Deck 23: Computers, Automation, and Robots

Question 1

Which of the following can result from office automation?

A)Seeing double images
B)Whole-body tiredness
C)Dryness in the throat
D)All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

An increase in job output is one example of maladaptation to automated technologies in the workplace.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

One of the ways to overcome future problems with automation in the workplace is the involvement of ergonomists in accident prevention.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Good housekeeping can reduce the hazards associated with robots in the workplace.

Question 5

What makes robots more potentially dangerous than other machines?

A)Their ability to acquire intelligence through programming
B)Insufficient training for employees
C)Work design
D)None of the above

Question 6

What two factors associated with automation lead to increased levels of stress?

A)Accommodation and convergence
B)Continual change and helplessness
C)Lacrimation and mechanization
D)Work design and "peopleless" design

Question 7

An advantage of automation in the future is that is will cause people to think more carefully about safety.

Question 8

Which of the following are requirements for the safe operation of automated vehicles in the workplace?

A)The vehicles be equipped with detection devices
B)Their pathways be clearly marked
C)Training be provided for employees who work near the vehicles
D)All of the above

Question 9

Eye fatigue is a hazard associated with office automation.

Question 10

Dumbing down of the workplace can lead to a phenomenon called mindlessness.

Question 11

Automated vehicles have introduced no discernible hazards into the workplace.

Question 12

Some people react to technological advances in the workplace with drug use and crime.

Question 13

The total area within which the moving parts of a robot move is called:

A)Danger zone
B)Work envelope
C)Hazard zone
D)Restricted area

Question 14

Which of the following are tendon-related disorders?

A)Synovitis
B)Ganglion cyst and peridentitis
C)Bursitis
D)All of the above

Question 15

Being struck by a robot while outside of its work envelope is a common problem in today's automated workplace.

Question 16

There is little evidence concerning the potential negative effects of prolonged use of video display terminals.

Question 17

People who use computers all day should take regular breaks or schedule their work to break up continuous use of the computer's VDT.