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23-Ind-B5 Ergonomics: May 2018

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  1. Question 1 Human Factors Assessment — Accessible Open-Concept Kitchen
  2. Question 2 NIOSH Lifting Equation — Apple-Sack Loading Task
  3. Question 3 Visual Environment — Diamond-Sorting Task (Part B, choose 1 of 2)
  4. Question 4 Worker Injuries — Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Part B, choose 1 of 2)

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National Exams — May 2018 — 17-Ind-B5 Ergonomics. Three-hour, open-book exam (all notes, books and any non-communicating calculator permitted). Instructions: Part A (Questions 1–2) is mandatory; Part B requires choosing one of Question 3 or Question 4. All four questions are solved below for completeness.

Reference texts: Sanders & McCormick, Human Factors in Engineering and Design (7th ed.) — human factors assessment methods, task analysis, checklist evaluation, illuminance/luminance and visual-comfort design, carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive-task risk factors; Waters, Putz-Anderson & Garg, NIOSH Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (1994) — the RWL/LI formula and HM/VM/DM/AM/FM/CM multiplier tables reproduced on the exam's own pages 6–7; NIOSH, Elements of Ergonomics Programs (1997) and CSA Z1004 (Canada) — workplace musculoskeletal-disorder (MSD) prevention programs; CSA Z1002 — hazard identification, elimination and risk assessment.