Exam 15: Safety, Health, and Employee Assistance Programs

Employers are prohibited from _____ employees who file complaints,and an employee representative is entitled to accompany the OSHA representative during the inspection.

At the worksite,inspectors concentrate more on technical infractions than on dangerous hazards.

Since its inception in 1971,OSHA has helped cut workplace fatalities by more than _____ percent and occupational injury and illness rates by _____ percent.

Every employers has a general duty to provide a place of employment free from recognized hazards.

How serious is the AIDS problem in terms of human resource management? How does it affect bottom lines of companies?

In the traditional alcoholism treatment program,the supervisor had to look for symptoms of alcoholism and then diagnose the problem.Under an EAP,however,the supervisor is responsible only for verifying symptoms of alcoholism.

To eliminate,or at least reduce,the number and severity of workplace accidents,a combination of management and _____ controls is essential.

Regardless of length of service,the older the employee,the higher the accident rate.

EAP's refer to:

In response to disturbing safety and health costs,public policy has focused on two types of actions: _____ and preventive measures.

Safety rules are important refinements of the general safety policies issued by top management.

Accidents most frequently result from unsafe work condition and unsafe work behaviors.

Employers violate the ADA if they suggest that employees submit to wellness initiatives,such as health risk appraisals and assessments.

The purpose of OSHA record-keeping requirements is to identify where safety and health problems have been occurring (if at all).

As of 2013,_____ million people worldwide were infected with HIV.

If employees see executives disregarding safety rules or treating hazardous situations lightly,they will feel that they,too,have the right to violate the rules.

OSHA standards govern potentially unsafe _____ that employees may be exposed to; however,there are no standards that govern potentially unsafe employee behaviors.

Which of the following would NOT be considered an indirect cost of an accident?

About _____ percent of full-time employees have a serious drinking problem.

One large scale study found that workers over age _____ are a third less likely than their younger colleagues to be injured at work seriously enough to lose work time.