Deck 16: Safety and Health in the Workplace

Question 1

A research body located in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responsible for developing and recommending occupational safety and health standards is

A)the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
B)the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
C)the Coal Mine Health and Safety Administration
D)none of the above

Answer 1

the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Question 2

The first state to pass worker's compensation laws was

A)Massachusetts
B)New York
C)Pennsylvania
D)Maryland

Answer 2

Maryland

Question 3

Workplace-based programs that assist employees who have substance abuse,domestic,psychological,or social problems that interfere with their work performance are employee assistance programs.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Farming is considered to be a hazardous occupation.

Question 5

A factor that increases a worker's risk for workplace assault includes working in community-based settings.

Question 6

Workplace illnesses are reported more than workplace injuries.

Question 7

The first state to pass a child labor law was

A)Massachusetts
B)New York
C)Pennsylvania
D)Maryland

Question 8

Female workers account for almost two-thirds of cases of days away from work due to anxiety,stress,and neurotic disorders.

Question 9

Improvements in workplace safety have been considered one of the 10 greatest achievements in public health during the past century.

Question 10

The leading cause of fatal work-related injuries is

A)highway incidents
B)falls
C)assaults and violent acts
D)being struck with an object

Question 11

Hazardous agents in the workplace affect only the workers inside the worksite.

Question 12

Work-related fatality rates in America have increased significantly in the past 100 years.

Question 13

Days away from work for disabling injury increase with age.

Question 14

The highest incidences of occupational skin disorders are reported in education and health services.

Question 15

The leading type of occupational reported musculoskeletal disorder is repeated trauma disorders.

Question 16

The federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering the provisions of the OSHAct is NIOSH.

Question 17

The age group with the lowest workplace fatality rate is

A)65 and over
B)45-54
C)25-34
D)16-17

Question 18

Less than half of all adult women work.

Question 19

The goods-producing industries have a higher rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses than the service-providing industries.

Question 20

Unintentional injuries in the workplace can include bruises,burns,fractures,and amputations.

Question 21

Acute or chronic lung disease caused by the inhalation of cotton,flax,or hemp dusts,also know as brown lung disease is

A)pneumoconiosis
B)silicosis
C)asbestosis
D)byssinosis

Question 22

What are the four fundamental tasks for reducing the number and seriousness of injuries and illnesses in the workplace?

Question 23

What are the three categories of prevention strategies for workplace violence,and provide an example of each.

Question 24

Having procedures for opening and closing a workplace is an example of what kind of prevention strategy for workplace violence?

A)environmental designs
B)administrative controls
C)behavior strategies
D)all of the above

Question 25

What are five of the top ten most dangerous jobs?

Question 26

How are preplacement examinations used to reduce job-related injuries?

Question 27

Installing better security systems at entrances and exists is an example of what kind of prevention strategy for workplace violence?

A)environmental designs
B)administrative controls
C)behavior strategies
D)all of the above

Question 28

The type of workplace violence in which the perpetrator has no legitimate relationship to the business or its employees and is usually committing a crime is

A)Criminal intent (Type I)
B)Customer/client (Type II)
C)Worker-on-worker (Type III)
D)Personal relationship (Type IV)

Question 29

What are the four categories of workplace violence?

Question 30

What are four risk factors for encountering violence at work?

Question 31

What are employee assistance programs?

Question 32

In the service-producing industries,the area with the highest incident rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses is

A)education and health services
B)education and housekeeping
C)health services and housekeeping
D)education and accounting

Question 33

What are three types of occupational illnesses,and provide an example of each?

Question 34

The racial/ethnic group with the lowest death rate for occupational injuries is

A)Native Americans
B)Asians
C)black Americans
D)Hispanic Americans

Question 35

Youth employment peaks during

A)winters
B)springs
C)summers
D)falls

Question 36

What are worksite health promotion programs?

Question 37

What are two ways industries and communities share health problems?

Question 38

Worksite programs that include screenings and interventions designed to change employees' health behaviors and reduce risks are

A)preplacement examinations
B)worksite health promotion programs
C)employee assistance programs
D)none of the above

Question 39

The type of workplace violence in which the perpetrator has a legitimate relationship with the business and becomes violent while being served is

A)Criminal intent (Type I)
B)Customer/client (Type II)
C)Worker-on-worker (Type III)
D)Personal relationship (Type IV)

Question 40

Work-related death from machinery,falling objects,electric current,and explosion are highest in

A)urban states
B)rural states
C)Florida
D)West Virginia