Deck 15: The Supervisors Role in Employee Safety and Health, and Labor Relations

Question 1

A(n)___________________ is a workplace condition that requires the job holder to repeat or sustain a fixed motion or stress pattern over an extended period of time,and that may include a repetitive strain injury (RSI).

Answer 1

ergonomic hazard

Question 2

___________________,or prevention programs,extend beyond safety to comprehensive health and wellness promotional efforts.

Answer 2

Wellness programs

Question 3

(p.B)Which of the following is a preventative measure for gang activity in the workplace?

A)carefully screen employees
B)understand that your area is unlikely to have gang activity
C)install and use a variety of security measures
D)strictly enforce existing policies for security and behavioral violations

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A(n)_____ is a formula that compares the number of lost workdays that have occurred with the total number of hours that employees worked during that period.

A)OSHA
B)incident rate
C)severity rate
D)frequency rate

Question 5

Which of the following is not a common potential cause of workplace violence?

A)obesity
B)drug abuse
C)substantial mood swings
D)rejection of constructive criticism

Question 6

Only about 12 percent of all employees,and only 7 percent of private sector workers,are formally represented by a ___________________.

Question 7

Which of the following laws permits the individual states to pass laws making the union shop illegal?

A)Taft-Hartley Act
B)Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
C)Fair Labor Standards Act
D)Landrum-Griffith Act

Question 8

Which of the following is a problem that causes 300,000 deaths annually according to your textbook?

A)obesity
B)drug abuse
C)substantial mood swings
D)rejection of constructive criticism

Question 9

Which of the following is not a cause of RSI?

A)use of impact tools
B)maintaining fixed posture for an extended period
C)stretching
D)repetition

Question 10

Which of the following laws regulates methods of wage payment and hours of work?

A)Taft-Hartley Act
B)Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
C)Fair Labor Standards Act
D)Landrum-Griffith Act

Question 11

A(n)_____ is a formula that calculates accident rates by comparing the number of accident cases that have occurred with the total number of hours worked by all employees during the same period.

A)OSHA
B)incident rate
C)severity rate
D)employee accident rate

Question 12

Which of the following is true about grievance procedures?

A)The law dictates a standard grievance procedure.
B)They heavily favor the labor side.
C)They heavily favor the management side.
D)They are typically written into the labor contract.

Question 13

Which of the following laws sets the rules for any company that works on a government contract in excess of $10,000?

A)Taft-Hartley Act
B)Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
C)Fair Labor Standards Act
D)Landrum-Griffith Act

Question 14

___________________ is a concern for employers because overweight employees can have substantial consequences for both themselves and their employers.

Question 15

Which of the following laws compels employers to disclose payments to labor union officials?

A)Taft-Hartley Act
B)Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
C)Fair Labor Standards Act
D)Landrum-Griffith Act

Question 16

The purpose of ___________________ is to establish safety and health standards with which every employer and every employee must comply.

Question 17

OSHA stands for the ___________________.

Question 18

A(n)_____ involves occupational injury or illness,including death.

A)OSHA
B)incident rate
C)severity rate
D)recordable incident

Question 19

Which of the following alleviates RSI?

A)use of impact tools
B)maintaining fixed posture for an extended period
C)stretching
D)repetition

Question 20

Which of the following is not a common cause of accidents?

A)employees
B)ineffective safety clothing
C)instructions
D)poor sanitation

Question 21

Lack of protective devices can cause accidents.

Question 22

Employers should not ask for safety suggestions from employees.

Question 23

Accident rates are computed using a standard based on the expectations of 100 employees working 2,000 hours per year.

Question 24

The ___________________ clarified and added to the list of unfair practices that could
be charged against management.

Question 25

When you are checking on accidents,one question you should ask is,"What needs to be done to prevent this from happening again?"

Question 26

Employers should pay special attention to new employees as they may cause accidents.

Question 27

Good supervision is the starting place for an effective accident-prevention program.

Question 28

People cause most accidents.

Question 29

The manufacturing industry tends to have fewer accidents than other industries.

Question 30

An accident case involves injury or illness on the job.

Question 31

It is not a good idea to reward safety compliance since it is an expected part of any job.

Question 32

The purpose of a safety inspection is to call out employees who are in violation of safety policies.

Question 33

Root cause analysis process can reduce accidents.

Question 34

Unions are strong in the manufacturing and airline industries.

Question 35

A ___________________ is a written agreement that binds a company's management and its employees' organization (labor union)for a stipulated period of time to certain conditions of pay,hours,work,and any other matters the parties deem appropriate.

Question 36

When you are checking on accidents,one question you should ask is,"Who is to blame?"

Question 37

Most people who consider themselves "accident prone" actually are.

Question 38

RSI is caused by repeating the same motions.

Question 39

Employees may join a labor union because membership is required at their workplace.

Question 40

___________________ is the process of give-and-take engaged in by the management of an organization and authorized representatives of its collective employees (a labor union)to reach a formal,written agreement about wages,hours,and working conditions.

Question 41

It is best to consider an employee's union affiliation before making decisions about their employment.

Question 42

A supervisor interfering in a union recruitment drive may be considered unfair labor practice.

Question 43

Right-to-work laws ensure that workers are not legally represented.

Question 44

A supervisor's primary responsibility to their organization in labor matters is to protect the interests and the rights of their employees.
A supervisor's duties is to management in labor issues.

Question 45

Workers are more loyal to their union than to their supervisor.

Question 46

Arbitration is a popular method of issue resolution with both labor unions and management.

Question 47

Few recent union contracts include a grievance procedure.

Question 48

Collective bargaining usually starts with the negotiation of the labor agreement.