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Chapter 14: Workplace Safety, Health, and Security
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. To help protect employees, the ______ requires employers to pursue workplace
safety.
A. Social Security
B. Affordable Care Act
C. Occupational Safety and Health Act
D. Civil Rights Act
2. ______ deals with the physical protection of people from injury or illness while on the
job.
A. A safety data sheet
B. Ergonomics
C. Cybersecurity
D. Workplace safety
3. The general duties clause in the ______states that each employee has a duty to
comply with occupational safety standards, rules, and regulations.
A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
B. Social Security Act
C. Affordable Care Act
D. Workers’ Compensation Act
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4. The ______ has broad authority to investigate complaints and impose citations and
penalties on employers who violate the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
B. Social Security Administration
C. Affordable Care Administration
D. Workers’ Compensation Administration
5. ______ is responsible for setting federal safety and health standards and
promulgating those standards to employers.
A. Affordable Care Administration
B. Workers’ Compensation Administration
C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
D. Social Security Administration
6. ______ is the agency of the federal government responsible for occupational safety
and health inspections.
A. Affordable Care Administration
B. Workers’ Compensation Administration
C. Social Security Administration
D. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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7. Employee rights during ______ inspections include the right to refuse to be
interviewed, or if an employee agrees to an interview, they can request that an
employer representative be present or that the interview be held in private.
A. Affordable Care Administration
B. Workers’ Compensation Administration
C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
D. Social Security Administration
8. The ______ requires that all employers maintain information at each work site that
describes any chemical hazards that may be present on-site.
A. Affordable Care Administration
B. Workers’ Compensation Administration
C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
D. Social Security Administration
9. ______ are documents that provide information on a hazardous chemical and its
characteristics.
A. Safety data sheets
B. Ergonomics analyses
C. Cybersecurity
D. Utilization analyses
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10. ______ provide(s) employees with a quick reference to the hazards of working with
a particular chemical.
A. Utilization analysis
B. Cybersecurity
C. Safety data sheets
D. Vesting
11. When Occupational Safety and Health Act inspectors discover that an employer
knew of a hazardous condition but made no effort to eliminate the hazard, it reports a(n)
______ violation.
A. willful
B. serious
C. de minimis
D. failure to abate
12. When Occupational Safety and Health Act inspectors discover a hazard that could
cause injury or illness that would most likely result in death or significant physical harm,
it reports a(n) ______ violation.
A. other than serious
B. serious
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C. de minimis
D. failure to abate
13. When Occupational Safety and Health Act inspectors discover a hazard in which
illness or injury incurred is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm, but the
violation does have a direct impact on safety and health, it reports a(n) ______ violation.
A. other than serious
B. serious
C. de minimis
D. failure to abate
14. When Occupational Safety and Health Act inspectors discover violations that have
no direct or immediate safety or health danger, it reports a(n) ______ violation.
A. other than serious
B. de minimis
C. willful
D. failure to abate
15. When Occupational Safety and Health Act inspectors discover a hazard where the
employer has not corrected a previous violation for which a citation was issued and the
settlement date has passed, it reports a(n) ______ violation.
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A. willful
B. de minimis
C. serious
D. failure to abate
16. When Occupational Safety and Health Act inspectors discover a violation for which
the employer has been previously cited within the past 5 years, it reports a(n) ______
violation.
A. willful
B. repeated
C. serious
D. failure to abate
17. ______ is the federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations
to prevent worker injury and illness.
A. Affordable Care Administration
B. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
C. Work–Life Balance Institute
D. Social Security Administration
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18. One of the most significant areas of research at ______ is communicable disease
research.
A. Work–Life Balance Institute
B. Social Security Administration
C. Health Care Institute
D. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
19. ______ research attempts to identify methods of transmission and then provide
guidelines for minimizing danger of transmission of dangerous diseases in the
workplace.
A. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
B. Affordable Care Act
C. Work–Life Balance Institute
D. Safety data sheet
20. ______ is the state of physical and psychological wellness in the workforce.
A. Ergonomics
B. Vesting
C. Employee health
D. Stress
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21. ______ is the effect of work and family on one another that generates similarities
between the two domains.
A. Goals
B. Spillover
C. Vesting
D. Utilization
22. ______ is especially difficult for women because of gender family responsibility
inequity.
A. Wellness programming
B. Work–life balance
C. Utilization analysis
D. Benefits selection
23. To help employees maintain a better ______, the trend is for firms to offer more
family-friendly practices.
A. work–life balance
B. utilization analysis
C. wellness programming
D. benefits use
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24. ______ programs are a set of counseling and other services provided to employees
that help them to resolve personal issues that may affect their work.
A. Contribution
B. Work–life balance
C. Spillover
D. Employee assistance
25. Javier recently noticed that Paul has not been performing up to his normal
standards. After talking with him, Javier found out that he is going through a bitter
divorce. As a result, he referred Paul to a counseling service provided by the company
that helps employees resolve personal issues affecting their work. Javier referred Paul
to ______.
