University of Houston, Clear Lake

HADM 4431

Chapter 14 Quiz

1)The function of the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (OSHRC) agency is to issue standards, conduct inspections, citations, and variances.

2. In civil law, negligence must be established through litigation before any compensation is awarded.

3. One of the criticisms of OSHA is that its focus is on unsafe working conditions, and it pays little attention to employee behavior.

4. Selective hiring is achieved through the selective exclusion of high-risk employees.

5. Prolonged (20 hours or more) exposure to video display terminals has been associated with:

6.                               is now a very common workers' compensation claim in jobs involving essentially the same movements over and over again.

7. You are looking for a way to reduce or eliminate higher accident rates among younger workers. What is a safety intervention you might consider?

8. Employer responsibilities under OSHA include all of the following EXCEPT:

9. Voluntary Protection Program participants are subject to routine OSHA inspections.

10. Penalties of up to $70,000 may be proposed for each willful OSHA violations, with a minimum penalty of $5,000 for each violation.

11. Random drug testing is illegal under the Drug Free Workplace Act, companies are limited to pre-employment testing.

12. Employee rights under OSHA include all of the following EXCEPT: