Question 1

Recognizing the impact of environmental stressors on people is one of the responsibilities of the industrial hygienist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following professional certifications requires the delivery of 270 hours of training or teaching in safety, health, and environmental related areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Associate safety professional
B)  Certified environmental, safety, and health trainer
C)  Occupational safety and health technician
D)  Safety trained supervisor B

Question 3

Risk reduction strategies and transferring risk to insurance companies is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Insurance fraud
B)  Transference
C)  Hazard reduction
D)  Risk management D

Question 4

One of the contributions engineers can make to safety is designing safety into products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The modern safety and health team is headed by a safety manager.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In order to be a safety manager, you must have at least a bachelors degree in safety management or engineering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Not all safety engineers are engineering majors. In fact, graduates of various technology degrees may have more formal instruction in safety than engineering graduates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Employees have important responsibilities in working safely and in maintaining a safe and healthy workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the emerging role of safety professionals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Need to be able to partner with top leaders in organizations
B)  Less competition in the global marketplace
C)  The world is getting "flatter"
D)  Organization are becoming leaner

Question 10

The job of the safety manager includes analysis, prevention, planning, evaluation, promotion, and compliance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Prescribing methods to eliminate environmental stressors in the workplace is the job of the environmental engineer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The only college degree program that prepares students to be safety managers is the safety technology degree.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the health physicist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monitoring radiation in the air
B)  Designing safety into nuclear components
C)  Supervising decontamination activities
D)  Measuring radioactive levels in biological samples

Question 14

Industrial hygienists are concerned primarily with mechanical and machine related hazards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As the world gets flatter, safety professionals will have to become change leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Occupational health nurses are concerned with conserving the health of workers through:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prescribing methods to eliminate common stressors
B)  Diagnosis and treatment
C)  Prevention, recognition, and treatment
D)  Supporting occupational physicians

Question 17

The most widely pursued safety and health related certifications include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Certified professional ergonomist
B)  Certified safety professional
C)  Certified occupational health nurse
D)  All of the above

Question 18

Members of an organization's safety team might include all of the following: safety engineer, industrial hygienist, occupational physician, and total productive maintenance specialist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Occupational physicians are medical doctors who focus most of their attention on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Treating workplace injuries
B)  Collaborating with health physicists
C)  Anticipating and preventing problems
D)  Supervising occupational health nurses

Exam 4: Roles and Professional Certifications for Safety and Health Professionals

Recognizing the impact of environmental stressors on people is one of the responsibilities of the industrial hygienist.

Which of the following professional certifications requires the delivery of 270 hours of training or teaching in safety, health, and environmental related areas?

Risk reduction strategies and transferring risk to insurance companies is called:

One of the contributions engineers can make to safety is designing safety into products.

The modern safety and health team is headed by a safety manager.

In order to be a safety manager, you must have at least a bachelors degree in safety management or engineering.

Not all safety engineers are engineering majors. In fact, graduates of various technology degrees may have more formal instruction in safety than engineering graduates.

Employees have important responsibilities in working safely and in maintaining a safe and healthy workplace.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the emerging role of safety professionals?

The job of the safety manager includes analysis, prevention, planning, evaluation, promotion, and compliance.

Prescribing methods to eliminate environmental stressors in the workplace is the job of the environmental engineer.

The only college degree program that prepares students to be safety managers is the safety technology degree.

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the health physicist?

Industrial hygienists are concerned primarily with mechanical and machine related hazards.

As the world gets flatter, safety professionals will have to become change leaders.

Occupational health nurses are concerned with conserving the health of workers through:

The most widely pursued safety and health related certifications include:

Members of an organization's safety team might include all of the following: safety engineer, industrial hygienist, occupational physician, and total productive maintenance specialist.

Occupational physicians are medical doctors who focus most of their attention on: