Industrial and product safety
Together, burns and scalding accounted for how many microwave-related injuries in 1989?
D. 5,000
Once a standard is passed, an employer who is opposed to the standard must file an appeal in which of the following?
D. 60 days
A company's safety policy should convey the following message:
D. All of the above
Assessment instrument used for safety-related aspects of the corporate culture include which of the following:
D. All of the above
Before an entry permit is issued, a safety/health professional, should
D. All of the above
Competitiveness is the ability to succeed and prosper in which of the following types of markets?
D. All of the above
Enhancements in which key areas continue to enable ever-increasing levels of globalization?
D. All of the above
Examples of confined spaces include:
D. All of the above
Identify the product-related regulatory agencies in this list :
D. All of the above
Injuries/illnesses must be recorded if they result in which of the following?
D. All of the above
The literacy level of the labor pool is actually declining in the US. This will in turn cause:
D. All of the above
The physical hazards the GHS is concerned with include which of the following?
D. All of the above
The safety and health team of a large company may include:
D. All of the above
To calculate uninsured costs, accidents are divided into four classes; class 1 accidents consist of
D. All of the above
Understanding the hazards associated with a job or process is provided by training and education to which of the following?
D. All of the above
What is the purpose of safety and health promotion programs?
D. All of the above
Which of the following are safety and health certifications that are now available:
D. All of the above
Which of the following is a fundamental component of a product safety program?
D. All of the above
Which of the following is one of the three most significant events in the history of the safety and health movement?
D. All of the above
Which of the following statements are problems with workers' compensation?
D. All of the above
Which of the following is a milestone in the development of the safety movement in the United States?
D. All of the above are milestones
Questions to ask when interviewing witnesses include:
D. All the above
Safety and health professionals may use which of the following approaches to handle ethical problems?
D. Any of the above
Select the best method of hazard analysis which uses a graphic model to visually display the analysis process.
D. Fault tree analysis (FTA)
Which of the following has the highest priority for OSHA inspections?
D. Imminent danger situations
Sources of on the job stress involve all of the following except:
D. Job enrichment
Three factors that lead to human error in the human factors theory are which of the following?
D. Overload, inappropriate response, and inappropriate activities
The safety and health manager must understand the bottom line concerns of all of the following except:
D. Vendors
Which of the following is a recommended next step after completing an accident investigation?
D. Write the accident report.
Which of the following factors contributes most to changing the role of the safety professional?
Global competition becoming more intense
What are the three different types of action OSHA may utilize to maintain safety and health standards?
A. Adopted, amended, or revoked
Which of the following defines a safety-first corporate culture?
A. Beliefs, values, and attitudes shared and accepted
Select the guideline for determining ethical behavior, which requires you to listen to your instincts.
A. Common sense test
Determining the insured costs of accidents is a simple matter of
A. Examining accounting records
A particle smaller than about 2.5 micrometers and larger than about 0.1 micrometers is called:
A. Fine particle
Which of the following occupations has the highest rate of fatalities on the job each year?
A. Fishing
Threshold limit values refer to airborne concentrations of substances and represent conditions under which it is believed that nearly all workers may be repeatedly exposed day after day without adverse effect. Which of the following is not a way of expressing TLV's?
A. Flash point
A condition or combination of conditions that, if left uncorrected, might lead to an accident, illness, or property damage is which of the following?
A. Hazard
Identify the product-related regulatory agencies in this list :
A. Illustrations
When developing product literature, which of the following should be used whenever possible?
A. Illustrations
Risk analysis is normally associated with:
A. Insurance and investments
Productivity, quality, cost, and response time are which of the following?
A. Key to productivity
Which of the following is one of the categories of questions in the Five-Component approach to accident investigations?
A. Material-related questions
When developing safety rules and regulations:
A. Minimize the number of rules to the extent possible
Which of the following states has adopted OSHA-approved state safety plans?
A. New York
Which of the following best describes warning signs in the workplace?
A. Orange with letters or symbols in a contrasting color
Productivity is a measure of which of the following ratios?
A. Output/input
Which of the following is the primary reason for accident investigation?
A. Prevent future accidents
Insurance rates are affected by all the factors listed below except which of the following?
A. Profit/loss of the company
Frequent and constant computer use has lead to an explosion of injuries. These injuries are known as
A. RSIs
Under the OSH Act, employees have the following rights except which of the following?
A. Refusal to wear safety equipment
Which of the following statements is more accurate concerning OSHA's Ergonomic Standard?
