Question 1

Preventing violence in the workplace involves such activities as hazard analysis, trend monitoring, and incident analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a component of workplace analysis for preventing workplace violence?

Accepted Answer

A) OSHA prescribed supervisor training 
B) Trend monitoring 
C) Security analysis 
D) Employee surveys and focus groups 
A) OSHA prescribed supervisor training 
B) Trend monitoring 
C) Security analysis 
D) Employee surveys and focus groups A

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor associated with workplace violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Role ambiguity 
B) Finger pointing 
C) Unattended hostility 
D) Dictatorial management 
A) Role ambiguity 
B) Finger pointing 
C) Unattended hostility 
D) Dictatorial management B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a major element of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design?

Accepted Answer

A) Direct link to 911 in all departments 
B) Establishment of territoriality 
C) Control of access 
D) Natural surveillance 
A) Direct link to 911 in all departments 
B) Establishment of territoriality 
C) Control of access 
D) Natural surveillance

Question 5

Terrorists are not likely to be internal employees of an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a broadly applicable element of OSHA's volunteer guidelines on workplace violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Management commitment/employee involvement 
B) Hazard prevention and control 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) Management commitment/employee involvement 
B) Hazard prevention and control 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 7

Approximately 100,000 work days are lost annually in the United States because of workplace violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An employee-related outside is someone who has no relationship of any kind with the victim of a workplace violence incident.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following actions will NOT help prevent workplace violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Expecting employees who are in conflict to work it out for themselves 
B) Providing workplace violence prevention training for all personnel 
C) Supporting victims of workplace violence 
D) Establishing a workplace violence policy statement 
A) Expecting employees who are in conflict to work it out for themselves 
B) Providing workplace violence prevention training for all personnel 
C) Supporting victims of workplace violence 
D) Establishing a workplace violence policy statement

Question 10

Preventing workplace violence is a natural extension of the responsibilities of safety and health professionals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Employees injured in a workplace violence incident may be covered by workers' compensation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

It is important for employees to be vigilant in watching for which of the following types of behaviors associated with terrorists?

Accepted Answer

A) Bizarre behavior 
B) Abusive or aggressive behavior 
C) Stalking of an employee 
D) All of the above 
A) Bizarre behavior 
B) Abusive or aggressive behavior 
C) Stalking of an employee 
D) All of the above

Question 13

An occupational violent crime is one in which there is unintentional abuse during the course of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an individual factor associated with workplace violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Membership in a hate group 
B) No respect for privacy 
C) Obsession with weapons 
D) Depression 
A) Membership in a hate group 
B) No respect for privacy 
C) Obsession with weapons 
D) Depression

Question 15

An important step in preventing workplace violence is to identify any high-risk factors and eliminate or mitigate those factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Most workplace violence incidents involve fistfights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Approximately one million people are the victims of workplace violence every year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When an individual perpetrates an act of workplace violence, he immediately loses all rights and can be dealt with accordingly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Employers should act prudently to protect employees and customers from workplace violence even if they have to temporarily violate an individual's rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Violence in the Workplace

Preventing violence in the workplace involves such activities as hazard analysis, trend monitoring, and incident analysis.

Which of the following is NOT a component of workplace analysis for preventing workplace violence?

Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor associated with workplace violence?

Which of the following is NOT a major element of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design?

Terrorists are not likely to be internal employees of an organization.

Which of the following is a broadly applicable element of OSHA's volunteer guidelines on workplace violence?

Approximately 100,000 work days are lost annually in the United States because of workplace violence.

An employee-related outside is someone who has no relationship of any kind with the victim of a workplace violence incident.

Which of the following actions will NOT help prevent workplace violence?

Preventing workplace violence is a natural extension of the responsibilities of safety and health professionals.

Employees injured in a workplace violence incident may be covered by workers' compensation.

It is important for employees to be vigilant in watching for which of the following types of behaviors associated with terrorists?

An occupational violent crime is one in which there is unintentional abuse during the course of employment.

Which of the following is NOT an individual factor associated with workplace violence?

An important step in preventing workplace violence is to identify any high-risk factors and eliminate or mitigate those factors.

Most workplace violence incidents involve fistfights.

Approximately one million people are the victims of workplace violence every year.

When an individual perpetrates an act of workplace violence, he immediately loses all rights and can be dealt with accordingly.

Employers should act prudently to protect employees and customers from workplace violence even if they have to temporarily violate an individual's rights.

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