PART A -16

About _____ percent of full-time employees have a serious drinking problem.

10

More than _____ workers either get sick or are injured because of their jobs each year

3 Million

One large-scale study found that workers over age _____ are a third less likely than their younger colleagues to be injured at work seriously enough to lose work time.

55

From a handful of programs begun in the 1940s, today _____ percent of companies offer employee assistance programs.

77

The vast majority of people dying from _____ are of working age.

AIDS

Identify a true statement about HIV/AIDS.

AIDS infection can be prevented through education and the adoption of safe behaviors.

Direct costs to companies for HIV/AIDS include which of the following?

All of these

Which of the following would NOT be considered an indirect cost of an accident?

Cost of workers' compensation

In the context of corporate health promotion, identify one of the key actions required for the success of disease management programs.

Delivering intensive follow-up to reinforce compliance to such programs

_____ is a combination of strategies developed to reduce the costs of chronic conditions that require significant changes in behavior.

Disease management

_____ are programs that offer professional counseling, medical services, and rehabilitation opportunities to all troubled employees.

Employee assistance programs

Which of the following is the most common workplace injury?

Falls

Although feedback and incentives have a positive impact on the motivation of employees to improve productivity, they have little effect on improving safe behavior

False

At the worksite, inspectors concentrate more on technical infractions than on dangerous hazards.

False

Because of the expenses required to make adjustments, management's willingness to correct hazards and to improve such vital environmental conditions as ventilation, noise levels, and machine safety is much lower now than it was before the Organizational Health and Safety Act.

False

In the United States, the number of workers dying on the job each day has been increasing steadily over the past 10 years.

False

Loss-control programs help employees with substance abuse problems adopt healthy practices to improve their quality of life.

False

Management controls attempt to eliminate unsafe work conditions.

False

Regardless of length of service, the older the employee, the higher the accident rate

False

Since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a federally run program, states are not allowed to develop and administer their own programs, even if they are approved by the secretary of labor.

False

Studies show that changing the design of jobs and reducing employees' exposure to physical hazards and heavy workloads is the only way to reduce accidents and injuries related to work.

False

The Occupational Safety and Health Act does not require federal agencies to comply with standards set for private-sector employees.

False

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot prosecute company officials under criminal statutes for endangering the health of employees.

False

Under an employee assistance program, a supervisor is responsible for recognizing symptoms of alcoholism and assigning behavioral change therapists to alcoholic employees.

False

The _____ is an alliance of 200 companies doing business in 138 countries dedicated to making the world healthier.

Global Business Coalition on Health

In the context of substance abuse, identify a true statement about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Incorrect The act does not protect people who are actively using drugs or abusing alcohol.

Which of the following statements about Occupational Safety and Health Administration is true?

It is prohibited from evaluating compliance officers on the basis of enforcement activities, such as the number of citations issued or penalties assessed.

According to studies on wellness programs, which of the following is key for effectively implementing follow-up programs for employees with substance abuse problems?

Mechanisms in place to monitor and reinforce the recovery process

Employers can appeal citations, proposed penalties, and corrections they have been ordered to make through multiple levels of the agency, culminating with the:

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Notification rules come under the Organizational Safety and Health Administration's hazard-communication standard, also known as the _____.

Right-to-Know Law

_____ inform employees of the ingredients and hazards of dangerous materials, safe handling, use and storage, and the first-aid steps to take in the event of exposure.

Safety data sheets

Which act protects rehabilitated alcohol and drug abusers from discrimination in employment?

The Americans with Disabilities Act

Which government agency conducts research on the causes and prevention of occupational injury and illness?

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Identify a true statement about the Occupational Safety and Health Act

The act requires employers to keep a log of work-related injuries and illnesses.

Accident rates are substantially higher during the first month of employment than in all subsequent time periods, regardless of age.

True

Employees are guaranteed access to Form 300 at their workplaces, and the records must be retained for five years following the calendar year they cover.

True

Employers violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if they require employees to submit to wellness initiatives, such as health-risk appraisals and assessments.

True

Every employer has a general duty to provide a place of employment free from recognized hazards.

True

Fully half of all auto fatalities involve alcohol.

True

If employees see executives disregarding safety rules or treating hazardous situations lightly, they will feel that they, too, have the right to violate the rules.

True

In the context of workers' rights to health and safety, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that a walkout in protest of dangerous working conditions is legal if objective evidence is presented to support the claim that abnormally dangerous working conditions exist.

