Question 1

Background screening is an unprofitable business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The biggest reason for performing drug tests is to

Accepted Answer

A)   protect lives.
B)   protect assets.
C)   increase customer confidence.
D)   increase company profits. A

Question 3

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe the pluses and minuses to the use of integrity tests.

Accepted Answer

Integrity tests are easy to administer and low cost. They also seem less intrusive than lie detection procedures. On the down side, critics say they are invasions of privacy, are unreliable, and incorrectly used as the sole criterion for hiring decisions.

Question 4

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe some of the best family-friendly benefits that are provided to workers.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

One provider of employment-related drug-testing services reports that drug testing

Accepted Answer

A)   is growing in use.
B)   is more difficult to deceive.
C)   shows a recent spike in positive tests.
D)   covers more drugs.

Question 6

The main law that protects the safety and health of workers in the United States is the

Accepted Answer

A)   Occidental Shore and Household Act (OSH
A)  .
B)   Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH
A)  .
C)   Offshore Security and Homeland Act (OSH
A)  .
D)   Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH
A)  .

Question 7

To preserve employee rights, companies should

Accepted Answer

A)   require reasonable suspicion before drug testing.
B)   disclose surveillance.
C)   obtain consent before collecting employee information.
D)   All of these.

Question 8

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -The textbook lists several benefits of employee assistance programs (EAPs). What are some potential drawbacks of EAPs?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Modern polygraph machines and techniques have benefited from significant advances in technology, and are much more reliable than earlier methods of lie detection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Integrity tests are known as the father of the polygraph.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Employee rights to safety and health issues are growing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Hazard Communication Standard requires that covered employers take certain steps to achieve compliance, including all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)   update inventories of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
B)   assemble material safety data sheets for all hazardous chemicals.
C)   instruct workers on the importance of using protective gear when handling hazardous chemicals.
D)   provide workers with training on the use of hazardous chemicals.

Question 13

The main reason that Morgan Stanley employees fared so well in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center was the company's preparation for terrorist attacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

OSHA's ____ is to oversee the safety and health of American's workers by setting and enforcing standards, etc..

Accepted Answer

A)   service clause
B)   standards clause
C)   responsibility
D)   public clause

Question 15

The issue of smoking in the workplace

Accepted Answer

A)   was the spur that started the antismoking sentiment in society.
B)   has been important since the 1950s.
C)   is a result of antismoking sentiment in society at large.
D)   grew out of the Prohibition era.

Question 16

Workers who are more likely to be exposed to workplace violence than their peers are ones who

Accepted Answer

A)   deliver things.
B)   work in small towns.
C)   work for the post office.
D)   work during the afternoon and early evening hours.

Question 17

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe the people who might be left out of family-friendly work policies because they do not fit the stereotypical "family" mode.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

In the area of prevention, companies will be liable by OSHA when

Accepted Answer

A)   employers neglected to keep the workplace free from a hazard
B)   the hazard was not recognizable by the employer
C)   the hazard was not causing serious harm
D)   the removal was not feasible or cost effective

Question 19

Guidelines for designing a drug testing program include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)   any report to the employer should provide only the information needed for work placement purposes or as required by government regulations.
B)   companies would provide clear documentation of the reason for conducting the drug testing.
C)   companies should have written policies and procedures applied impartially.
D)   all level of employees should be subject to drug testing.

Question 20

Managers of a business can actually be convicted of murder for violations of safety standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, Safety, and Health.

Background screening is an unprofitable business.

The biggest reason for performing drug tests is to

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe the pluses and minuses to the use of integrity tests.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe some of the best family-friendly benefits that are provided to workers.

One provider of employment-related drug-testing services reports that drug testing

The main law that protects the safety and health of workers in the United States is the

To preserve employee rights, companies should

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -The textbook lists several benefits of employee assistance programs (EAPs). What are some potential drawbacks of EAPs?

Modern polygraph machines and techniques have benefited from significant advances in technology, and are much more reliable than earlier methods of lie detection.

Integrity tests are known as the father of the polygraph.

Employee rights to safety and health issues are growing.

The Hazard Communication Standard requires that covered employers take certain steps to achieve compliance, including all of the following except

The main reason that Morgan Stanley employees fared so well in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center was the company's preparation for terrorist attacks.

OSHA's ____ is to oversee the safety and health of American's workers by setting and enforcing standards, etc..

The issue of smoking in the workplace

Workers who are more likely to be exposed to workplace violence than their peers are ones who

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe the people who might be left out of family-friendly work policies because they do not fit the stereotypical "family" mode.

In the area of prevention, companies will be liable by OSHA when

Guidelines for designing a drug testing program include all of the following except

Managers of a business can actually be convicted of murder for violations of safety standards.