Deck 15: Safety, Health, and Employee Assistance Programs

Question 1

Since OSHA is a federally run program,states are not allowed to develop and administer their own programs,even if they are approved by the secretary of labor.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act is to prevent work-related injuries,illnesses and death.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Public policy has focused on two types of action,monetary compensation for job related injuries,and preventative measures to enhance job safety and health.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Question 5

The Right-to-Know Law requires all chemical manufacturers and importers to make available to their customers a material safety data sheet for products containing hazardous chemicals.

Question 6

Employees are guaranteed access to Form 300 at their workplaces,and the records must be maintained for five years following the calendar year they cover.

Question 7

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

Question 8

The Supreme Court has ruled that,under certain circumstances,walkouts in unionized firms due to unsafe working conditions are legal during the term of valid collective bargaining agreements that contain no-strike and grievance and/or arbitration clauses.

Question 9

Federal,state,and local government workers are excluded from the Occupational Safety and Health Act because the government cannot easily proceed against itself in the event of violations.

Question 10

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.

Question 11

Accident rates are substantially higher during the first month of employment than in all subsequent time periods,regardless of age.

Question 12

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

Question 13

A loss-control program has four components: a safety plan,safety records,a safety audit,and employee feedback.

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

In the United States,the number of workers dying on the job each day has been increasing steadily over the past 10 years.

Question 17

Because of the expenses required to make adjustments,management's willingness to correct hazards and to improve such vital environmental conditions as ventilation,noise levels,and machine safety is much lower now than it was before OSHA.

Question 18

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

Question 19

Management controls attempt to eliminate unsafe work conditions.

Question 20

Malfunctioning machinery is the most common cause of workplace injury,followed by slips,strains,sprains,and falls.

Question 21

Which of the following about OSHA is true?

A) It is a three-member board appointed by the President.
B) It is prohibited from evaluating compliance officers on the basis of enforcement activities,such as the number of citations issued or penalties assessed.
C) It rules on the appropriateness of NIOSH's enforcement actions when they are contested by employers,employees,or unions.
D) It conducts research on the causes and prevention of occupational injury and illness.

Question 22

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled that states cannot prosecute company officials under criminal statutes for endangering the health of employees.

Question 23

Experts estimate that alcoholism afflicts at least 50 percent of senior executives.

Question 24

The most dangerous occupations are:

A) fishing and logging.
B) construction.
C) manufacturing.
D) mining.

Question 25

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established all but which of the following federal agencies to administer and enforce the act?

A) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
B) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
C) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
D) Safety and Health Workers' Compensation Review Board

Question 26

Fully half of all auto fatalities involve alcohol.

Question 27

The Supreme Court has ruled that the states can also prosecute company officials under criminal statutes for endangering the health of employees,even if such hazards are also regulated by OSHA.

Question 28

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

A) managerial training
B) monetary compensation
C) employee awareness programs
D) false workers' compensation claims

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT an OSHA record keeping requirement?

A) Log of work-related injuries and illnesses
B) Injury and illness reporting form
C) Outline of management's plan to address injuries and illnesses
D) Summary of work-related injuries and illnesses

Question 30

Which government agency conducts research on the causes and prevention of occupational injury and illness?

A) NIOSH
B) OSHA
C) NCHS
D) CDC

Question 31

Supervisors need to learn about and look for signs of substance abuse on the job because it relates strongly to the incidence of work injuries.

Question 32

More than _____ workers either get sick or are injured because of their jobs each year.

A) 500,000
B) 1.2 million
C) 3 million
D) 3.3 million

Question 33

Low back injuries account for _____ of all workers' compensation claims and cost an average of $11,800,more than twice the average workplace claim.

A) one-fifth
B) one-half
C) one-third
D) three-quarters

Question 34

Modern EAPs are comprehensive management tools that address behavioral risks in the workplace by extending professional counseling and medical service to all troubled employees.

Question 35

Although feedback and incentives have a positive impact on the motivation of employees to improve productivity,they have little effect on improving safe behavior.

Question 36

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

Question 37

Which of the following is the most common workplace injury?

A) Being hit by an object
B) Sprains
C) Strains
D) Slips and falls

Question 38

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.

Question 39

While the Americans with Disabilities Act protects rehabilitated alcohol and drug abusers from discrimination in employment,it also explicitly allows employers to hold alcohol or drug abusing employees to the same standards of performance and conduct that are set for other employees.Anyone who is currently using drugs illegally is not protected under ADA.

Question 40

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

A) questioning
B) discriminating against
C) transferring
D) relocating

Question 41

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

A) 10
B) 18
C) 35
D) 55

Question 42

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.

A) 25
B) 35
C) 55
D) 65

Question 43

Direct costs to companies for HIV/AIDS include which of the following?

A) Increased medical premiums to employees with HIV/AIDS
B) Increased premiums to cover victims without insurance
C) An increased Medicaid burden
D) All of the above

Question 44

The role of the safety committee is to:

A) recommend or critique safety policies issued by management
B) Develop in house safety standards
C) Conduct safety inspections
D) All of the above

Question 45

Notification rules come under OSHA's hazard communication standard,also known as the _____ law.

