Module 6 Sections 1 - 3

When assessing risk which of the following factors are not part of the process?

• Review company goals and objectives

• Anticipate business opportunities on the horizon

• Identify resources available

• Complete a SWOT analysis

• Recognize differences in international laws and regulations

An analysis based on research that uses open-ended interviewing to explore and understand the attitudes, opinions, feelings, and behavior of individuals or a group of individuals.

• Qualitative Analysis

• Data Collection

• Quantitative Analysis

• Experiment

• None of the above

Module 6 is primarily focused on...

• Strategic Planning

• Worker's Comp Issues

• Risk Management

• Employee Relations

• None of the above

Emergency management is a dynamic process that includes training, ___________ ______, testing equipment, and coordinating activities with the community.

This type of insurance provides employers with protection against claims of discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, or other employment-related issues made by employees, former employees, or potential employees.

• General Liabiltiy Insurance

• Automobile Insurance

• Errors and omissions insurance (E&O)

• Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)

• Directors' and officer's liability insurance (D&O)

Workers' compensation insurance is provided by each _______, paid for by the employer, and designed to protect workers in case of a work-related injury or disease.

• Employee

• State

• City

• Employer

• None of the above

The objectives of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) established in 1970 does not include...

• Encourage employers and employees to reduce safety and health hazards

• Authorize the secretary of labor to establish mandatory occupational health and safety standards

• Discover the causal connections between diseases and work and establish appropriate standards to eliminate industrial disease

• Provide health and safety research through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

• Mandate that Employers create a safety team to find all aspects of unsafe work habits

The General Duty Clause states...

• Each employee has the right to "a place of employment which [is] free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm

• That each employee has a "general duty" to stay safe while employed

• That employers have a "general duty" to keep all employees safe at all times

• The duty of all is to stay away from anything that might cause any problems for any body

• None of the above

OSHA provides employees with a number of specific rights.  Which answer below is not one of the specific rights?

• The right to demand safety and health on the job

• The right to be informed of workplace hazards

• The right to file a complaint

• The right to leave work at any time they feel threatened

• The right to receive training

Following is a list of best known OSHA standard.  Please mark the one that is not correct...

• Emergency Exit Procedures

• Occupational Noise Exposure

• Drug-Free Workplace

• Confined Space Entry

• Hazard Communication

The OSHA's Form ________ is the sumary of work-related injuries and illnesses.

Please mark the third priority in OSHA inspections

• Follow-up Inspections

• High-Hazard industries

• Catastrophes and fatal accidents

• Imminent danger

• Employee Complaints

Following are the violations of OSHA please mark the one that has no penalty.

• Willful

• De Minimus

• Other-Than-Serious

• Repeat

• Serious

The USA Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) of 2001 gives certain rights.  Please mark the incorrect answer below.

• Seeks to further close our borders to foreign terrorists and to detain and remove those within our borders

• Vests the vice president with regulatory powers to combat corruption of U.S. financial institutions for foreign money laundering purposes.

• Triples the number of Border Patrol agents and Customs and Immigration inspectors at the northern border of the United States.

• Creates new crimes, penalties, and procedural efficiencies for use against domestic and international terrorists.

• Makes is illegal for a person to harbor an individual who he or she knows or has reason to believe has committed or is about to commit an act prohibited by certain sections of the act.

For every dollar lost in direct costs in employee accidents how much can be lost in indirect costs?

• 3-10 dollars

• 1 - 2 dollars

• 12-15 dollars

• 7 - 25 dollars

• 25 - 30 dollars

Which is the First Priority for employers when addressing health and safey issues?

• Provide Personal Protection

• Train and Instruct

• Use Warning Signs

• Use Safeguards

• Eliminate hazard completely

Which answer below is not a role that HR should take in safety?

• Gain Managment support for safety programs

• Develop a safety reporting system

• Provide training for line managers

• Accept ultimate responsibility for safety of employees

• Assist in coordinating safety programs