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36 Cards in this Set
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Why was OSHA passed? (Occupational Safety and Health Act)
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To assure so far that everyone has safe and healthful working conditions.
Does not cover self-employed employers. |
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What is the general purpose of the OSHA? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
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Agency created within the Dept of Labor to set safety and health standards.
Administer the OSHA act. Enforced by Dept of Labor. |
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Occupational Illness?
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Any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment.
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Under the OSHA act employers with 11 or more employees must maintain specified records.
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Must report all occupational illnesses and injuries, if an on-the-job injury results in death it must be reported immediately.
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How does OSHA administration enforce its standards?
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Inspections.
Highest level priority is imminent danger (within 24hrs) / Lowest level priority is random inspections (20 working days) |
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Citation?
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Summons informing employers and employees of the regulations and standards that have been violated in the workplace.
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What penalties may the OSHA administration impose?
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Fines range from $5000-$70,000
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What are the employer's responsibilities / rights under OSHA?
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To meeting their duty to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards / have right to seek advice and off-site consultation.
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What are employee's responsibilities / rights under OSHA?
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For complying with all applicable OSHA standards / have right to demand safety.
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What are the 3 basic causes of workplace accidents?
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1)Chance occurrences; this is beyond managements control
2)Unsafe conditions 3)Unsafe acts |
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Unsafe Conditions?
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The mechanical and physical conditions that cause accidents.
Basic remedy here is to identify and eliminate the conditions. |
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In practice, accident prevention boils down to what 2 basic activities?
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1)Reducing unsafe conditions
2)Reducing unsafe acts |
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Employer's first like of defense in preventing accidents?
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Reducing unsafe conditions.
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Reducing Unsafe Acts?
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1)Designing the job properly
2)Screening and training |
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ERI
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Employee Reliability Inventory.
Helps employers reduce unsafe acts at work. |
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Behavior-Based Safety?
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Identifying the worker behaviors that contribute to accidents and then training workers to avoid these behaviors.
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When is the right time to start controlling workers' comp. claims?
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Before the accident happens.
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What steps can the employer take to make return-to-work after an accident more employee friendly?
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Have an aggressive policy that includes availability of light-duty.
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Industrial Hygiene?
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Managing exposure hazards using 3 steps
1)Recognize 2)Evaluation 3)Control |
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What are the 4 major sources of occupational respiratory diseases?
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Asbestos, silica, lead, and carbon dioxide.
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Some experts estimate that as many as 505% of all problem employees in industry are alcoholics.
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The estimated cost of substance abuse damage to a company is $7000 per abuser per year.
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Additional steps employers can take in dealing with alcohol and drug abusers include conducting workplace inspections and using undercover agents.
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Type A personalities are considered to be workaholics and place themselves under unnecessary stress.
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What should be the organizations first line of defense in combating workplace drug abuse?
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Supervisors.
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Burnout?
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The total depletion of physical and mental resources caused by excessive striving to reach an unrealistic work-related goal.
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Employee depression impacts employers in 200 million lost work days annually and as much as $24 billion per year due to absenteeism and lost productivity.
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Smoking is both a serious health and cost problem for employers.
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Why should supervisors provide refrigerators as a reasonable ADA accommodation?
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So that there storage access for medication.
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It is estimated that second hand smoke causes 3000 deaths due to lung cancer and 35,000 to 62,000 illnesses due to heart problems.
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Non fatal workplace assaults resulted in more than 876,000 lost workdays and about $16 billion in lost wages in a recent year according to NIOSH surveys.
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What are the conditions for denying a job to smoker?
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As long as you dont use smoking as a surrogate for some other kind of discrimination.
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What is the second biggest cause of fatal workplace injuries?
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Homicide.
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What is considered to be the silent epidemic of the workplace?
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Bullying.
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What is an employer's first line of defense against workplace violence? / Second line?
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Heightened security. (i.e. external lighting, minimize cash on-hand, install alarms) / Screening out potential explosive employees
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What are the four steps in instituting a basic security program?
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1)Analyzing the current level of risk
Then installing: 2)Mechanical 3)Natural 4)Organizational security systems. |
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Natural Security?
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Taking advantage of the facility's natural or architectural features in order to minimize security problems.
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Mechanical Security?
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The utilization of security systems such as locks, intrusion alarms, access control systems, and surveillance.
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Organizational Security?
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Using good management to improve security.
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The Federal Wire Act prohibits what?
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Someone from intercepting oral, wire, or electronic communication.
Does allow employers to monitor employee communications if there its clear in its policies. |