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De minimis Violation

Violation of an OSHA standard that does not have a direct impact on employees safety and health on the job

Other-than-serious violation

Violation of an OSHA standard that would probably not cause serious physical harm or death.

Emergency Exit Procedures (Means of Egress) standard

OSHA standard that provides guidelines for preparing an emergency action plan and includes specifications regarding exits and maintenance of emergency systems.

Musculosketal disorder (MSD)

Disease cause by repetitive motion that affects muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage, blood vessesls, and spinal disks; also called cumulative trauma syndrome (CTS), cumulative trama disorder (CTD), or repretitive stress injury (RSI).

OSHA's Form 300

Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses; used to classify work-related injuries and illnesses and to note the extent and severity of each case.

OSHA's form 301

Injury and Illness Incident Report; supplemental record that covers the details of each occupational injury and illness.

OSHA's form 300A

Summary of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses; shows the totals of wore-related injuries and illnesses for the year in each category.

Bloodborne Pathogens

Microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans

Bloodborne Pathogens standard

OSHA standard that requires employers to protect employees from potentially infectious materials.

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

Revision to Bloodborne Pathogens standard that requires employers to minimize employees' exposure to blood through sharps injuries.

Risk managment scorecard

Tool used to make calculated judegements based on the probability that a circumstance will occur and the potential consequences.

Proprietary inforamation

Sensitive information owned by an oranization that gies the organization certain competitive advantages.

Pandemic

Emergence of a disease new to the population;the agent infects humans, causing serious illness and spreads easily and sustainably.

Occumpational Noise Exposure (Hearing Conservation) standard

OSHA standard that requires employers to provide controls to reduce unsafe noise levels in the workplace

Terrorism

Use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of the criminal laws of the United States for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom.

State plans

Safety and health policies and procedures that states have adopted and that have been approved by OSHA

Security

Physical/procedureal measures used to protect people, property, and information in the workplace.

Risk managment

Identification, evaluation and control of risk that may affect an organization, typically incrpaorating the use of insurance and other strategies.

USA Patriot Act

Act that gives federal officials greater authority to take measures to combat terrorism

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Heath (NIOSH)

Agency that provides health and ssafety information

Occupational Safety and health (OSH) act

Act that established the first national policy for safety and health and continues to deliver standards that employers must meet to guarantee the health and safety of their employees.

Repeat Violation

Vilation of an OSHA Standard that is a repeat of a vilation found under a previous inspection

Personal Protective Equipment Standard

OSHA standard that protects employees from environmental, process, chemical, mechanical, or radiological hazards capable of causing injury or impairment and sets criteria for acceptable equipment designs.

Sick building syndrome (SBS)

Situation in which building occupants experienc acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building but no specific illness or cause can be identified.

Safety

Freedom from hazard, risk or injury

Unsafe Acts

Indidents that result from unsafe behavior on the part of the employee, such as operationg equipment at high speeds.

Tagout

Signs or labels attached to equipment to warn others not to activate it.

Process Safety Management standard

OSHA standard aimed at preventing or minimizing the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive chemicals.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Agency that administers and enforces the Occpational Safety and health Act of 1970

Wellness programs

Preventitive health programs offered by employers designed to imporve the health and physical well-being of employe both on and off the job.

Social engineering

Collection of manipulative techniquies used to gain access to private or confidential information, often without face-to face interaction.

Safety committees

Composed of workers from differnt levels and departments who are involved in safety planning and programs.

Return-to -work programs

Programs that offer employees less-strenuous jobs until they are fit to return to their regular jobs;also know as modified-duty programs.

Teratogens

Products that affect a fetus but not the pregnant mother

Occupational illness

Medical condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an occupational injury caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment.

Unsafe conditions

Mechanical or physical hazards that may lead to injury, such as defective equipment or improper lighting.

Willful violations

Violation of an OSHA standard taht is considered intentional

Occupational Inury

Injury that results from a work-related accident or exposure involvinig a singel incident in the work environment.

Occupational Safety and health Review Commission (OSHRC)

Group that rules on contested OSHA citations

Machine Guarding standard

OSHA standard that provides general requirements for all machinery to protect operator and other employees.

Homeland Security Act

Act designed to secure the United States against terrorist attacks and other thearts and hazard and ensure safe and secure borders.

