Exam 14: Risk Management and Worker Protection

Sam, a product development manager, and his team are in the process of designing ergonomic desks that would help the employees in their organization work effectively without any discomfort or physical ailments. Which of the following approaches is being used by Sam's organization for safety management?

The workers at a construction site are refusing to work saying that the scaffolding on which they have been working is unsafe and that their management has been avoiding their requests for a safer work environment. Is their refusal to work justified?

A criminal is an individual who instigates workplace violence but has no legitimate relationship with a business.

Ergonomics typically reduces economic for employers.

What are the four types of injuries or illnesses that are defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

Workplace standards are researched and developed by the:

If an OSHA compliance officer finds a condition of imminent danger in a workplace, the officer may get a federal court injunction to close the company untill the condition is rectified.

Which of the following statements is true of disaster planning?

Morse and Cremona Inc. continually monitors the workers' compensation expenditures they incur and takes several precautionary measures to ensure that the compensation claims filed are not fraudulent. Why is the company carefully monitoring all procedures?

Why is obesity among the workforce an important concern for employers?

Why do employers fail to report accurate information regarding worker illnesses and injuries? What could be the consequence of such failure to report?

Employers can be sued and held liable if they ignore the pleas for help from employees and the employees later become victims of domestic violence.

Under workers' compensation laws, employers transfer a portion of employees' basic compensation to an insurance fund that would compensate employees for injuries received while on a job.

What are some of the indirect costs that are incurred by a company due to accidents at the workplace?

Which of the following is typically a characteristic of potentially violent employees?

The individual approach to safety is based on the assumption that if work settings and equipment are designed well, the number of accidents in a company can be brought down.

Recovering substance abusers are not considered disabled under the ADA.

Which of the following guidelines should be followed when dealing with potentially violent employees?

Who among the following is considered disabled under the ADA?

Most fitness-for-duty test failures are because of: