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HR Chapter 8 T/F

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Occupational accidents are both numerous and costly to employers.
TRUE
An occupational illness is any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment.
TRUE
The fundamental duty of every employer is to take every reasonable measure to ensure their employees follow prescribed safety rules.
FALSE
Occupational health and safety is regulated by individual companies in the jurisdiction in which they operate.
FALSE
The fundamental duty of every employer is to take every reasonable precaution to ensure employee safety.
TRUE
Employees don't have to be informed about health and safety requirements.
FALSE
In most firms today, there is a full-time health and safety officer.
FALSE
Under health and safety legislation, it is the employee's responsibility to comply with all applicable acts and regulations.
TRUE
In a work-refusal situation, it is illegal for an employer to request another employee to replace the worker who exercised his or her work-refusal rights.
FALSE
It is the supervisor's duty to ensure that workers use or wear safety equipment, devices, or clothing.
TRUE
Penalties for violations of health and safety regulations include substantial fines, as well as jail terms.
TRUE
The criminal code has been changed to make it easier to bring criminal charges against employers when a worker is injured or killed on the job.
TRUE
Under Workers' Compensation, injured workers are entitled to a cash payout in the case of permanent disability.
TRUE
According to statistics, after an injured worker has been off work for 12 months, there is less than a 20 percent chance they will return to work.
TRUE
To encourage employers to introduce better prevention and claims-
management practices, the emphasis on Workers' Compensation has been shifting from assessments and payments to creation of a safety-conscious environment.
TRUE
Very few Canadian employers have a formal safety program.
FALSE
The success of a safety program depends largely on the HR department.
FALSE
An organization with a formal safety program generally has an employee management safety committee.
TRUE
Probably the most important role of a safety program is motivating managers, supervisors, and subordinates to be aware of safety considerations.
TRUE
Most organizations have safety awareness programs that entail the use of several different media.
TRUE
An employee's supervisor is the primary source of safety-related information.
TRUE
The use of posters in safety awareness programs has proven to be NOT effective because employees simply don't pay attention to them.
FALSE
Safety training programs include first aid, accident prevention, and hazardous materials.
TRUE
Injuries to employees are more likely to occur away from the workplace than on the job.
TRUE
The IAPA promotes health and safety by offering six diploma programs for workers and managers.
TRUE
Employers who do not enforce safety rules could find themselves charged with a criminal offence under the criminal code.
TRUE
Employers are required by law to keep certain records and to compile and post an annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses.
TRUE
Incidence rates are useful for making comparisons between work groups within an organization.
TRUE
Because of the small number of job-related injuries, little effort has been made to understand the safety risks inherent within white-collar work environments, such as offices.
FALSE
In recent years, hazards in jobs outside the plant, such as offices and airports, have been recognized and preventive methods have been adopted.
TRUE
Workers must be trained in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).
TRUE
A Material Safety Data Sheet is designed to alert the worker that the container holds a potentially hazardous substance.
False
A consequence of sealing windows, reducing outside air, and "buttoning up" buildings is the "sick building syndrome".
TRUE
Because of documented higher health care costs for smokers, most employers

pay the cost of smoking cessation programs.
FALSE
Employees who perform manual tasks on a continual basis are strong

candidates for carpal tunnel syndrome.
FALSE
It is generally recognized that there is little that management can do to prevent repetitive-strain injuries.
FALSE
Diffusing employee concerns about working with an employee with AIDS is a greater concern than preventing the workplace transmission of the HIV virus.
TRUE
Communicable diseases are covered in occupational health and safety legislation.
TRUE
Workplace security is an issue that is of increasing concern to both employers and employees.
TRUE
The requirements for risk assessment, procedures and policies, the duty to respond to incidents and to instruct workers are based on the recognition of violence in the workplace as an occupational hazard.
TRUE
Although workplace violence is a serious concern, there are no regulations dealing with the issue in any Occupational Health and Safety regulations in Canada.
FALSE
Some organizations have created formal crisis management teams to respond to violent situations.
TRUE
The demand on the physical or emotional self that requires you to cope with that demand is called stress.
TRUE
A review of research on work-site stress reveals that organizational stressors are receiving the attention they should.
FALSE
If at all possible, one should avoid stress.
FALSE
Physical and/or emotional exhaustion and a loss of job productivity are major symptoms of burnout.
TRUE
The first step of coping with stress is to recognize the universal symptoms of stress as well as identifying the sources of stress.
TRUE
There is a positive correlation between good physical health and the ability to cope with stressors.
TRUE
Improved employee health is associated with lower levels of absenteeism, increased efficiency, and better morale.
TRUE
Most of the larger companies have found that it does NOT pay to operate their own diagnostic, treatment, and emergency medical services.
FALSE
Alternative health approaches are less effective and require the patient to participate in health care decisions.
FALSE
Wellness programs are particularly effective when organizations offer cash incentives and allow employees to select the wellness options of their choice.
FALSE
Emotional problems, personal crises, and substance abuse become organizational problems when they affect attendance, behaviour, and performance at work.
TRUE
Research findings indicate that employee assistance programs do NOT result in a substantial increase in productivity.
FALSE
The most prevalent problems among employees are personal crises involving marriage, family, financial, and legal matters.
TRUE
There is general agreement that emotional disturbances are a primary or secondary factor in a large proportion of industrial accidents.
TRUE
Alcoholism is a problem that primarily affects blue-collar workers.
FALSE
If one is to help an alcoholic, it is necessary to awaken the individual to the reality of the condition.
TRUE
A supervisor cannot discipline a person who is drug or alcohol dependent because substance dependency is considered an illness.
FALSE
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