The best way to hold an object you are lifting is to keep it away from your chest, so that your arms can absorb most of the strain?

True

False

20.

1 point

When working at a computer, your chair should be set high enough to allow your feet to dangle and not touch the floor?

True

False