Exam 14: Risk Management and Worker Protection

A company that manufactures parts for windmills has seen demand for its products go so high that it will need to ask employees to work four hours of overtime daily for the foreseeable future.The HR director has warned that from a safety perspective,it would be better to hire additional employees than to ask current employees to work overtime. The HR director is correct.

A security audit team would make use of all the following individuals EXCEPT

The recommended written policy on substance abuse

If an OSHA compliance officer finds a condition of imminent danger in a workplace,OSHA may have get a federal court injunction to shut down the company until the condition is rectified.

____ is the study and design of the work environment to address the physiological and physical demands on individuals.

The three major causes of injury in the workplace include all of the following EXCEPT

What health,safety,and security issues must concern an organization when it sends employees temporarily or for the long-term to foreign countries? What measures should HR have in place to cope with these issues?

As an employee assistance program consultant,your client companies who use your substance abuse services most heavily are the companies that employ mostly

All of the following are ways to measure the effectiveness of safety efforts EXCEPT

Laura,the CEO of an EAP,has been asked to list the most common problems are that her company sees in its practice with organizations.Laura lists all of the following issues EXCEPT

The federal Hazard Communication Standard requires that employers who use hazardous chemicals

The purpose of OSHA's lock out/tag out regulations is to

What organizations are covered by OSHA? Discuss OSHA recordkeeping requirements.Who needs to keep records and how are records used? How are injuries and illnesses classified?

Indirect costs of accidents in the workplace include all of the following EXCEPT

An effective safety training system has all the following characteristics EXCEPT

All of the following should be included as part of security audit EXCEPT

Typically,HR takes on all the following responsibilities for health,safety and security EXCEPT

Common recommendations for U.S.companies with facilities in countries vulnerable to terrorism include all the following EXCEPT

Clark,an HR staff member,is preparing a presentation for staff and managers on the profile of a potentially violent employee.He includes in this profile all of the following EXCEPT

If the construction company management should have known that some of its Somali employees did not understand English well enough to comprehend the instructions for safe use of scaffolding,and if an employee is injured on the scaffolding because of improper use by one of the Somali employees,the company will be probably be guilty of violating OSHAs general duty clause.