Accident Prevention - Test 1 Review

Front 1

What industry introduced the factory system in the United States?

Back 1

Textiles

Front 2

What doctrine of common law stated that the "employer was not liable for injury to employees that resulted from negligence of a fellow employee" ?

Back 2

Fellow servant rule

Front 3

What doctrine of common law stated the "employee was not liable if the employer was injured because of his or her own negligence" ?

Back 3

Contributory negligence

Front 4

What doctrine of common law stated the "employer was not liable because the employee took the job with full knowledge of the risks and hazards involved" ?

Back 4

Assumption of risk

Front 5

What were the 3 doctrines of common law that favored the employer during the U.S. Safety and Health Movement

Back 5

- Fellow servant rule

- Contributory negligence

- Assumption of risk

Front 6

Which president's legislation set up the first workers' compensation laws covering only federal employees?

Back 6

Theodore Roosevelt

Front 7

Which state passed the first effective workers compensation act?

Back 7

Wisconsin

Front 8

What industry was the first to realize that the actions of people were important in creating unintentional-injury situations ?

Back 8

Railroad

Front 9

When was the National Safety Council (NSC) started ?

Back 9

1912

Front 10

Regarding safety matters in the United States, which act regulates companies with government contracts?

Back 10

Walsh-Healy Act

Front 11

Which items were included in the national safety law brought about by the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act ?

Back 11

• one or more employees

• businesses affected by interstate commerce

Front 12

What were the purpose and significance of the death calendar used by the Russell Sage Foundation in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

Back 12

It made it clear that the accident and death rate was serious and gave the safety movement a much needed boost

Front 13

What contributed to the lowering of the overall occupational death rate in the United States since WWll?

Back 13

The growth of safety procedures and policies intensified.

Front 14

Who is the person credited for the term "Going Postal"

Back 14

Patrick Sherill 1986

Front 15

Any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening destructive behavior that occurs at the work site?

Back 15

Workplace violence

Front 16

How many American workers are victims of workplace violence each year?

Back 16

2 million

Front 17

What type of workers are at increased risk of workplace violence?

Back 17

• workers who exchange money

• delivery workers

• those who work alone or in small groups during late night or morn

• social workers

• health care workers

• etc...

Front 18

What is the best protection employers can offer toward preventing workplace violence?

Back 18

Establish a zero-tolerance policy toward workplace violence against or by their employees

Front 19

What are some of the most common signs that future violent offenders tend to exhibit ?

Back 19

• changes in mood

• verbal threats

• history of violence

• drug abuse

• intimidating

Front 20

According to AAOHN's study, they found that nearly _____% of the entire workforce claimed they have experienced an episode of workplace violence first-hand ?

Back 20

20%

Front 21

More than _____% of workers report feeling "angry all the time" ?

Back 21

23%

Front 22

Dr. Lynne McClure says their are 8 major categories that signal a potential for violence. What are they?

Back 22

1) Actor behaviors- acting out

2) Fragmentor behaviors- not taking

responsibility

3) Me-First behaviors- not a team

player

4) Mixed-messenger behaviors-

acting like a team play, but not

5) Wooden-stick behaviors-

unwilling, controlling, bossy

6) Escape-Artist behaviors- lying,

Addictive behaviors

7) Shocker behaviors- acting out of

character or too intensely

8) Stranger behaviors- becoming

isolated, social skills become poor

Front 23

In the event you are confronted with an angry or violent coworker, you should:

Back 23

• Call 911 or supervisor

• Respond calmly

• Be respectful

• Alert other co-workers

• Report the incident to management

Front 24

Provides ideas and suggestions for reducing violence in the workplace ?

Back 24

Violence Prevention Program

Front 25

Simple assault is the most common type of workplace violent crime, with ______ _______ workers being the most numerous victims of attack.

Back 25

retail sales

Front 26

What is the leading cause of death for women in the workplace?

Back 26

Homocide

Front 27

Spoken threats, workplace bullying?

Back 27

Verbal violence

Front 28

Aggravated assault, homicides, suicide?

Back 28

Physical violence

Front 29

A constant presence on the job site and can have a direct influence in identifying, and responding to WPV incidents?

Back 29

Safety leadership

Front 30

An armed person who has used deadly physical force on other persons and continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional victims?

Back 30

Active Shooter

Front 31

Acting out of anger ( yelling, shouting, slamming doors)

Back 31

Action behaviors

Front 32

Not taking responsibility for their actions, blaming others for their mistakes, unable to see consequences for their actions?

Back 32

Fragmenter behaviors

Front 33

Taking breaks during crunch time when everyone else is working, putting their what's ahead of everything else, regardless of negative outcomes (not a team player) ?

Back 33

Me-First behaviors

Front 34

Saying they are part of the company team, but not acting like it?

Back 34

Mixed-messenger behaviors

Front 35

Unwilling to try new technology, withhold information, wants to be in charge, is rigid and controlling?

Back 35

Wooden-stick behaviors

Front 36

Lying to relieve stress, practicing addictive behaviors like taking drugs and gambling?

Back 36

Escape-Artist behaviors

Front 37

Acting out of character or too intensely for the occasion, not showing up for work on previously they were reliable?

Back 37

Shocker behaviors

Front 38

Fixating on an idea or person, becoming isolated, social skills become poor?

Back 38

Strange behaviors

Front 39

Groups feeling that everyone has to cooperate for safety and that everyone in the group will try to behave in a way that protects the safety of each other?

Back 39

Safety culture

Front 40

ASSE

Back 40

American Society of Safety Engineers

Front 41

Female hormone cause sexual malformation

Back 41

DES

Front 42

The way a group of people ordinarily behave, a common practice, such as a culture of wearing casual clothes or dresses and suits?

Back 42

Culture

Front 43

To determine the cause and develop corrective measures is what 1 of the 2 basic approaches to INCIDENT CAUSATION (Reactive)

Back 43

After-the -fact

Front 44

Relies on inspection and systematically identifying & evaluating the nature of undesired events in a system is what 1 of the 2 basic approaches to INCIDENT CAUSATION (Proactive)

Back 44

Before-the-fact

Front 45

Identifies the cause of the accident before the loss occurs?

Back 45

Critical Incident Technique

Front 46

Something that has the potential to cause harm?

Back 46

Hazard

Front 47

The likelihood that an incident will occur?

Back 47

Risk

Front 48

An unplanned, undesired event, not necessarily resulting in injury, but damaging to property and/or interrupting the activity in process?

Back 48

Incident

Front 49

The way in which the workplace directly or indirectly causes or contributes to incident situations?

Back 49

Environmental factors

Front 50

The function directed toward recognizing, evaluating, and eliminating, or at least controlling destructive effects of occupational hazards?

Back 50

Loss Control

Front 51

A group that aids and advises both management and employees on matters of safety and health pertaining to plant or company operations?

Back 51

Safety and Health committees

Front 52

Establishes facility-wide safety and health standards and coordinate responsibilities among departments?

Back 52

Loss Control Program

Front 53

A powerful management tool to help determine the compliance status and Safety Health and Environmental performance of their operating facilities?

Back 53

Auditing

Front 54

"Accident"

Back 54

Unintentional injury

Front 55

Sequence of unsafe acts and conditions that lead to an injury?

Back 55

Domino Theory

Front 56

Something that causes injury at the time the act is committed?

Back 56

Unsafe act (UA)

Front 57

An act one person does that leads the hazard, causing injury on a later date?

Back 57

Unsafe condition caused by an unsafe act (UCA)

Front 58

Something that happened due to wear and tear?

Back 58

Unsafe condition (UC)

Front 59

NSC

Back 59

National Safety Council (1912)

Front 60

The occurrence in a sequence of events that produces unintended injury, death, or property damage.

Back 60

Accident

Front 61

Accident refers to the ------, not the result of the event

Back 61

event

Front 62

An injury requiring first aid; the newly discovered unsafe condition; fires of any size; or non trivial incidents of damage to equipment, building, property, or product?

Back 62

Near-miss incident

Front 63

---------- ------ is the preferred term for "accident injury" in the public health community. It refers to the result of an accident

Back 63

Unintentional injury

Front 64

Producing more output with a given level of input resources?

Back 64

Productivity

Front 65

When an employer's conduct is so reckless or harmful that their actions amount to an intentional injury to the worker. And injured workers may pursue such a claim against their employer in addition to their workers compensation claim?

Back 65

Intentional tort

Front 66

Replaced the common law right for an injured party to sue their employer for their negligence in causing a work place injury?

Back 66

Workman's Compensation

Front 67

Means a company is "blacklisted" and cannot be successful bidder for federal contracts?