A) Right-to-Know
B) Right-to-Disclosure
C) Exposure Disclosure
D) Need-to-Know

Question 46

Although OSHA is a federally run program,the act allows states to develop and administer their own programs if they are approved by the:

A) secretary of labor.
B) secretary of commerce.
C) President.
D) executive branch.

Question 47

Examples of unsafe _____ are noise,radiation,dust,fumes,and stress.

A) physical conditions
B) external conditions
C) environmental conditions
D) biological

Question 48

_____ inform employees of the ingredients and hazards of dangerous materials,safe handling,use and storage,and the first aid steps to take in the event of exposure.

A) Right-to-Know laws
B) Material safety data sheets
C) Loss control programs
D) Employee assistance programs

Question 49

Considerable emphasis has been given to OSHA's role of _____,but not much to its role of consultation.

A) harassment
B) enforcement
C) inspecting
D) retribution

Question 50

The vast majority of people dying from this disease are of working age.

A) Cancer
B) Alzheimers
C) Heart disease
D) HIV/AIDS

Question 51

OSHA standards require that employers furnish and employees use _____ where there is a reasonable possibility that injuries can be prevented by such use.

A) adequate break areas
B) suitable protective equipment
C) online safety training courses
D) OSHA guidelines

Question 52

_____ attempt to increase safe behaviors.

A) Engineering controls
B) Management controls
C) Detective controls
D) Directive controls

Question 53

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

A) work conditions
B) management practices
C) home settings
D) contractor behaviors

Question 54

OSHA assigns top priority to reports of:

A) imminent dangers.
B) employee complaints.
C) fatality accidents.
D) supervisor misconduct.

Question 55

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

A) 50; 50
B) 10; 75
C) 25; 85
D) 65; 67

Question 56

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

A) human resource
B) environmental
C) feedback
D) engineering

Question 57

Indirect causes of accidents include:

A) Cost of wages paid for time lost
B) Cost of damage to materials or equipment
C) Cost of overtime required by the accident
D) All of the above

Question 58

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

A) Cost of wages paid for time lost
B) Cost of workers' compensation
C) Cost of overtime work by others required by the accident
D) Cost of damage to material or equipment

Question 59

Employers can appeal citations,proposed penalties,and corrections they have been ordered to make through multiple levels of the agency,culminating with the:

A) Supreme Court.
B) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
C) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
D) Safety and Health Workers' Compensation Review Board.

Question 60

_____ attempt to eliminate unsafe work conditions and to neutralize unsafe worker behaviors.

A) Engineering controls
B) Administrative controls
C) Detective controls
D) Directive controls

Question 61

Write a short note on how employee assistance programs work.

Question 62

_____ are separate EAP service providers that are not affiliated with a company,and they may have multiple locations to make it easy for clients to access.

A) Onsite programs
B) Worksite programs
C) In-house programs
D) Network programs

Question 63

_____ is a combination of strategies developed to reduce the costs of chronic conditions that require significant changes in behavior.

A) Wellness initiative
B) Health administration
C) Disease management
D) Chronic cost initiative

Question 64

What is the purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

Question 65

_____ programs are onsite and hire their own professionals to work in the program.

A) Out-of-house
B) Network
C) Worksite
D) Structural

Question 66

Which act protects rehabilitated alcohol and drug abusers from discrimination in employment?

A) The Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) The Rehabilitation Act
C) The Americans with Disabilities Act
D) The National Labor Relations Act

Question 67

What three member board appointed by the president rules on the appropriateness of OSHA's enforcement actions when they are contested by employers,employees,or unions?

Question 68

The _____ is an alliance of 200 companies doing business in 138 countries dedicated to combating the epidemic.

A) Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
B) World Economic Forum on HIV/AIDS
C) UNAIDS
D) International Federation of the Red Cross

Question 69

Give at least two reasons why safety rules may not be obeyed.

Question 70

EAP's refer to:

A) Employee Assistant Programs
B) Effective Assistance Plans
C) Employee Affected Premiums
D) Engaged Affective Plans

Question 71

The objective of _____ is to help employees build lifestyles that will enable them to achieve their full physical and mental potential.

A) loss-control programs
B) disease management
C) EAPs
D) wellness programs

Question 72

From a handful of programs begun in the 1940s,today _____ percent of companies offer EAPs.

A) 57
B) 77
C) 17
D) 67

Question 73

What are the four components of a loss control program?

Question 74

Write a short note on employee assistance programs.

Question 75

List at least two examples of unsafe physical conditions.

Question 76

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

A) 2
B) 10
C) 32
D) 45

Question 77

Discuss the three government agencies to administer and enforce the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Question 78

Employers can reduce the likelihood of workplace violence and aggression by ensuring:

A) fair treatment
B) adequate compensation
C) a climate of honesty
D) All of the above

Question 79

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

Question 80

Discuss the impact of OSHA.