Exam 14: Risk Management and Worker Protection

According to the Civil Rights Act and Pregnancy Discrimination Act, employers should not prevent people from working in hazardous jobs because of reproductive concerns.

Sam, an HR manager, is asked to deal with a violent employee who is threatening her supervisor for not giving him an increment. Which of the following should Sam avoid while talking to the employee?

The OSHA provides guidelines to companies that help them continue operations with a depleted workforce.

Carol, an HR executive, rarely conducts a thorough background check on the employees she hires. How could this practice affect her company?

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?

As part of PSM standards, hazard communication standards require employers who use hazardous chemicals to_____.

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.

An OSHA compliance inspector arrives at a meat processing unit and presents his credentials to the unit manager. The manager, however, refuses to allow the inspector to carry out the inspection process. Which of the following statements is true?

Child labor laws, found in section XII of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), set the minimum age for most employment at _____ years.

The provision of restricted-duty work to disabled people is an attempt by the ADA to increase the rate of employment among the disabled in the United States.

Concerns regarding pandemic diseases have led OSHA to establish special guidelines for the poultry production industry because of the_____.

According to OSHA, having loose ropes in a work area that could impact employees' health or safety but probably would not cause death or much harm is a(n) _____ violation.

Describe the three components of disaster planning.

The ____ approach to safety management focuses on designing jobs, developing and implementing safety policies, and using safety committees.

_____ typically provide the funds necessary for workers' compensation in a privately owned company.

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.

Who among the following is not covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970?

Direct costs associated with accidents typically constitute almost 95% of the total costs to an organization.

Which of the following is a part of security audits?

Employers have a duty to protect their workers from workplace violence.