General Duty Clause

Statement in Occupational Safety and Health Act that requires employers subject to OSHA to provide employees with a safe and healthy work environment

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Employer-sponsored programs that deliver a vairiety of health-related and personal servcies, which are provided by licensed professionals or organizations and offer employees a high degree of confidentiality.

Control of Hazarous Energy Standard

OSHA standard that requires action so equipment cannot be activated (lockout) and signs or labels (tagout) are attached to dangerous quipment atha should not be activated.

Business continuity planning

Management process that identifies potential threats and impacts to an organization and provides a framework for ensuring that it is able to withstand disruption, interruption or loss of normal business functions/operations.

Biometric verification

Use of an individuals physical characteristics such as fingerprints and voice patters to allow access to computers databases.

Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB)

Form of tuberculosis that is resistanct to current drug therapy.

Job burnout

Depletion of physical/mental resources caused by excessive striving to reach an unrealistic work-related goal.

Fetal protection policies

Attemts to protect the fetus from workplace hazards

Counseling

Form of intervention in which the emphasis is on the cause of a problem rather than on job performance

Constructive confrontation

Intervention strategy that focuses on job performance

Building-related illness

Situation in which buildin occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that can be attributed directly to airborne building contaminants

Disaster recover plan

Guidelines and procedures to be used by an organization for the recovery of business operations whenlost due to disasters such as earthquakes, fies, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, terrorism, or epidemics.

Health

State of well-being, free of illness or disease

Hazard

Potential for harm, often associated with a condition or activity that, if left uncontrolled, can result in injury or illness.

Epidemiology

Brand of medicine that investigates the causes and control of fiseases in a population

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Must be provided bmanufacturers for every hazardous substance;employers must evaluate chemicals and inform employees of hazardous properties

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Virus that may lead to the developement of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS

Accident

Undesired event that results in physical harm to a person or damage to property

Corporate Espionage

Act of spying or using spies to obtain secret or confidential infromation about a business competitor for commercial purposes

Computer vision syndrome (CVS)

Vision problems such as headaches and blurred vision that are associated with video display terminals

Professional liability insurance

Insurance that protects directors, officers, employees and organizations against clais of negligence in the performance of professional services

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, which kills or damages cells of the body's immune system by progressiely destroying the bodys ability to fight infrctiosn and certain cancers.

Mine Safety and Health Act

Established mandatory safety and health standards for underground and surface mines

Independent medical exam

Legal term referring to anexamination and assessment of an injured employee performed by an appropriately qualified, impartial doctor for the purpose of determining fitness for duty.

Hazard Communication Standard (Employee Right-to-Know Law)

OSHA standard that requires labeling, Material Safety Data sheets, training, orientation for new and transferred employees, and hazard communication programs to inform employees of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

Ergonomics

Design of the work environment to address the physical demands experienced by employees

Drug-Free Workplace Act

Requires federal contractors with contracts of $100,000 or more as well as recipients of grants from federal government to certify they are maintaining a drug-free workplace.

Corporate sabotage

Act of deliberately hampering, subverting, or otherwise hurting the efforts of another organization

Confined Space Entry standard

OSHA standard designed to protect workers in confined spaces from hazardous atmospheres, entrapment, or engulfment by liquids or small particles.

Vulnerabilities

Security risk factors

Tuberculosis (TB)

Airborne contagious disease caused by a bacterial infection

Stress

Mental and physical condition that results from a real or perceived threat and the inability to remove it or cope with it

Serious Violation

Violation of an OSHA standard that is likely to cause death or serious injury on the job.

what applicants can be polygraphed?
  • guards for certain types of security firms



  • workers who manufacture or distribute controlled substances and have direct access to them
alarm reaction

the first stage of stress in which the body prepares for a fight or flight response by activating the endocrine system
biofeedback

the use of electronic monitoring equipment to measure internal body functions of which individuals are normally unaware, such as blood pressure and muscle tension. Being able to observe these functions help individuals to control them
CCTV


