Work Practices and Ergonomics Quiz

What are some benefits of good work practices to both the worker and the organization?

• Increased injuries and sick leaves

• Reduced injuries and sick leaves

• Increased stress and fatigue

• Increased absenteeism and financial losses

Answer explanation

What can ergonomic improvements in the workplace help to reduce?

• Risk factors for respiratory illnesses

• Risk factors for neurological disorders

• Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases

• Risk factors for MSDs

How do good work practices contribute to employee participation and teamwork?

• By isolating employees during breaks and shifts

• By making employees feel undervalued

• By promoting socialization and taking breaks together

• By discouraging social and emotional intelligences

What is a benefit of intentional work breaks and planned physical exercises?

• Increased fatigue and stress

• Increased risk factors for discomfort

• Reduced risk factors for injuries and ill-health

• Increased absenteeism and psychosomatic illnesses

How do health-giving practices contribute to a positive work environment?

• By increasing turnovers on human resources

• By reducing job satisfaction

• By increasing absenteeism and labour relation-disputes

• By reducing turnovers on human resources and increasing job satisfaction

What is a benefit of good postures in the workplace?

• Increased unintentional motions that harm the skeletal frame

• Minimized fatigue and stress

• Increased exertion required on the body

• Increased employees experiencing pain

How do health-giving practices contribute to employee retention?

• By discouraging employee participation and teamwork

• By offsetting the limitations of the older workforce

• By increasing absenteeism and employee turnover

• By reducing job satisfaction and productivity

What is a benefit of energy saving movements in the workplace?

• Increased risk factors for injuries and ill-health

• Minimized fatigue and stress

• Increased exertion required on the body

• Increased unintentional motions that harm the skeletal frame

How do good work conditions and health-giving practices impact labour relations?

• By increasing absenteeism and psychosomatic illnesses

• By reducing job satisfaction and productivity

• By reducing issues for labour relation-disputes

• By increasing issues for labour relation-disputes

What is a benefit of better health in the workplace?

• Increased stress and fatigue

• Increased mistakes and time wastage

• Reduced mistakes and time wastage

• Increased absenteeism and financial losses