Hr Chapter 16

Front 1

Why was OSHA passed? (Occupational Safety and Health Act)

Back 1

To assure so far that everyone has safe and healthful working conditions.

Does not cover self-employed employers.

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What is the general purpose of the OSHA? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Back 2

Agency created within the Dept of Labor to set safety and health standards.

Administer the OSHA act.

Enforced by Dept of Labor.

Front 3

Occupational Illness?

Back 3

Any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment.

Front 4

Under the OSHA act employers with 11 or more employees must maintain specified records.

Back 4

Must report all occupational illnesses and injuries, if an on-the-job injury results in death it must be reported immediately.

Front 5

How does OSHA administration enforce its standards?

Back 5

Inspections.

Highest level priority is imminent danger (within 24hrs) / Lowest level priority is random inspections (20 working days)

Front 6

Citation?

Back 6

Summons informing employers and employees of the regulations and standards that have been violated in the workplace.

Front 7

What penalties may the OSHA administration impose?

Back 7

Fines range from $5000-$70,000

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What are the employer's responsibilities / rights under OSHA?

Back 8

To meeting their duty to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards / have right to seek advice and off-site consultation.

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What are employee's responsibilities / rights under OSHA?

Back 9

For complying with all applicable OSHA standards / have right to demand safety.

Front 10

What are the 3 basic causes of workplace accidents?

Back 10

1)Chance occurrences; this is beyond managements control
2)Unsafe conditions
3)Unsafe acts

Front 11

Unsafe Conditions?

Back 11

The mechanical and physical conditions that cause accidents.

Basic remedy here is to identify and eliminate the conditions.

Front 12

In practice, accident prevention boils down to what 2 basic activities?

Back 12

1)Reducing unsafe conditions
2)Reducing unsafe acts

Front 13

Employer's first like of defense in preventing accidents?

Back 13

Reducing unsafe conditions.

Front 14

Reducing Unsafe Acts?

Back 14

1)Designing the job properly
2)Screening and training

Front 15

ERI

Back 15

Employee Reliability Inventory.

Helps employers reduce unsafe acts at work.

Front 16

Behavior-Based Safety?

Back 16

Identifying the worker behaviors that contribute to accidents and then training workers to avoid these behaviors.

Front 17

When is the right time to start controlling workers' comp. claims?

Back 17

Before the accident happens.

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What steps can the employer take to make return-to-work after an accident more employee friendly?

Back 18

Have an aggressive policy that includes availability of light-duty.

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Industrial Hygiene?

Back 19

Managing exposure hazards using 3 steps

1)Recognize
2)Evaluation
3)Control

Front 20

What are the 4 major sources of occupational respiratory diseases?

Back 20

Asbestos, silica, lead, and carbon dioxide.

Front 21

Some experts estimate that as many as 505% of all problem employees in industry are alcoholics.

Back 21

The estimated cost of substance abuse damage to a company is $7000 per abuser per year.

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Additional steps employers can take in dealing with alcohol and drug abusers include conducting workplace inspections and using undercover agents.

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Type A personalities are considered to be workaholics and place themselves under unnecessary stress.

Front 23

What should be the organizations first line of defense in combating workplace drug abuse?

Back 23

Supervisors.

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Burnout?

Back 24

The total depletion of physical and mental resources caused by excessive striving to reach an unrealistic work-related goal.

Front 25

Employee depression impacts employers in 200 million lost work days annually and as much as $24 billion per year due to absenteeism and lost productivity.

Back 25

Smoking is both a serious health and cost problem for employers.

Front 26

Why should supervisors provide refrigerators as a reasonable ADA accommodation?

Back 26

So that there storage access for medication.

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It is estimated that second hand smoke causes 3000 deaths due to lung cancer and 35,000 to 62,000 illnesses due to heart problems.

Back 27

Non fatal workplace assaults resulted in more than 876,000 lost workdays and about $16 billion in lost wages in a recent year according to NIOSH surveys.

Front 28

What are the conditions for denying a job to smoker?

Back 28

As long as you dont use smoking as a surrogate for some other kind of discrimination.

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What is the second biggest cause of fatal workplace injuries?

Back 29

Homicide.

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What is considered to be the silent epidemic of the workplace?

Back 30

Bullying.

Front 31

What is an employer's first line of defense against workplace violence? / Second line?

Back 31

Heightened security. (i.e. external lighting, minimize cash on-hand, install alarms) / Screening out potential explosive employees

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What are the four steps in instituting a basic security program?

Back 32

1)Analyzing the current level of risk
Then installing:
2)Mechanical
3)Natural
4)Organizational
security systems.

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Natural Security?

Back 33

Taking advantage of the facility's natural or architectural features in order to minimize security problems.

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Mechanical Security?

Back 34

The utilization of security systems such as locks, intrusion alarms, access control systems, and surveillance.

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Organizational Security?

Back 35

Using good management to improve security.

Front 36

The Federal Wire Act prohibits what?

Back 36

Someone from intercepting oral, wire, or electronic communication.

Does allow employers to monitor employee communications if there its clear in its policies.