Question 1

Despite significantly higher premium rates for Workers' Compensation insurance in recent years,these costs are still considered as the "tip of the iceberg" when considering the total costs of accidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A 65-employee firm has the following injury and illness record for the year:

Case 1 - Work-related injury; no workdays lost
		Case 2 - Work-related illness; 5 days away from work
		Case 3 - Work-related injury; one workday away from work; nine more days in restricted work activity
		Case 4 - Injury; able to stay at work, but for two weeks employee was unable to do regular job and was assigned to another one.
		Case 5 - Illness; not work-related

Accepted Answer

a. Calculate the LWDI.

b. Cal...

Question 3

Workers Compensation premiums are a significant portion of the hidden costs of accidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the principal disadvantage of accident cause analysis?

Accepted Answer

It is the ...

Question 5

What method of training is considered most effective?

Accepted Answer

Accident cause analy...

Question 6

Which of the following costs are covered by Workers Compensation insurance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost of wages paid supervisors for time required for activities necessitated by the accident.
B)  Overtime wages for the time needed to make up lost production.
C)  Wage cost caused by decreased output of injured worker after return to work.
D)  All of the above
E)  None of the above

Question 7

Which metric does OSHA most often use to determine which high hazard industries to prioritize for inspections?

Accepted Answer

the Days A...

Question 8

What 1990 law protects disabled persons from job discrimination?

Accepted Answer

The Americ...

Question 9

What two facets of a drug or alcohol abuse program are suggested by the text?

Accepted Answer

1. Screening tests
2. Employee assistance programs

Question 10

Needle sticks are not required to be recorded on the OSHA Form 300 log.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The standard OSHA total injury/illness rate is scaled for:

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000,000 work-hours
B)  a 50-employee firm for one year
C)  a 100-employee firm for one year
D)  a 500-employee firm for one year

Question 12

Place an entry in the attached OSHA 300 Log for the following Case File.If the case file is not recordable write "Not recordable" on the line.
Case File 11--Tenosynovitis victim undergoes carpal tunnel surgery.The employee is away from work all day Tuesday,May 6,and returns to work Friday morning,May 9,at the regular time for her shift.However,due to the surgery she is given an alternate job beginning on the Friday that she returns to work,and she stays on that alternate job until Monday morning,June 2,when she returns to her regular job.

Accepted Answer

The Case File 11 entry should read: <img  loading="lazy" src="/assets/images/blured-textbook.svg" class="d-inline m-1" alt="blured image" width="139" height="30">_TB1...

Question 13

Name the two infectious viruses that are the target of OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard.

Accepted Answer

1.  Human Immunodefi...

Question 14

Comment on the advantages and disadvantages of forming committees to identify hazards and make suggestions for resolution of these hazards.

Accepted Answer

Committees have the advantage of getting the production and operating personnel involved,because these are the people who know the hazards best within their work areas.Another advantage is that the committee approach gets more people involved throughout the plant,so that it generates more exposure to the safety/health program.Also,when changes to promote safety and health are carried out,the changes will be accepted more readily by plant workers if those same workers had a hand in suggesting the changes.A disadvantage is that workers may have unrealistic expectations and then be disappointed when management does not implement some of the committee suggestions,which may at times be impractical.Also,committees can sometimes degenerate into spy parties that bring discredit upon other competing departments.

Question 15

Which of the following is the principal question to be asked to determine whether a firm is covered by OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard?

Accepted Answer

A)  Does the firm have 10 or more employees?
B)  Is the firm a hospital,clinic,or other healthcare facility?
C)  Does the facility deal with "sharps," such as needles or broken glass?
D)  Will workers be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials?

Question 16

There has been experimentation in privatization of state worker's compensation programs.Which state was the first to privatize?

Accepted Answer

The answer of There has been experimentation in privatization of...

Question 17

What specific OSHA reform concept was introduced into Congress in the early 1990’s?

Accepted Answer

Mandatory safety and health pr...

Question 18

The standard insurance premium for a firm in a particular industry is $760,000 per year,based upon its type of industry and number of employees.However,the firm has an "experience modifier" of 0.95.Calculate the adjusted insurance premium for this firm.

