Exam 13: Risk Management and Worker Protection

N&N Corp. provides safety training to all its employees. Every six months, experienced personnel conduct simulation exercises and several experiments to ensure that all the employees are aware of the safety procedures they need to follow. Which approach to effective safety management is N&N following? What are the other approaches that can be used to manage safety in organizations?

Firms that do not screen employees adequately may be subject to liability if an employee later commits crimes.

_____ are muscle and skeletal injuries that occur when workers repetitively use the same muscles when performing tasks.

Workplace injuries that result in amputation or loss of an eye must be reported directly to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) within five hours of learning of any occurrences.

Chin, a construction employee, is seriously injured at work when a ladder falls on him. The company's safety committee is assigned to investigate the accident. Which of the following should be the safety committee's first step in the accident investigation process?

Which of the following is an early warning sign of workplace violence?

Occupational fatalities and hospitalizations of three or more employees must be reported directly to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) within eight hours of learning of any occurrences.

In the context of child labor law restrictions, which of the following jobs is permissible for children of any age?

The last phase of the accident investigation process involves preparing a report on the accident.

Thomas, the Department Head of the meat processing unit of a food manufacturing company, refuses to allow an OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) compliance inspector to carry out the inspection process. In this scenario, what action can the OSHA inspector take?

Why is obesity an important concern to employers?

Which of the following is a direct cost associated with workplace accidents?

What are the two key OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) provisions that are common to all companies?

Effective safety management requires integrating three approaches: organizational, engineering, and individual.

Direct costs associated with accidents typically constitute almost 95 percent of an organization's total costs.

Give examples of workplace stressors and list ways to combat workplace stress.

Who among the following individuals is considered disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

In the context of disaster planning, organizational assessment includes the:

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established three agencies within the Department of Labor to oversee various aspects of workplace safety. The _____ is a supporting body that conducts research and develops safety standards.

The primary purpose of a material safety data sheet (MSDS) is to ensure that confidential information about hazardous substances is available only to authorized employees.