CHAPTER 1 SAMPLE QUIZ QUESTIONS
1.1. Identify the following organizations of importance to the Safety and Health
Manager.
1.2. Which of the following organizations publishes the popular annual statistical
reference “Accident Factsâ€)?
a. ASSE
b. AIHA
c. ACGIH
ref. p. 9
1.3. Identify the following standards-producing organizations:
1.4. Safety deals with chronic hazards, whereas health deals with acute hazards.
1.5. Is it wise to try to eliminate all workplace hazards? Why or why not?
1.6. The Committee on Industrial Ventilation is a part of which of the following
organizations?
a. AIHA
c. NSC
d. ASSE
ref. p. 8
1.7. According to the text, besides OSHA, what U.S. agency acts as a principal
source of technical information for questions about occupational safety and
health?
1.8. NIOSH maintains a training institute for training the general public in voluntary
compliance.
1.9. OSHA maintains a training institute for training the general public in voluntary
compliance.
1.10. A person who calls OSHA to ask a question is legally required to identify himself.
1.11. Questions telephoned to OSHA can be posed in a hypothetical setting and
OSHA can understand the need for keeping such questions hypothetical.
1.12. Free consultation on OSHA problems is usually not available.
1.13. The library of the National Safety Council is restricted to corporate members
only.
1.14. The principal focus of the National Safety Council is upon occupational safety,
not safety in general.
1.15. Explain why the Safety and Health Manager might need to communicate with the
Purchasing Department.
1.16. The text points out a danger to watch out for in purchasing equipment at what
may seem to be bargain prices. What is this danger?
1.17. According to the text, which of the following is sometimes accused of presenting
biased data on safety and health?
b. professional societies
c. OSHA
d. NSC
ref. p. 10
1.18. Which of the following agencies of the federal government maintains an institute
at Des Plains, Illinois, for training the public in voluntary compliance with
standards?
a. Centers for Diseases Control
b. Department of Health and Human Services
c. NIOSH
ref. p. 11
1.19. Explain why the consultation function is kept separate from the enforcement
function in state agencies.
1.20. Which of the following organizations was recognized by the U.S. Congress in
1953?
a. AIHA
b. ACGIH
d. ASSE
ref. p. 9
1.21. Which of the following organizations permits firms to join and qualify for special
copying services and research?
a. AIHA
b. ACGIH
d. ASSE
ref. p. 9
1.22. Name the top four national standards producing organizations that prepare
voluntary standards for occupational safety and health?
1.23. Most of OSHA’s national consensus standards were derived from the voluntary
standards produced by two standards-producing organizations. Name these two
organizations:
1.24. Explain how recent reforms of Workers’ Compensation laws have made the CSP
and CIH credentials more essential.
1.25 What are the three types of hazards that exist in the real world?
1.26 What is an example of a hazard that is physically infeasible to correct?
1.27 What is an example of a hazard that is physically feasible, but economically
infeasible to correct?
1.28 What is an example of a hazard that is physically and economically feasible to
correct?
1.29 Industrial safety encompasses both industrial safety and industrial health. What
do each of these areas deal with and which, in your opinion, is more important?
1.30 Green engineering focuses on the reduction of what hazard?
1.31 What are some of the associated benefits of green engineering?
1.32 Why might an industry consider system safety as an essential competency?
1.33 What is the objective of the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC),
and why might it be important in an industrial setting?
1.34 There are two main areas of emphasis of industrial safety and health. What are
they and give an example of each.