JetBlue Ergonomics UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Ergonomics - CORRECT ANSWER - Applied science concerned with designing and
arranging things people use so that the people and things interact efficiently and safely.
What can poor muscle mechanics cause? - CORRECT ANSWER - Muscle tension and
fatigue
Three major risk factors are? - CORRECT ANSWER - Force, repetition, and awkward
posture
What is Force? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pulling, pushing, lifting, carrying, and moving
objects
Example of force - CORRECT ANSWER - Picking up a box
What is repetition - CORRECT ANSWER - A repeated motion, movement, and or tasks.
Example of repetition - CORRECT ANSWER - Typing on a computer on a daily basis (carpal
tunnel)
What is awkward posture - CORRECT ANSWER - Working a joint muscle, ligament, and/or
tendon in a position other than its anatomical/physiological norm
Example of awkward posture - CORRECT ANSWER - Holding your phone with your hand
or bending your neck to hold it
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Ergonomics - CORRECT ANSWER - Applied science concerned with designing and
arranging things people use so that the people and things interact efficiently and safely.
What can poor muscle mechanics cause? - CORRECT ANSWER - Muscle tension and
fatigue
Three major risk factors are? - CORRECT ANSWER - Force, repetition, and awkward
posture
What is Force? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pulling, pushing, lifting, carrying, and moving
objects
Example of force - CORRECT ANSWER - Picking up a box
What is repetition - CORRECT ANSWER - A repeated motion, movement, and or tasks.
Example of repetition - CORRECT ANSWER - Typing on a computer on a daily basis (carpal
tunnel)
What is awkward posture - CORRECT ANSWER - Working a joint muscle, ligament, and/or
tendon in a position other than its anatomical/physiological norm
Example of awkward posture - CORRECT ANSWER - Holding your phone with your hand
or bending your neck to hold it
