Insurance and investment

4. When should human error analysis be used?

Before hazards cause accidents

5. Which of the following is a condition or combination of conditions that, if left uncorrected, might lead to an accident, illness, or property damage?

Hazard

1. The key to preventing accidents is the identification and elimination of hazards.

True

2. Primary and secondary are the two approaches used to develop hazards analysis.

False

3. Hazards are grouped together to determine their probability of causing an accident.

False

4. Experience and related expertise are important factors in conducting a preliminary review.

True

5. Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a method of detailed hazard analysis.

True

6. Human error analysis (HEA) is used to predict human error.

True

7. Technic of operation review (TOR) is a hazard analysis methodology where only the workers conduct the analysis.

False

8. The bottom box in a fault tree represents the accident/incident that either could occur or has occurred.

False

9. Risk is decreased by decreasing the frequency and severity of hazard-related events.

True

10. The first step toward implementing hazard control measures is selecting the method that will most likely produce the desired results.

True

Chapter 28

1. A benefit companies may gain from asking employees to sign a declaration of safety is:

Personal commitment

2. When developing safety rules and regulations:

Minimize the number of rules to the extent possible.

3. One of the best ways to promote safety in the workplace is:

Through ongoing safety training programs

4. A company's safety policy should make what clear?

That safe work practices are expected of all employees

5. One of the keys to successfully promoting safety is to:

Involve employees

1. The purpose of safety promotion is to keep employees focused on doing their work the safe way, every day.

True

2. Employers are not required to have rules that ensure a safe and healthy workplace.

False

3. Ongoing safety training will promote safety in the workplace.

True

4. Another way to promote safety through employee involvement is the safety committee.

True

5. Workplace safety is one of the least likely issues to create disagreement between union/management.

True

6. Incentives cannot promote safety within the modern workplace.

False

7. Asking employees to sign a declaration of safety does not improve a company’s safety policy.

False

8. Visual awareness is important in promoting safety within the workplace.

True

9. Suggestion programs promote safety by involving employees in a way that allows them to feel ownership in the safety program.

True

10. Personal commitment is not important in employee safety policy improvement.

False

Chapter 29

1. Congress initially became interested in cleaning up and protecting the environment during the:

1960s

2. By how much were carbon monoxide emissions reduced between 1970 and 1986?

38%

3. The ISO 14000 series contains two types of standards:

Specification and guidance standards

4. EMS is the component of an organization with primary responsibility for leading, planning, controlling, and organizing as they relate specifically to:

All of the above

5. The goal of the OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard is to:

All of the above

1. OSHA and the EPA are federal agencies involved in environmental health and safety.

True

2. The Clean Air Act is one of the most important pieces of federal environmental legislation.

True

3. The Clean Air Act as amended in 1977 contains approximately 350 pages detailing the requirements of seven titles.

False

4. The economics of health and safety is an issue that gains importance every year.

True

5. The natural environment is the only type of environment with which we interact within the workplace.

False

6. Legionnaires’ disease is caused by a bacterium carried in aerosol form and conveyed through ventilation systems.

True

7. ISO 9000 quality standards contain criteria for promoting effective quality management systems.

True

8. ISO 14000 standards promote effective environmental management systems.

True

9. Adoption of ISO 14000 is based on voluntary organizational commitment to environmental protection rather than government coercion.

True

10. ISO is the acronym for International Organization for Standardization, a worldwide organization of national standards bodies.

True

Chapter 30

1. A Total Quality approach can be used for managing safety even in traditional organizations that reject QM overall. What is this approach called?

TSM

2. Which of the following characteristics is developed in an organization to achieve the purpose of QM?

All of the above

3. QM is implemented using a ____ step process.

20

4. Which one of the following is a step in the planning and preparation phase in the TSM model?

Develop the organization's safety and health

5. What can employees do as their part to make the workplace safe and healthy?

A and C

1. QM is an excellent approach for maximizing the effectiveness of an organization’s safety and health programs.

True

2. QM is an approach to doing business that maximizes the competitiveness of an organization through continuous improvement of its products, services, people processes, and environments.

True

3. Total Quality organizations have unity of purpose from top to bottom.

True

4. Empowerment means involving only upper management in decisions that affect work processes.

False

5. QM has proven itself to be an effective way to maximize an organization’s long-term competitiveness.

True

6. The origin of TSM can be traced to before World War II.

False

7. There are three fundamental components through which the TSM philosophy is translated into action on a daily basis.

True

8. When we say that TSM is strategically based, we mean that an organization views a safe and healthy workplace as giving it a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

True

9. The model for implementation of TSM consists of 15 steps in three phases.

True

10. Gaining unity of purpose begins with the commitment of front-line employees.

False

Chapter 31

1. Which of the following defines a safety-friendly corporate culture?

Beliefs, values, and attitudes shared and accepted

2. Team charters are an excellent way for:

Employees to see that safe and healthy work practices are expected

3. Enhancements in which key areas continue to enable ever-increasing levels of globalization?

All of the above

4. The most fundamental reason for having a safety-friendly corporate culture is

Competition

5. Corporate cultures are established in organizations based on what is

all of the above

1. One of the worst mistakes supervisors and managers can make is to say to employees, "Do as I say, not as I do."

True

2. People in positions of authority could care less if employees work safely or not.

False

3. All organizations use team charters.

False

4. A planning goal would be to revise the organization's employee recognition and reward system to include safety and health criteria as part of the selection process.

True

5. It is safe to assume that an organization has a safety-friendly corporate culture.

False

6. Safety should never be expected by employees.

False

7. A plan for establishing a safety-friendly corporate culture is based on results of a comprehensive assessment.

True

8. It is common for management and employees to view things the same way.

False

9. Corporate cultures are established based only on what is taught by mentors.

False

10. The most fundamental reason for having a safety-friendly corporate culture is competition.

True