Reference no: EM132240170
1. Employers have the right to require that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) obtain a search warrant before being admitted inside a facility for inspection.
True
False
2. As per the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, all record-keeping forms must be retained for seven years by an organization and must be available for inspection.
True
False
3. In most organizations, a production manager has primary responsibility for safety programs.
True
False
4. Statistics, with respect to employee health in organizations, have shown that occupational diseases may not cost industry as much as occupational accidents.
True
False
5. Stress is a mental and physical condition that results from a perceived threat of danger (physical or emotional) and the pressure to remove it.
True
False
6. Individuals who are physically and psychologically strong are unlikely to experience burnout.
True
False
7. Substance abuse results in reduced productivity, reduced work quality, damage to property and equipment, theft, lower morale, safety violations, and poor decision making.
True
False
8. Wellness programs are company-sponsored programs designed to prevent illness and enhance employee wellness.
True
False
9. An inspector from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wants to examine the safety and health standards maintained at Coral Steel Inc. Which of the following will happen during such an inspection?
The inspector will want to see the employer representative's credentials upon arrival.
The inspector will usually request an employer representative and an employee representative to join in an inspection tour.
The inspector will want to conduct a preliminary meeting with all the employees of the organization.
The inspector will ask the employer to select an employee representative to interview.
10. Which of the following is an appropriate penalty proposed for the respective major violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)?
Limelight Cosmetics Inc. has been charged of willful violations that will require it to pay $3,500 for each violation (mandatory).
Unicorn Builders Inc. has repeatedly violated an OSHA standard that will require it to pay a penalty of up to $7,000 for each such violation.
JK Products Inc. has failed to abate a prior violation, thus it will need to pay a civil penalty of $7,000 for each day the violation continues beyond the prescribed abatement date.
HG Inc. has been charged of serious violations, thus it will have to pay $3,500 for each violation (discretionary).
11. Panther Autos Inc. has been asked to maintain a Form 300 as per the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. This will require the company to:
document the measures it will take to prevent and eradicate occupational injury and illness.
record data about how an injury or illness occurred and must be completed within seven calendar days from the time the employer learns of the work-related injury or illness.
log each recordable occupational injury and illness within six working days from the time the employer learns of it.
OSHA Form 300 requires employers to log each recordable occupational injury and illness within six working days from the time the employer learns of it. In general this includes all occupational illnesses, regardless of severity, and all occupational injuries resulting in death, one or more lost workdays, restriction of work or motion, loss of consciousness, transfer to another job, or medical treatment other than first-aid.
provide details about previous examinations conducted by an OSHA inspector.
12. Which of the following statements is true regarding accidents and safety in the workplace?
All kinds of injuries are used in determining the severity rate in an organizational accident.
Intentional negligence to wear prescribed safety equipment is a frequent cause of accidents.
It has been estimated that unsafe personal acts cause as much as 65 percent of organizational accidents.
A severity rate indicates how frequently accidents occur in an organization.