True

In workplaces in the United States, falls are the most common workplace injury and account for 15 percent of fatal work injuries.

True

Modern employee assistance programs are comprehensive management tools that address behavioral risks in the workplace by extending professional counseling and medical service to all troubled employees.

True

One of the requirements of the Right-to-Know Law is all chemical manufacturers and importers must train all workers to recognize and understand any new elements introduced to labels and safety data sheets.

True

Public policy has focused on two types of actions: monetary compensation for job-related injuries and preventive measures to enhance job safety and health.

True

Safety rules are important refinements of the general safety policies issued by top management.

True

Supervisors need to learn about and look for signs of substance abuse on the job because it relates strongly to the incidence of work injuries.

True

The Supreme Court has ruled that the states can also prosecute company officials under criminal statutes for endangering the health of employees, even if such hazards are also regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

True

The goals of a disease management program are to reduce episodes of acute illness, avoid repeated hospitalizations, and lower mortality risks.

True

The purpose of Occupational Safety and Health Act's record-keeping requirements is to identify where safety and health problems have been occurring (if at all).

True

The purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and death.

True

While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects rehabilitated alcohol and drug abusers from discrimination in employment, it also explicitly allows employers to hold alcohol or drug abusing employees to the same standards of performance and conduct that are set for other employees. Anyone who is currently using drugs illegally is not protected under ADA.

True

Juan is an employee at an accounting firm. He types many emails and documents on a daily basis and takes notes on important meetings. He starts to experience numbness in his arms and a burning sensation in his fingers. Juan's doctor diagnoses his condition as carpal tunnel syndrome, which he says is a result of Juan typing for several hours a day. In the context of safety and health problems at workplaces, Juan's injury is characteristic of:

a repetitive-strain injury.

The most dangerous occupations are:

commercial fishing and logging.

Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a federally run program, the act allows states to develop and administer their own programs if they are approved by the:

ecretary of labor.

Considerable emphasis has been given to the Organizational Safety and Health Administration's role of _____, but not much to its role of consultation.

enforcement

Lisa, a manager at a chemical manufacturing firm, wants to improve workplace safety. She has protective meshes installed over all large chemical vats so that workers cannot fall into them. She also improves the chemical bottling process to make it impossible for an employee to become injured by accidental leakages. In this scenario, Lisa's efforts to reduce the number and severity of workplace accidents are characteristics of _____.

engineering controls

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration assigns top priority to reports of:

imminent dangers

In the context of corporate health promotion, the firing of workers for engaging in legal activities outside of work, such as refusing to quit smoking, is known as _____.

lifestyle discrimination

In the context of organizational safety and health programs, management's implementation and sustaining of safety policies is performed through a(n) _____.

loss-control program

The managers at a manufacturing firm decide to implement a program that improves workplace safety. They formulate a safety policy and set a safety budget to implement it. They train supervisors to maintain accurate safety records. They also train employees on new behaviors to improve workplace safety. In this scenario, the actions taken by the managers are characteristics of a(n) _____.

loss-control program

In the context of organizational safety and health programs, _____ attempt to eliminate or reduce the number and severity of workplace accidents by increasing safe worker behaviors.

management controls

Luke is a manager at a foundry. To improve safety in the workplace, he introduces new behaviors for employees. These new practices forbid employees from being within 20 feet of an active furnace. In the context of organizational safety and health programs, Luke's introduction of new safety behaviors for employees is characteristic of _____.

management controls

Low-back injuries account for _____ of all workers' compensation claims and cost an average of $15,000, more than twice the average workplace claim.

one-third

The role of the safety committee is to:

perform all of these.

In the context of safety and health problems at workplaces, long-term physical harm caused by constantly performing the same task, such as typing, for extended periods of time is defined as a(n) _____.

repetitive-strain injury

OSHA standards require that employers furnish and employees use _____ where there is a reasonable probability that injuries can be prevented by such use.

suitable protective equipment

The objective of _____ is to help employees build lifestyles that will enable them to achieve their full physical and mental potential.

wellness programs

OSHA standards govern potentially unsafe _____ that employees may be exposed to but not potentially unsafe employee behaviors.

work conditions

In the context of hazards to health in workplaces, efforts by individuals to harm others with whom they work or have worked are defined as _____.

workplace aggression