Accepted Answer

Insurance ...

Question 19

Calculate the LWDI for a firm that has 40 employees and for the year has had 12 work-related injury cases,each involving one or more lost workdays?

Accepted Answer

A)  12
B)  30
C)  16.5
D)  indeterminate from the data supplied.

Question 20

What level of hearing loss is considered a recordable injury by OSHA?

Accepted Answer

Hearing loss is defined as a Standard Threshold Shift and accompanying total hearing level 25 decibels or more above audiometric zero in the same ear.

Exam 2: Development of the Safety and Health Function

Despite significantly higher premium rates for Workers' Compensation insurance in recent years,these costs are still considered as the "tip of the iceberg" when considering the total costs of accidents.

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a. Calculate the LWDI.

b. Cal...
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Workers Compensation premiums are a significant portion of the hidden costs of accidents.

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What is the principal disadvantage of accident cause analysis?

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It is the ...
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What method of training is considered most effective?

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Accident cause analy...
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Which of the following costs are covered by Workers Compensation insurance?

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Which metric does OSHA most often use to determine which high hazard industries to prioritize for inspections?

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the Days A...
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What 1990 law protects disabled persons from job discrimination?

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The Americ...
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What two facets of a drug or alcohol abuse program are suggested by the text?

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1. Screening tests 2. Employee assistance programs

Needle sticks are not required to be recorded on the OSHA Form 300 log.

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The standard OSHA total injury/illness rate is scaled for:

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The Case File 11 entry should read: _TB1...
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Name the two infectious viruses that are the target of OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard.

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Comment on the advantages and disadvantages of forming committees to identify hazards and make suggestions for resolution of these hazards.

Which of the following is the principal question to be asked to determine whether a firm is covered by OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard?

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There has been experimentation in privatization of state worker's compensation programs.Which state was the first to privatize?

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What specific OSHA reform concept was introduced into Congress in the early 1990’s?

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Mandatory safety and health pr...
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The standard insurance premium for a firm in a particular industry is $760,000 per year,based upon its type of industry and number of employees.However,the firm has an "experience modifier" of 0.95.Calculate the adjusted insurance premium for this firm.

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Calculate the LWDI for a firm that has 40 employees and for the year has had 12 work-related injury cases,each involving one or more lost workdays?

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What level of hearing loss is considered a recordable injury by OSHA?

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Hearing loss is defined as a Standard Threshold Shift and accompanying total hearing level 25 decibels or more above audiometric zero in the same ear.

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Despite significantly higher premium rates for Workers' Compensation insurance in recent years,these costs are still considered as the "tip of the iceberg" when considering the total costs of accidents.

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Workers Compensation premiums are a significant portion of the hidden costs of accidents.

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What is the principal disadvantage of accident cause analysis?

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What method of training is considered most effective?

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Which of the following costs are covered by Workers Compensation insurance?

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Which metric does OSHA most often use to determine which high hazard industries to prioritize for inspections?

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What 1990 law protects disabled persons from job discrimination?

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What two facets of a drug or alcohol abuse program are suggested by the text?

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Needle sticks are not required to be recorded on the OSHA Form 300 log.

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The standard OSHA total injury/illness rate is scaled for:

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Name the two infectious viruses that are the target of OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard.

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Comment on the advantages and disadvantages of forming committees to identify hazards and make suggestions for resolution of these hazards.

Which of the following is the principal question to be asked to determine whether a firm is covered by OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard?

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There has been experimentation in privatization of state worker's compensation programs.Which state was the first to privatize?

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What specific OSHA reform concept was introduced into Congress in the early 1990’s?

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The standard insurance premium for a firm in a particular industry is $760,000 per year,based upon its type of industry and number of employees.However,the firm has an "experience modifier" of 0.95.Calculate the adjusted insurance premium for this firm.

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Calculate the LWDI for a firm that has 40 employees and for the year has had 12 work-related injury cases,each involving one or more lost workdays?

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What level of hearing loss is considered a recordable injury by OSHA?

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