Closed Circuit Television




a system of cameras and monitors that allow a security officer to observe the monitors in one location and know what is happening in many sensitive areas

what are the necessary conditions for administering a polygraph exam?
  1. the test is part of an ongoing investigation of losses suffered by the employer
  2. the tested employee had access to the property in question
  3. the employer had reasonable suspicion of the employee's involvement
  4. the employer provides a statement explaining the basis for suspecting the above conditions
direct threat

a disease or physical condition that poses a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of the individual or others, such as a highly contagious disease among job holders who work in food preparation. The ADA does not protect people who pose a direct threat unless reasonable accommodations can be made to reduce the threat

distress

unpleasant or disease-producing stress that is destructive to physical and mental well-being

eustress

pleasant or curative stress that contributes to interest, enthusiasm, or a zest for living

fetal protection policy

refusing to hire or insisting on transferring a pregnant or fertile woman who would be unavoidably exposed to substances creating a reproductive hazard. The Supreme Court ruled that "fetal protection policies" are a form of sex discrimination in spite of the risks
firewall

a system of computer components between two networks that checks an controls the transfer of information between the networks

fraud determinants


three categories of variables that influence when fraud will likely occur:




  1. situational pressures
  2. convenient opportunities
  3. low moral, character, or honesty
FSGO


Federal Sentencing Guidelines Organizations Act




makes companies criminally responsible for internal fraud an in extreme cases could force the dissolution of a company. penalties can be reduced by effective anti-fraud programs

imminent danger

any condition where a high probability exists that an accident may occur that will result in the death or serious physical harm

incidence rate


N / EH x 200,000




N= number of injuries, illness or lost workdays




EH= total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year




200,000= 100 employees x t0 weeks x 40 hours

intermittent explosive disorders

an explosive outburst of angry emotion when a person is out of control and likely to injure someone or damage something
internal financial procedures limits

limits on the dollar amounts that various employees are allowed to spend without further authorizations
inventory shrinkage

amount of inventory stores actually have relative to what they should have based on how much merchandise they have bought and what has been sold. inventory shrinkage measures a store's losses - mostly through employee theft
musculoskeletal disorder

injuries and disorders such as carpel tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, and sciatica, that are caused from overexertion and repetitive motion
neurological disorders

chemical imbalances that influence a person's neurological functioning and may contribute to a loss of emotional control and violence
no-adverse-effect level

the highest does of a material or exposure to it that causes no ill effect

non-serious violations

direct relationship to safety or health, but unlikely to cause serious physical harm

obsessive disorders

a disorder that occurs when people allow their romantic fantasies to go unchecked and become irrational desires. this condition may become violent when the person is rejected

OSHA


Occupational Safety and Health Administration




the federal agency that enforces the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970


paranoia

an irrational fear held by people who think others are out to harm or destroy them

patents

a legal document obtained from the Office of Patents and Trademarks that protects th inventions and ideas of an inventor for a period of 17 years
recordable cases

cases in which there was an occupational injury or illness, including death, but no including first-aid cases consisting of one-time treatment and subsequent observation of minor scratches, cuts, bumps, or splinters

serious violation

substantial probability of death or serious physical harm and employer knew or should have known of the hazard
signal detection theory


a theory that explains the likelihood that a security officer will detect a problem based on two factors:




  • the detectability of the problem relative to background noise
  • the expectancy of an occurrence
Strategic Partnership Programs
voluntary long-term agreements forming cooperative relationships between OSHA ad groups of employers, employees, union representatives, and other stakeholders to improve safety by eliminating serious hazards and creating safe working procedures
toxicity threshold
the lowest dose level at which toxic effects can be demonstrated
toxicology

the study of poisonous materials and the exposure thresholds of each

voluntary protection programs

programs where management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at a workplace. management agrees to meet an established set of criteria, and the employees agree to cooperate with management to assure a safe and healthful workplace. OSHA removes the company from its list of scheduled inspections.
vulnerability analysis


an analysis of the level of risk and frequency oof losses to determine how secure a company's


assets are and the potential threats to these assets

which occupational injuries must be reported to OSHA?


death


one or more lost workdays


restriction of work or motion


loss of consciousness


transfer to another job


medical treatment other than first aid

who is not covered by OSHA?
  • self-employed persons
  • family farms where only family members work
  • workplaces already covered by other federal statutes
  • state and local government
workers compensation

provides income continuation and reimbursement of accident expenses for employees who are injured on the job regardless of who was responsible for the accident
workplace violence

any act taken by an employee that undermines the purpose for which an enterprise exists, including graffiti scrawling, harassment, and practical jokes, as well as violent homicides