This document contains a 13 question safety quiz about proper office safety practices and hazards. It addresses topics like proper lifting techniques, average annual office injuries, safe use of office equipment, good housekeeping habits, ergonomics, and common causes of workplace injuries. The quiz aims to educate office workers on how to identify and prevent potential safety issues like trips, falls, improper lifting, defective equipment, and unhygienic surfaces that could lead to accidents or illness.

1. Office Safety
Austin Dada
Design Safety Committee Representative

2. 1. When lifting heavy loads, you should
always…
A. Lift objects with your back, not your legs.
B. Carry a load that blocks your view of the hallway.
C. Maintain the natural S-curve of your spine.
D. Attempt to lift objects that are too heavy to handle.

3. 2. How many injuries are sustained in the
office workplace every year on average?
A. 76,000
B. 58,000
C. 9,000
D. 100,000

4. 3. True or False?
Using an office chair to reach a high shelf is safe if
the chair does not have wheels or casters.

5. 4. True or False?
Use a handtruck or cart to carry heavy loads.

6. 5. Which of these is not a practice of
good housekeeping?
A. Stabilizing filing cabinets by keeping the bottom drawer full
B. Placing heavy objects on the bottom shelves of bookshelves
C. Storing sharp objects in a drawer or cabinet
D. Blocking ventilation grates

7. 6. True or False?
Occasionally leaning back to relax in an office chair
is a safe practice which alleviates stress and
increases productivity.

8. 7. Which of these conditions are unsafe in
an office setting?
A. Defective equipment
B. Burned-out lights
C. Loose steps
D. Torn carpet
E. All of the above

9. 8. Which of these is not an example of an “At-risk
Behavior” in an office?
A. Taking short-cuts to finish a job quickly
B. Fatigue
C. Maintaining a neat work area
D. Lack of attention on the job

10. 9. True or False?
Your computer monitor screen should be at or slightly
above eye level when in use.

11. 10. Each year, slips, trips, and falls cause
___% of the injuries on the job and at
home.
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13

12. 11. In 2010, Alabama’s rate of illness and
injury in the workplace per every 100
employees was ___, according to the
National Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A. 3.2
B. 3.3
C. 3.4
D. 3.5

13. 12. How much more bacteria is present on a
workplace keyboard than on a toilet seat?
A. 2X
B. 50X
C. 400X
D. 1000X

14. 13. What’s wrong with this picture?

15. End of Test

16. 1. When lifting heavy loads, you should
always…
A. Lift objects with your back, not your legs.
B. Carry a load that blocks your view of the hallway.
C. Maintain the natural S-curve of your spine.
D. Attempt to lift objects that are too heavy to handle.

17. 2. How many injuries are sustained in the
office workplace every year on average?
A. 76,000
B. 58,000
C. 9,000
D. 100,000

18. 3. True or False?
Using an office chair to reach a high shelf is safe if
the chair does not have wheels or casters.

19. 4. True or False?
Use a handtruck or cart to carry heavy loads.

20. 5. Which of these is not a practice of
good housekeeping?
A. Stabilizing filing cabinets by keeping the bottom drawer full
B. Placing heavy objects on the bottom shelves of bookshelves
C. Storing sharp objects in a drawer or cabinet
D. Blocking ventilation grates

21. 6. True or False?
Occasionally leaning back to relax in an office chair
is a safe practice which alleviates stress and
increases productivity.

22. 7. Which of these conditions are unsafe in
an office setting?
A. Defective equipment
B. Burned-out lights
C. Loose steps
D. Torn carpet
E. All of the above

23. 8. Which of these is not an example of an “At-risk
Behavior” in an office?
A. Taking short-cuts to finish a job quickly
B. Fatigue
C. Maintaining a neat work area
D. Lack of attention on the job

24. 9. True or False?
Your computer monitor screen should be at or slightly
above eye level when in use.

25. 10. Each year, slips, trips, and falls cause
___% of the injuries on the job and at
home.
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13

26. 11. In 2010, Alabama’s rate of illness and
injury in the workplace per every 100
employees was ___, according to the
National Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A. 3.2
B. 3.3
C. 3.4
D. 3.5

27. 12. How much more bacteria is present on a
workplace keyboard than on a toilet seat?
A. 2X
B. 50X
C. 400X
D. 1000X

28. 13. What’s wrong with this picture?

29. 400 of These 1 of These

30. Is this “YOUR” office?!