51.Organizations attempt to help employees improve or maintain their overall health by offering them ____ programs.
a.
employee assistance
b.
employee wellness
c.
employee health
d.
employee training
52.Which of the following is considered America’s fastest growing occupational disease?
a.
AIDS
b.
Cancer
c.
Stress
d.
Heart disease
53.Which of the following programs relieve stress by reducing worker uncertainty regarding rewards?
a.
Performance evaluation programs
b.
Multiphase training programs
c.
Pay-for-performance programs
d.
Productivity improvement programs
54.Violent acts are now considered a major workplace safety and health threat because of their:
a.
increasing frequency.
b.
increasing fatality rates.
c.
effect on productivity.
d.
effect on employee morale.
55.The line manager’s role in ensuring employee safety generally includes all but which of the following?
a.
Develop safety policies.
b.
Help employees want to work safely.
c.
Ensure that workers are doing their jobs safely.
d.
Investigate accidents.
56.Managers can do all but which of the following to alleviate worker stress?
a.
Try to match job assignments to employee skills.
b.
Rotate assignments between high- and low-stress tasks as little as possible.
c.
Provide employees with clear explanations of assigned duties.
d.
Encourage employees to voice their concerns.
57.While observing employees as part of a safety audit, managers must follow all but which of the following guidelines?
a.
Commend good performances.
b.
Observe how employees use tools.
c.
Scrutinize the safety of the work area.
d.
Note whether appropriate protective clothing is being worn.
58.With respect to safety and health issues, HR professionals are generally responsible for all but which of the following?
a.
Evaluating safety and health programs.
b.
Ensuring OSHA compliance.
c.
Conducting safety audits.
d.
Formulating HRM safety practices.
59.When an accident occurs in the work area, a manager should do all but which of the following?
a.
Ensure open access to the accident area.
b.
Guard against a more dangerous secondary event.
c.
Make sure that all employees are evacuated from the area.
d.
Make sure the injured are cared for and receive medical attention.
60.When an accident occurs in the workplace, the manager should:
a.
make sure the accident scene is kept intact until the investigation is finished.
b.
not interview injured workers.
c.
focus their investigation only on the immediate cause of the accident.
d.
wait at least 24 hours to conduct interviews.