A. There is still much disagreement between businesses and OSHA concerning the need for an Ergonomic Standard.
The findings of Herbert W. Heinrich's 1920s study of the causes of industrial accidents are which of the following?
A. Unsafe acts committed by fellow workers
Morality refers to which of the following?
A. Values
When should human error analysis be used?
B. Before hazards cause accidents
In which of the following theories may an actual cause be combined with two or more models?
B. Combination theory
Where do the dollars collected by OSHA from citations and fines go?
B. Deposited in the general fund of the U.S. Treasury
Which of the following might be included in an off-the-job safety training program?
B. Drowning prevention
Which of the following concepts requires warning labels on many consumer products?
B. Duty to warn
Early safety programs that were based on the "Three E's of Safety" are which of the following?
B. Education, Enforcement, and Engineering
Controlling hazards through better product design or process improvement is which of the Three Es of Safety?
B. Engineering
Integration has achieved which of the following:
B. Enhanced the focus on accident prevention
When the employer is classified by type, which one of the following methods is used to determine the premium rate?
B. Experience rating
In the age of high technology, what is the key to the most significant and enduring productivity and improvement?
B. Human involvement
Which of the following is the professional field that is concerned with motion and the processes whereby other energy forms are converted into motion?
B. Mechanical engineering
The ethical dilemma faced by Camillo Garcia, MilTech's safety and health manager, was brought about by top management's decision to use:
B. New paint
Which of the following is NOT a recommended element of an organization's whistleblower protection program?
B. OSHA reporting mechanism
Which of the following statements is true of off-the-job safety injuries?
B. Off-the-job injuries cause the loss of more than 225 million days of lost production time each year
One of the best ways to promote safety in the workplace is:
B. Ongoing safety training programs
The most common cause of work injuries is which of the following?
B. Overexertion
Quality without which of the following will result in costs that are too high to be competitive?
B. Productivity
Which of the following statements should managers say to employees?
B. Safety is a priority here.
Toxic effects are a function of several factors except:
B. Time of day
What is the purpose of an accident investigation?
B. To collect facts
The following are all approaches used to settle a workers' compensation claim except:
B. Union arbitration
The OSHA program that protects employees who file complaints against their employers for unsafe conditions is known as:
B. Whistleblower program
The record keeping and reporting requirements of the OSH Act apply to employers with which of the following?
C. 11 or more workers
The concept of nonliability was established in the courts of England during what year?
C. 1842
Ergonomic traps, overload, and/or a decision to err lead to human error in which of the following theories?
C. Accident/incident theory
All employees are covered under the workers' compensation laws except which one of the following?
C. Agricultural employees
The part of the body that is most frequently injured, according to the NSC, is which of the following?
C. Back
Ten broad steps are needed to establish a safety-first corporate culture.Which of the following are some of those steps?
C. Both A & B
Which of the following health problems associated with the workplace contributed to the development of the safety and health movement?
C. Both a and b
Quality is essential to which of the following?
C. Competitiveness
The design process includes all the following steps except which of the following?
C. Cost
Managing which of the following is one of the most pervasive and complex problems facing business organizations today?
C. Ethical behavior
The leading cause of deaths in the US is which of the following?
C. Heart disease
When selecting a workstation for analysis, you should consider which of the following:
C. If awkward positions are required of the worker
Which of the following terms may be used in place of the term "near miss"?
C. Incident
Select the correct sequence of steps in the accident investigation:
C. Isolate the accident site, record all evidence, photograph or videotape the scene, identify witnesses, interview witnesses
Which of the following is associated with chronic effects/exposures of toxic substances?
C. Little or no awareness of exposures on the part of affected workers
The systems theory views a situation in which an accident might occur as a system comprised of components in which of the following?
C. Person, machine, and environment
One way to reduce stress among the employees within the workplace is to do which of the following?
C. Provide adjustable machines or work surfaces
OSHA publishes guidelines for general safety and health program management that
C. Provide employers with guidance needed to meet their obligations
Which of the following statements was the purpose of Congress passing the OSH Act in 1970?
C. Safe and healthful working conditions for employees
"Only trained and certified personnel may operate forklifts" is an example of which of the following?
C. Safety rule
A pathological, and generally undesirable, human reaction to psychological, social, occupational, or environmental stimuli is which of the following?
C. Stress
An accident prevention model that provides multiple defensive layers between hazards and the harm they might cause is called what?
C. Swiss cheese model
Which of the following is NOT used by event-chain theories to explain accident causation?
C. The Beria-Six theory
Which of the following is the most likely candidate to work as safety engineers?
Industrial engineers
