Question 1: The least desirable method for manual transportation is:

a. A tote box

b. A wheelbarrow

c. Carrying loads in the hands

d. A plastic bag

Question 2: Assume that a person does a task lasting 1 minute for 450 time per shift, five days a week.   Ignoring the weekend, what is the recovery/work ratio?

a. 0.4545

b. 2.20

c. 0.3125

d. 3.20

For a three (3) shift operation [8 hours/shift] with 30 minutes of unscheduled lunch per shift, if the cycle time for a product were 2 minutes/unit, what is the maximum number of units a single shift could produce in a 250-day year?

a. 60,000 units/year

b. 56,000 units/year

c. 112,000 units/year

d. 168,000 units/year

Question 4: The three (3) primary occupational risk factors for MSDs are:

a. Length, width, and depth

b. Sprain, strain, and fracture

c. Repetition/duration, joint deviation, and force

d. Short, moderate, and long

Question 5: The strategy of fitting the job (workplace layout, work methods, tools and equipment, environment, etc.) to the broad range of workers is known as:

a. Job design

b. Job enlargement

c. Job enrichment

d. Selection

Question 6: What is the ideal shape of the layout for a normal individual work station in a production area?

a. Circular

b. Rectangular

c. Windshield wiper shaped

d. Oval

Question 7: In an office setting, the highest reflectance should come from:

a. The floor

b. The walls

c. The ceiling

d. The desk

Question 8: Assume station "A" feeds station "B" which feeds station "C."  Station "A" produces 30 per hour, station "B" produces 40 per hour, and station "C" produces 20 per hour.  If station "C" runs 8 hours  per day, how many hours should stations "A" and "B" work?

a. Station "A" work 8 hours and Station "B" works 8 hours.

b. Station "A" work 4 hours and Station "B" works 5.3 hours.

c. Station "A" work 4 hours and Station "B" works 4 hours.

d. Station "A" work 5.3 hours and Station "B" works 4 hours.

Question 9: Special purpose equipment usually has a ___________ capital (initial) cost than general purpose equipment.

a. Higher

b. Lower

c. Comparable

d. Variable

Question 10: An open office design

a. Has glass partitions

b. Eliminates all partitions

c. Inhibits communication

d. Is usually designed based on an individual's needs.

Question 11: The strategy of fitting the person to the job is known as:

a. Job design

b. Job enlargement

c. Job enrichment

d. Selection

Question 12: There is no joint deviation when the joint is in the:

a. Anterior position

b. Posterior position

c. Neutral position

d. Longitudinal position

Question 13: Tools should be usable with either hand because:

a. The operator can alternate between hands to reduce localized muscle fatigue without stopping production.

b. Some operators are left-handed.

c. There are times when work is more easily accessed from an alternate side.

d. All of the above.

Question 14: According to the text (Konz) what is the recommended backpack weight for students?

a. 5% of their body weight

b. 10% of their body weight

c. 15% of their body weight

d. 20% of their body weight

Question 15: Where should the source documents be placed for entering information into a computer?

a. Held in the hand

b. On the desktop

c. In an adjustable document holder

d. In a non-adjustable document holder.

Question 16: When designing a work station which will be used by multiple operators, it is better to:

a. Make the table (work surface) adjustable height instead of the stool (seat).

b.  Make the stool (seat) adjustable height instead of the  table (work surface).

c.  Make both the table (work surface) and the stool (seat) adjustable height .

d.  Make neither  the table (work surface)  nor the stool (seat) adjustable height.

Question 17: A chute converts:

a. Kinetic energy into potential energy

b. Potential energy into kinetic energy

c. Electrical energy into potential energy

d. Enertrical energy into kinetic energy

Question 18: According to the text (Konz), the amount of time assigned to a long duration task is:

a. Over 30 minutes per shift.

b. Over 1 hour per shift

c. Over 2 hours per shift

d. Over 4 hours per shift

Question 19: Standing is ___________ than walking.

a. Less fatiguing

b. More fatiguing

c. About the same level of fatigue as

d. More or less fatiguing depending on the person's height.

Question 20: What is the most influential factor (i.e. multiplier) in lifting?

a. The vertical distance to the load.

b. The horizontal distance to the load.

c. Duration of the task.

d. Number of trips.

Question 21: The management style where the boss spends more time "on the floor" than in his/her office is called:

a. Open-door policy

b. Participative management

c. Management by walking around

d. Administrative management

Question 22: Allowing the same office space to be used by different people working different times is known as:

a. Open offices

b. Shift sharing

c. Double dipping

d. Modular offices