Exam 8: B Part 2creating a Safe and Healthy Work Environment

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Explain the role of the supervisor in creating a safe work environment.

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Workers must be trained in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).

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The first step of coping with stress is to recognize the universal symptoms of stress as well as identifying the sources of stress.

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Alternative health approaches are less effective and require the patient to participate in health care decisions.

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Occupational accidents are both numerous and costly to employers.

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The success of a safety program depends largely on the HR department.

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Because of documented higher health care costs for smokers,most employers pay the cost of smoking cessation programs.

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The most prevalent problems among employees are personal crises involving marriage,family,financial,and legal matters.

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A supervisor cannot discipline a person who is drug or alcohol dependent because substance dependency is considered an illness.

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If at all possible,one should avoid stress.

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In most firms today,there is a full-time health and safety officer.

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Very few Canadian employers have a formal safety program.

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Probably the most important role of a safety program is motivating managers,supervisors,and subordinates to be aware of safety considerations.

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Physical and/or emotional exhaustion and a loss of job productivity are major symptoms of burnout.

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In a work-refusal situation,it is illegal for an employer to request another employee to replace the worker who exercised his or her work-refusal rights.

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Most of the larger companies have found that it does NOT pay to operate their own diagnostic,treatment,and emergency medical services.

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Emotional problems,personal crises,and substance abuse become organizational problems when they affect attendance,behaviour,and performance at work.

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It is generally recognized that there is little that management can do to prevent repetitive-strain injuries.

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The demand on the physical or emotional self that requires you to cope with that demand is called stress.

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Injuries to employees are more likely to occur away from the workplace than on the job.

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