Deck 21: Occupational Health

Question 1

Finding a balance between production speed and safety is an example of which of the following factors affecting workplace safety?
a. Stress reduction factors
b. Psychological factors
c. Organizational factors
d. Training needs

Answer 1

Organizational factors

Question 2

The most important health risk associated with prolonged exposure to stress on the job is which of the following?
a. Musculoskeletal disorders
b. Hypertension and heart disease
c. Infectious diseases
d. Repetitive strain injury

Answer 2

Hypertension and heart disease

Question 3

According to the work-family conflict model, when someone finds whatever is missing from one domain in the other domain, this is referred to as:
a. Spillover
b. Segmentation
c. Compensation
d. Reciprocity

Answer 3

Compensation

Question 4

Safety climate is defined as shared perceptions among members of a group or organization regarding safety policies, procedures, and practices. Thus, safety climate might be viewed as an aspect of which of the following?
a. Safety regulation
b. Organizational solidarity
c. Organizational culture
d. Safety management

Question 5

Allowing someone to telecommute for work is an example of which aspect of the control-demand model of job stress?
a. Control aspect
b. Demand aspect
c. Stressor
d. Strain

Question 6

In the Social Ecology of Health Model, social environmental factors in the workplace would be considered which kind of determinants of health along the Causal Continuum?
a. Proximate
b. Distal
c. Intermediate
d. Organizational