You're employed at a large oil and gas refinery. Prevention of work-related injuries is important to the management and they've asked you to evaluate the operation to determine if there are things that can be done to reduce the incidence of overuse musculoskeletal injuries. Which of the following is the first step of the process you would undertake?

A. Perform upper and lower body strength tests on all employees across the board.
B. Observe various aspects of the job site and do a job task analysis.
C. Revise hiring processes to insure only the physically strong candidates are considered for employment.
D. Assess height and weight on all employees and consider making continued employment dependent on keeping BMI in the "normal" category.


Answer: B

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