A. critical care counseling
B. an employee wellness program
C. an employee assistance program
D. divorce court counseling
26. A(n) ______ is designed to assist employees in confronting and overcoming
problems in their personal life such as marital problems, financial difficulties, or
substance abuse.
A. employee assistance program
B. work–life balance
C. performance appraisal
D. discipline meeting
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27. ______ are designed to cater to the employee’s physical, instead of psychological,
welfare through education and training programs.
A. Employee wellness programs
B. Performance appraisals
C. Discipline meetings
D. Work–life balance programs
28. ______ programs offer health education, training and fitness, weight and lifestyle
management, and health risk assessment services to employees.
A. Performance
B. Wellness
C. Healthy working
D. Vesting
29. ______ programs work to help employees become healthier and more fit.
A. Spillover
B. Work–life balance
C. Employee wellness
D. Utilization
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30. ______ programs provide employers with high return on investment and help with
productivity, absenteeism, and turnover.
A. Ergonomics
B. Spillover
C. Utilization
D. Wellness
31. Lindsey was having a difficult time at work after her divorce. She could not seem to
focus long enough to complete her tasks and everything seemed more difficult than it
used to be. Many employers have a(n) ______ to help workers like Lindsey.
A. job training program
B. employee assistance program
C. employee wellness program
D. employee development program
32. Acme Global provides on-site yoga and exercise classes to all employees. The
company hopes that providing these classes for free will help it lower health-care costs.
Acme Global’s program is a(n) ______.
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A. job training program
B. employee assistance program
C. employee wellness program
D. employee development program
33. ______ is the science of fitting workplace conditions and job demands to the
capabilities of the working population.
A. Ergonomics
B. Spillover
C. Utilization
D. Vesting
34. Many organizations have successfully implemented interventions to reduce
repetitive stresses on employees in their daily work by modifying existing equipment,
making changes in work practices, and purchasing new tools. These interventions are
considered ______.
A. job training
B. an employee assistance program
C. an employee wellness program
D. ergonomics
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35. The goal of ______ is to reduce stress and eliminate injuries and disorders
associated with the overuse of muscles, bad posture, and repeated tasks.
A. utilization
B. ergonomics
C. vesting
D. compensation
36. Workplace ______ focuses on design of jobs and workspaces to limit the repetitive
stresses in daily work.
A. spillover
B. vesting
C. ergonomics
D. compensation
37. Human resources managers need to understand ______ rules and standards in
order to be able to make the workplace as safe as possible.
A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
B. Affordable Care Act Administration
C. Social Security Administration
D. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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38. ______ is a reaction to environmental demands.
A. Stress
B. Ergonomics
C. Perception
D. Ethics
39. ______ can be emotional and/or physical, and can be caused by a lack of work–life
balance.
A. Ergonomics
B. Stress
C. Perception
D. Security
40. According to Forbes, 35% of Americans have thought about leaving a job because
of ______ at work, and 42% have actually done so.
A. lack of safety
B. stress
C. bad management
D. poor ergonomics
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41. Stress is an individual ______ matter. Some people are better at handling stress
than others.
A. ergonomics
B. authority
C. perception
D. responsibility
42. Stress is ______ when it helps improve performance by challenging and motivating
people to meet objectives.
A. perceptional
B. dysfunctional
C. functional
D. ergonomical
43. Because employee wellness programs are considered employee welfare plans,
there is some concern that ______ might apply.
A. FMLA
B. OSHA
C. ERISA
D. ACA
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44. Too much stress is ______ because it decreases performance.
A. functional
B. dysfunctional
C. perceptional
D. ergonomical
45. ______ are factors that may, if extreme, cause people to feel overwhelmed by
anxiety, tension, and/or pressure.
A. Stressors
B. Dysfunctionals
C. Functionals
D. Perceptions
46. ______ that is constant, chronic, and severe can lead to burnout over a period of
time.
A. Stress
B. Functionals
C. Dysfunctionals
D. Perceptions
47. ______ is a constant lack of interest and motivation to perform one’s job.
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A. Functional
B. Dysfunctional
C. Stress
D. Burnout
48. Stress that is severe enough to lead to burnout is ______ stress.
A. security
B. functional
C. perception
D. dysfunctional
49. Todd enjoys the rush of adrenaline he gets as his project deadlines get closer. He
feels he does his best and most creative work in the last hours available on an
assignment. Todd is experiencing ______.
A. burnout
B. functional stress
C. bad management
D. dysfunctional stress
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50. Vince hates the pressure of meetings. When he gets into the room with other
executives he feels anxious and cannot present his ideas clearly. Vince is experiencing
______.
A. burnout
B. functional stress
C. unsafe work conditions
D. dysfunctional stress
51. Antonia feels like she has been working too hard for too long. She used to love her
job and looked forward to coming to work. Now she has to force herself out of bed on
workdays and dreads going to the office. Antonia is experiencing ______.
A. burnout
B. functional stress
C. unsafe work conditions
D. bad management
52. The ______ is characterized as fast-moving, hard-driving, time-conscious,
competitive, impatient, and preoccupied with work.
A. Type A personality
B. Type B personality
C. Type C personality
D. Type D personality