Exam 12: Creating a Healthy Work Environment

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using incentives programs to reinforce workplace safety?

Because many wellness initiatives do not require a lot of space or expense,________ organizations can also implement them.

__________ standards are rules describing the methods employers must legally follow to protect their workers from hazards.

A __________ work environment is strongly related to improved safety outcomes.

Training is conducted to practice coordinating and executing the __________ recovery plan to manage a crisis.

The small amount of adrenaline generated by mild __________ makes action more likely and even increases the brain's ability to form new memories.

Rewards for engaging in healthy behavior or participating in wellness programs are called __________.

What is a wellness program,and how could it be a benefit to employers?

The goal of __________ is improved employee performance and reduced injuries and errors.

__________ is the shared safety attitudes,beliefs,and practices that shape employees' safety behavior.

__________ holds employers responsible for providing a safe workplace.

__________ is referred to as a repeated mistreatment of another employee through verbal abuse,conduct that is threatening,humiliating,or intimidating,or sabotage that interferes with the other person's work.

__________ refers to skeletal and muscle injury that occurs when the same muscles are used to perform tasks repetitively.

__________ addresses harassment at work in their formal labor codes.

__________ stress triggers include a heavy workload,lack of clarity about responsibilities,and low perceived meaningfulness of the work.

According to the U.S.Department of Justice,__________ is the most dangerous place to be in the United States.

Developing a strong safety culture has the single greatest impact on accident growth.

__________ stress is manageable levels of stress that generate positive emotions including satisfaction,excitement,and enjoyment.

In the United States,workplace bullying has been found to be __________ times more common than sexual harassment.

What is the difference between functional and dysfunctional stress? Is all stress bad? Why or why not? Give an example of each kind of stress.