MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Organization health and safety programs can create competitive advantage for employers by reducing all but which of the following?
a.
Absenteeism
b.
Productivity
c.
Insurance costs
d.
Turnover
2.The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 aims to ensure safe working conditions for every American worker by doing all but which of the following?
a.
Setting and enforcing workplace safety standards.
b.
Promoting employer-sponsored educational programs that foster safety and health.
c.
Requiring employers to keep records regarding job-related safety and health matters.
d.
Conducting health and safety research to suggest new standards and update previous ones.
3.____ hears appeals from employers who wish to contest OSHA rulings.
a.
NIOSH
b.
OSH
c.
OSHRC
d.
EEOC
4.Which of the following is not an agency created by The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970?
a.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
b.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
c.
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
d.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
5.____ conducts health and safety research to suggest new standards and to update previous ones.
a.
NIOSH
b.
OSH
c.
OSHRC
d.
EEOC
6.____ develops and enforces health and safety standards.
a.
NLRB
b.
OSHA
c.
OSHRC
d.
NIOSH
7.OSHA has developed specific standards that cover all but which of the following?
a.
Personal protective equipment
b.
Record keeping
c.
Drug testing
d.
Hygiene facilities
8.____ gives workers the right to know what hazardous substances they are dealing with on the job.
a.
Employee Right-to-Know Law of 1984
b.
National Labor Relations Act
c.
Fair Labor Standards Act
d.
Hazard Free Workplace Act of 1988
9.Companies with fewer than ____ employees are exempt from OSHA inspections.
a.
10
b.
15
c.
20
d.
30
10.Which of the following is the highest priority classification for OSHA inspections?
a.
Imminent danger
b.
Fatality or catastrophe investigations
c.
Employee complaint investigations
d.
Targeted industries