Question 1

An employee receiving workers' compensation benefits is barred from bringing a common law suit against the employer for a work-related injury because of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  exclusivity principle
B)  assumption of risk defense
C)  fellow-servant rule defense
D)  contributory negligence defense A

Question 2

Increasingly, injured employees are bringing actions in the courts instead of filing claims under workers' compensation statutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Bionomics is the science of adapting the job to the biomechanical needs of the worker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

OSHA Form _____ provides a log for recording and reporting injuries and illnesses with a separate line entry for each recordable injury or illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  100
B)  200
C)  300
D)  400

Question 5

The federal agencies created by the OSH Act belong to which federal department?

Accepted Answer

A)  Department of Health and Human Services
B)  Department of Labor
C)  they span both of these departments
D)  they do not belong to any of the departments listed

Question 6

The OSHRC is not completely independent from OSHA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Workers' compensation laws preclude employees from suing for injuries intentionally inflicted by employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In which state was one of the earliest attempts to regulate hazardous workplace conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhode Island
B)  New York
C)  Massachusetts
D)  Pennsylvania

Question 9

The exclusivity principle would apply to a situation where an employer told his employee to ignore a safety procedure, and in doing so the employee was injured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In this defense, the employer must be able to demonstrate that the employee was aware of, or should have been aware of, the hazards pertaining to a particular job.

Accepted Answer

A)  exclusivity principle
B)  assumption of risk defense
C)  fellow-servant rule defense
D)  contributory negligence defense

Question 11

Which of the following agencies reports to the Department of Health and Human Services?

Accepted Answer

A)  NIOSH
B)  OSHA
C)  OSHRC
D)  All of the above

Question 12

According to the text, which of the following is not among the safety and health issues that have received increasing attention in the popular media?

Accepted Answer

A)  workplace violence
B)  carpal tunnel syndrome
C)  second hand smoke in the workplace
D)  internet abuse as work resulting in time fraud

Question 13

A covered employer under the OSH Act is one that employs ___ or more employees.

Accepted Answer

A)  one
B)  two
C)  three
D)  fifteen

Question 14

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, most nonagricultural workers were:

Accepted Answer

A)  independent craftsmen.
B)  employees of small organizations.
C)  employees of large corporations.
D)  unionized.

Question 15

An independent craftsman is expected to assume all personal financial consequences of a workplace injury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which "off duty" scenario is most likely to qualify the employee for workers' compensation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeremy plays flag football at a voluntary company picnic and breaks his ankle.
B)  Jill is hit by a van while participating in a union picket line in front of her office.
C)  Jenny trips and breaks her arm while being seated at a mandatory company banquet.
D)  Jason has a car accident on his way to work Monday morning.

Question 17

The intent of the __________ is to make the employer ultimately responsible for unforeseen or newly created workplace hazards.

Accepted Answer

A)  exclusivity principle
B)  emergency standard
C)  assumption of risk defense
D)  general duty clause

Question 18

Provide four (4) citations for OSHA violations in the workplace.What is the maximum penalty if an employer has been warned of an unsafe condition and a death has resulted from his or her failure to correct it?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide four (4) citations for OSHA violations...

Question 19

__________ is the science of adapting the job to the biomechanical needs of the worker.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bionomics
B)  Ergonomics
C)  Agronomics
D)  Economics

Question 20

In the event that employers believe OSHA has developed and implemented an unrealistic standard, that standard may be challenged in:

Accepted Answer

A)  any district court.
B)  the Supreme Court.
C)  the United States Court of Appeals.
D)  no court, as a standard may not be challenged once it has been implemented.

Exam 11: Laws Affecting Workplace Health and Safety

An employee receiving workers' compensation benefits is barred from bringing a common law suit against the employer for a work-related injury because of the:

Increasingly, injured employees are bringing actions in the courts instead of filing claims under workers' compensation statutes.

Bionomics is the science of adapting the job to the biomechanical needs of the worker.

OSHA Form _____ provides a log for recording and reporting injuries and illnesses with a separate line entry for each recordable injury or illness.

The federal agencies created by the OSH Act belong to which federal department?

The OSHRC is not completely independent from OSHA.

Workers' compensation laws preclude employees from suing for injuries intentionally inflicted by employers.

In which state was one of the earliest attempts to regulate hazardous workplace conditions?

The exclusivity principle would apply to a situation where an employer told his employee to ignore a safety procedure, and in doing so the employee was injured.

In this defense, the employer must be able to demonstrate that the employee was aware of, or should have been aware of, the hazards pertaining to a particular job.

Which of the following agencies reports to the Department of Health and Human Services?

According to the text, which of the following is not among the safety and health issues that have received increasing attention in the popular media?

A covered employer under the OSH Act is one that employs ___ or more employees.

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, most nonagricultural workers were:

An independent craftsman is expected to assume all personal financial consequences of a workplace injury.

Which "off duty" scenario is most likely to qualify the employee for workers' compensation?

The intent of the __________ is to make the employer ultimately responsible for unforeseen or newly created workplace hazards.

Provide four (4) citations for OSHA violations in the workplace.What is the maximum penalty if an employer has been warned of an unsafe condition and a death has resulted from his or her failure to correct it?

__________ is the science of adapting the job to the biomechanical needs of the worker.

In the event that employers believe OSHA has developed and implemented an unrealistic standard, that standard may be challenged in: