Deck 9: Health and Safety

Question 1

If employers maintain that they can protect employees from hazards better than employees can,this is incompatible with employees' .

A)dignity
B)right to work
C)autonomy
D)safety

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In determining whether workers assumed a risk by choice,a case not finding evidence of coercion means that .

A)workers were not forced to accept jobs
B)other jobs may have been more hazardous
C)there may have been other people willing to accept the jobs
D)not all jobs were hazardous

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Part of the reason that employees can be said to voluntarily assume risk for hazardous jobs is that .

A)the jobs require special skills
B)the pay is higher
C)information is always available about the jobs
D)many people are willing to do the jobs

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Sex discrimination may apply to jobs that pose fetal health risks because .

A)women in certain jobs may be subject to sexual harassment
B)pregnant women may have certain skills that others lack
C)pregnant women may decide to take less-hazardous jobs
D)employers may bar women from holding certain jobs

Question 5

The drawback for the subjective standard of hazard assessment on the part of the employee is that .

A)the employee may not be the one in most danger
B)the employee may not have expert judgment
C)employees will be looking after their own interests
D)employers cannot be counted on to look after their employees' interests

Question 6

Employers can defend themselves from responsibility for a workplace accident by claiming that .

A)the accident was preventable
B)the worker knew the risks
C)the worker was negligent
D)the accident was unavoidable

Question 7

The distinction between safety and health is based on the distinction between .

A)intention and accident
B)accidents and illness
C)disease and wellness
D)ethics and law

Question 8

Utilitarian reasoning in approaching workplace hazards might be based on .

A)legal precedent
B)the rights of workers
C)employers' responsibilities
D)cost-benefit analysis

Question 9

In product safety,manufacturers have to exercise due care or else they .

A)could be outcompeted by another manufacturer
B)would have to find new customers
C)would have to present an expert analysis
D)could be fined or sued

Question 10

To be able to work in a hazardous environment,employees must .

A)have the right to refuse hazardous conditions
B)be able to sue their employers
C)be able to quit their jobs
D)have the right to share information