Back 67

Disqualified

Front 68

Prevents a person who has violated certain laws, such as a serious environmental violator, from performing any responsible job at a federal contractors facilities?

Back 68

Debarment

Front 69

The manner in which a system, or portion of a system, can exhibit failure?

Back 69

Mode of failure

Front 70

Which President legislation set up the first workers compensation laws covering only federal employees?

Back 70

Theodore Roosevelt

Front 71

Which state past the first effective Workers Compensation Act?

Back 71

Wisconsin, 1911

Front 72

What industry introduced the factory system in the United States?

Back 72

Textile industry

Front 73

What industry was the first to realize that the actions of people were important in creating unintentional injury situation?

Back 73

Railroads

Front 74

3 E's of safety ?

Back 74

Engineering

Education

Enforcement

Front 75

What contributed to the overall decrease in occupational fatalities in the United States since WWII ?

Back 75

The growth of safety procedures and policies intensified

Front 76

The CSB is an independent federal agency T/F

Back 76

True

Front 77

The CSB is looking to place blame; not find solutions T/F

Back 77

False

Front 78

Management's primary role in the safety culture is to talk to workers T\F

Back 78

True

Front 79

Money is not a factor in achieving a safety T/F

Back 79

False

Front 80

Disciplining an individual for errors is an effective means for creating a safe environment as is a program of pre incident planning, risk assessment, and engineering controls T/F

Back 80

False

Front 81

To the _______, spending effort on joint safety committees reduces the stress on contract renewal bargaining issues?

Back 81

Unions

Front 82

To _______, safety culture means less downtime for unwanted, preventable events and less the versions of energy into temporary patches or a risky work process?

Back 82

Supervisors

Front 83

To ______, investment in health and safety makes good business sense and adds to the positive image of the enterprise?

Back 83

Managers

Front 84

What are the four main approaches to an inherently SAFER DESIGN?

Back 84

1) Minimize

2) Substitute

3) Moderate

4) Simplify

Front 85

What federal government program regulates workplace safety?

Back 85

OSHA

Front 86

What extra risks do government contractors face from violations of federal safety rules?

Back 86

Disqualified and Debarment

Front 87

The term "tort" refers to an action that was wrong or harmful, and against which some legal consequence, such as a in jury verdict for damages, might be awarded T/F

Back 87

True

Front 88

In the great majority of workplace injury cases, workers end up suing their employers T/F

Back 88

False, due to workers compensation

Front 89

PPE should be the FIRST option tried as a hazard control method T/F

Back 89

False

Front 90

When implementing a hazard control program, emphasis should be placed on _________ _________?

Back 90

employee training

Front 91

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for ranking hazards by risk?

a) Severity

b) Probability

c) Cost

d) Exposure

Back 91

Cost

Front 92

4 kinds of hazard control measures?

(Remember to list them in order)

Back 92

Don't do it

Engineer it

Training

PPE

Front 93

How is the safety sampling technique of identifying hazards performed?

Back 93

Inspecting

Identifying

Evaluating

Front 94

TRAINING and ADMINISTRATIVE control is one in the same thing T/F

Back 94

True

Front 95

Which department of the company is usually involved in the initial development of the audit program and plays a central role in developing the audit reporting process?

Back 95

Production/operations department

Front 96

When staffing their audit program team companies should choose which combination of individuals?

Back 96

Varies from company to company

Front 97

As companies expand their auditing programs overseas, what types of considerations will they have to address ?

Back 97

Different levels of company ownership and control

Front 98

A methodical examination of a facility's procedures and practices that varies whether they comply with legal requirements and internal policies and evaluate whether they conform to good safety, health, and environmental practices?

Back 98

Safety, Health & Environmental AUDITING

Front 99

What was the primary purpose of the NSC?

Back 99

To provide an avenue for communication

Front 100

Unintentional injuries in the United States exceeds _____ billion

Back 100

120 billion

Front 101

Businesses with 100 to 249 employees have proportionately more work injuries than large corporations or companies with 1-19 employees T/F

Back 101

True

Front 102

Was formed in 1918 by five engineering societies and three governmental departments?

Back 102

American Engineering Standards Committee (AESC)

Front 103

What were the two breakthroughs that safety groups made during the 1900-1990 era

Back 103

1) Identification of occupational diseases (mercury & lead)

2) Efforts to control these hazards

Front 104

The factory system was designated the industrial revolution by who?

Back 104

A. Toynbee