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What is the main focus of ergonomics?
What is the main focus of ergonomics?
- Optimizing work system effectiveness and productivity (correct)
- Ensuring worker safety through product design
- Studying human external body dimensions
- Measuring body strength and range of motion
Which principle is recommended for optimizing tasks in the workplace?
Which principle is recommended for optimizing tasks in the workplace?
- Carrying out tasks above shoulder level
- Keeping work close to the body (correct)
- Lifting loads without limits
- Twisting the trunk while working
What is anthropometry primarily concerned with?
What is anthropometry primarily concerned with?
- Studying joint positions
- Optimizing work system effectiveness
- Measuring human external body dimensions (correct)
- Ensuring worker safety through product design
Why is it common practice to design for the 5th percentile female to the 95th percentile male?
Why is it common practice to design for the 5th percentile female to the 95th percentile male?
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Which action should be avoided to prevent back strain according to ergonomics?
Which action should be avoided to prevent back strain according to ergonomics?
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What does the 5th percentile female value and the 95th percentile male value represent in anthropometric measurements?
What does the 5th percentile female value and the 95th percentile male value represent in anthropometric measurements?
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Which anthropometric measurement is defined as the vertical distance from the sitting surface to the vertex?
Which anthropometric measurement is defined as the vertical distance from the sitting surface to the vertex?
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What are Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) mainly caused by?
What are Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) mainly caused by?
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What is the defining characteristic of Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs)?
What is the defining characteristic of Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs)?
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What is Carpal tunnel syndrome characterized by?
What is Carpal tunnel syndrome characterized by?
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