Deck 1: Safety and Health Movement, Then and Now

Question 1

Specific work-related health problems such as lung diseases in miners and mercury poisoning have contributed to advancing the safety movement in the United States.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

U.S. companies have no responsibility when it comes to the safety and health of employees of companies in foreign countries that manufacture goods for them.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The link between workplace safety and productivity was established by:

A)OSHA
B)The Foster Wheeler Study
C)NIOSH
D)The U.S. Department of Commerce

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Concern over the potential effects of bloodborne pathogens has introduced a whole new set of precautions into the realm of workplace safety.

Question 5

OSHA opposes the use of safety incentives in every case.

Question 6

An organization that has contributed to the development of the safety movement in the United States is:

A)National Society of Safety Engineers
B)National Safety Council
C)National Safety Management Society
D)All of the above

Question 7

The first recorded occupational safety program occurred in 1907 with the establishment of the Bureau of Mines.

Question 8

Lung cancer has been tied to asbestos in the workplace.

Question 9

A widely used accident prevention technique is:

A)Fail-safe designs
B)CPR with AED
C)Fellow servant rule
D)Employer liability

Question 10

The first effective workers' compensation law in the United States was passed in 1911.

Question 11

Which of the following would not generally be considered a member of the safety and health team for a large company?

A)Radiation control specialist
B)Marketing vice-president
C)Occupational nurse
D)Dietician

Question 12

The Romans were cruel task masters who had no concern for occupational safety.

Question 13

Total Safety Management (TSM)encourages organizations to take a holistic approach to safety management.

Question 14

The Code of Hammurabi, circa 2000 BC, contained clauses that could be interpreted as early attempts at workers' compensation.

Question 15

The three Es of safety are:

A)Engineering, education, and employer liability
B)Engineering, education, and enforcement
C)Engineering, education, and elimination of hazards
D)Engineering, education, and employee responsibility

Question 16

Organized labor in the United States worked hard to overturn anti-labor laws that inhibited safety in the workplace.

Question 17

A large professional organizational for safety managers, engineers, and specialists is:

A)National Safety Council
B)National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
C)Bureau of Mines
D)Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 18

Safety and health professionals do not have to concern themselves with documenting the return on investment for safety and health programs.

Question 19

OSHA was passed in 1970 in spite of strenuous efforts on the part of organized labor to prevent it.

Question 20

The disaster in Bhopal, India called into question the practice of moving companies that produce hazardous substances to countries that have fewer safety regulations.

Question 21

Cutting the frequency of workplace injuries in half results in how much of an increase to productivity?

A)Thirty percent
B)Fifty percent
C)Ninety percent
D)Ten percent