Test Bank for Management of Occupational Health and Safety, 8th Edition by Kevin Kelloway

,Chapter 1—Introduction
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1. WhichjofjthejfollowingjoccupationaljillnessesjhavejbeenjaroundjsincejancientjEgyptianjtimes?
a. skinjdiseases
b. liverjdiseases
c. respiratoryjproblems
d. lungjdiseases

ANS:jcj
PTS:j1
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2. Whichjofjthejfollowingjwasjarticulatedjbyjthej1974jRoyaljCommissionjonjSafetyjinjMines?
a. requirementjforjmandatoryjinspections
b. standardsjforjventilation
c. systemjofjcompensationjforjinjuredjworkers
d. rightsjofjworkers

ANS:jdj
PTS:j1
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3. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjanjexamplejofjanjemployer’sjresponsibilityjunderjOH&Sjlegislation?
a. providingjfinancialjsupportjforjinjuredjworkers
b. cleaningjupjthejworkplacejbeforejanjinspection
c. conductingjresearchjonjhealthjandjsafetyjissues
d. preparingjajwrittenjoccupationaljhealthjandjsafetyjpolicy

ANS:jdj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j12
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4. Accordingjtojthejtext,jwhatjwasjthejprimaryjreasonjthatjsupervisorsjonjconstructionjsitesjund
erestimatedjhealthjandjsafetyjrisks?
a. Theyjcouldjnotjrecognizejunsafejconditions.
b. Theyjbelievedjthatjrisksjwerejunavoidable.
c. Theyjhadjnotjexperiencedjanyjrecentjaccidents.
d. Theyjwerejobsessedjwithjmeetingjdeadlines.

ANS:jaj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j12
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,5. WhichjofjthejfollowingjisjanjeconomicjbenefitjofjeffectivejOH&Sjprograms?
a. ajreductionjinjlost-timejcosts
b. greaterjduejdiligencejbyjemployers
c. workersjlookjoutjforjthejsafetyjofjtheirjcoworkers
d. improvedjhealthjandjsafetyjprovisionsjduringjcollectivejbargaining

ANS:jaj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j4
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6. Givenjthatjinjuriesjandjillnessesjstemjfromjwhatjworkersj“do”jonjthejjob,jwhyjisjOH&Sjnotjmanagedjbyjth
ejproduction/operationsjfunction?
a. Safetyjisjprimarilyjajlabourjrelationsjissue.
b. Safetyjrequiresjcompliancejwithjlabourjlaw.
c. Safetyjisjanjeducationaljissue.
d. Safetyjisjajcostjissue.

ANS:jbj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j17
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7. BeingjanjactivejmemberjofjajJointjHealthjandjSafetyjCommitteejatjworkjallowsjworkersjtojsatisfyjwhic
hjonejofjthejprincipaljOH&Sjemployeejrights?
a. thejrightjtojrefusejdangerousjworkjwithoutjpenalty
b. thejrightjtojparticipatejinjidentifyingjandjcorrectingjhealthjandjsafetyjproblems
c. thejrightjtojknowjaboutjhazardsjinjthejworkplace
d. thejrightjtojrefusejwearingjsafetyjequipmentjthatjisjuncomfortable

ANS:jbj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j7j&j15
BLM:jHigherjOrder

8. WhatjHRMjpracticejwouldjsupportjanjenforcementjsolutionjtojhealthjandjsafety?
a. compensation
b. orientationjandjtraining
c. performancejmanagement
d. jobjanalysisjandjjobjdesign

ANS:jcj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j16
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9. IfjXLjFoodsjinjAlbertajclaimsjthatjitjdidjeverythingjitjcouldjtojmakejsurejitsjownjemployeesjwerejprote
ctedjfromjrisksjduejtojtaintedjmeat,jonjwhatjlegaljdefensejarejtheyjrelying?
a. duejprocess
b. internaljresponsibility
c. duejdiligence

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, d. assumptionjofjrisk

ANS:jcj
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REF:jp.j10
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10. WhatjimportantjsafetyjstandardjwasjfirstjestablishedjinjOntariojinjthejlatejnineteenthjcentury?
a. guardsjonjmanufacturingjmachinery
b. appropriatejlighting
c. properjventilation
d. eyejprotection

ANS:jaj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j7
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11. Whatjlegislationjresultedjinjthejremovaljofjthejrightjofjworkersjtojsuejtheirjemployersjforjwork-
relatedjinjuriesjand/orjillnesses?
a. thejFederaljAgencyjandjHealthjAct
b. thejOccupationaljHealthjandjSafetyjAct
c. thejCanadajLabourjCode
d. thejWorkers’jCompensationjAct

ANS:jdj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j11
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12. Mediajstoriesjaboutjunsafejworkingjconditionsjatjoverseasjsuppliers,jsuchjasjthej2013jgarmentjfactoryjdisa
sterjinjBangladesh,jcanjresultjinjwhatjindirectjcost?
a. finesjandjpenalties
b. increasedjstrikes
c. negativejpublicity
d. increasedjunionization

ANS:jcj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j10
BLM:jHigherjOrder

13. Whatjisjthejfirstjstepjtowardsjajhealthierjandjsaferjworkplace?
a. safetyjtraining
b. assessingjhazards
c. recognizingjhazards
d. controllingjhazards

ANS:jcj
PTS:j1
REF:jp.j5

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