1 AH 3570 Health and Safety Management FINAL EXAM/ Questions with Correct Verified Answers/ Rated A+
Which of the following events in US history had the greatest positive impact on the progression of occupational safety and health in the US? - ANS - World War II
The OSH profession and its practice are very limited in scope - ANS – False
Hazard assessment determines the extent or magnitude of identified hazards and it is a step that helps prioritize the order in which hazards will be mitigated. - ANS - True
Which of the following hazards might be difficult to identify and/or assess during a comprehensive hazard identification survey - ANS - Health hazards (industrial hygiene hazards) associated with the use of hazardous materials.
Education and training are a hazard control measure that belongs in which of the following hazard
control categories: - ANS - Administrative
Which one of the following is sequential in a systematic approach to education and training? - ANS - Determine training need, identify goals and objectives, identify who needs training
Based on the readings in module 1. how would you characterize the OSH profession as it stands today? - ANS - Increasingly more transparent than in past years increasingly demanding evolving
The reasons for employers to strive for a workplace green from recognized occupational safety and health hazards are - ANS - economic Legal 1 / 2
2 moral
In which of the following disciplines must an OSH professional be skilled in order to be effective in practicing OSH - ANS - social sciences management physical sciences communications
Which of the following size employers has the greatest proportional number of work injuries and illnesses (# of injuries and illnesses/per work hour)? - ANS - 100-249
Which of the following is FALSE of safety and health committees? - ANS - The mere formation of a safety and committee results in improved OSH performance vs. not forming a committee
At the outset of the American Industrial Revolution, common law in the United States favored which of the following groups with respect to compensation for injuries in the workplace? - ANS - employer
Arguments that OSH professionals can bring forth to company decision-makers to compete for limited resources such as staffing, equipment, and new policies and procedures include: - ANS - - cost reduction
- increased trust of the company by the public
- increased worker retention
- increased productivity and efficiency
Which of the following organizations has a professional code of conduct for an OSH-specific discipline, and it has a formal process in place to report claims of unethical professional conduct: - ANS - American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
The certification titled "CSP" is awarded by which one of the following organizations: - ANS - Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
Which of the following presents the least desirable circumstance: - ANS - OSH professional with low OSH ethics' organization with low OSH ethics
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