Quiz 7-8

Front 1

All of the following should be included as part of security audit EXCEPT

Back 1

identification of mentally-ill employees.

Front 2

Typically, once an OSHA inspector’s credentials have been examined and an opening conference has been held with an HR representative, the OSHA inspector’s first step will be to

Back 2

examine the organization’s safety records.

Front 3

The ____ approach to safety management focuses on designing jobs, developing and implementing safety policies, and using safety committees.

Back 3

organizational

Front 4

Flexible benefits plans have grown more popular because

Back 4

employee family and work situations are more variable than they were in the past.

Front 5

All of the following are ways to measure the effectiveness of safety efforts EXCEPT

Back 5

cost of personal protective equipment per employee.

Front 6

A “personal statement of benefits”

Back 6

shows each employee how much his/her benefits are worth in dollars.

Front 7

The recommended action for supervisors when first confronting an employee who is suspected of being a substance abuser is

Back 7

offering the employee a firm choice between help and discipline.

Front 8

Of all the benefits paid by employers, on average ____ make up the largest proportion of costs.

Back 8

health insurance

Front 9

A flexible benefits plan

Back 9

allows employees to select the benefits they prefer from groups of benefits established by the employer.

Front 10

Employee benefits are a/an

Back 10

indirect reward for employees.

Front 11

The most constructive way to view benefits is

Back 11

a tool for competitive advantage.

Front 12

An effective safety training system has all the following characteristics EXCEPT

Back 12

training managers and their subordinates simultaneously.

Front 13

____ provide(s) counseling and other help in a non-work setting to employees having emotional, physical, or other personal problems.

Back 13

Employee assistance programs

Front 14

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act,

Back 14

recovering substance abusers are considered disabled.

Front 15

How is workers' compensation usually funded?

Back 15

by insurance purchased by employers from a private carrier or state insurance fund or by self-insurance

Front 16

____ is the study and design of the work environment to address the physiological and physical demands on individuals.

Back 16

Ergonomics

Front 17

Substance abuse is of concern to employers because

Back 17

drug use is immoral.

Front 18

In most developed countries, ____ provide/s most health and retirement benefits for citizens.

Back 18

the government

Front 19

An employer is responsible for a “serious” OSHA violation that could cause death or serious physical harm to an employee

Back 19

if it did not know about the violation, but should have known about it.

Front 20

“Cost sharing” benefits plans

Back 20

require employees to pay a larger proportion of their health benefits costs.

Front 21

The vast majority of workplace homicides are committed by

Back 21

a person with no legitimate relationship to the business.

Front 22

A security audit team would make use of all the following individuals EXCEPT

Back 22

industrial psychologists.

Front 23

Which of the following is a recommended approach to the management of workplace violence?

Back 23

Establish a violence response team.

Front 24

The main determinant of whether employees will use an EAP is

Back 24

if employees believe their use of the EAP will be confidential.

Front 25

A fitness-for-duty test is a/an

Back 25

attempt to detect impairment of abilities.