Basic Safety Study Guide I 00109-09

Companies with strong safety cultures usually have lower _____.

• productivity

• turnover

• wages

• morale

When everyone in the company understands the value of a safe work environment, _____.

• the experience modification rate increases

• a safety culture is created

• labor costs increase

• productivity declines

Safety _____.

• comes naturally to most individuals

• primarily depends on workers in the field

• does not normally need to be trained

• is a learned behavior and attitude

Poor housekeeping, excessive noise, and inadequate guards for moving parts are examples of _____.

• acceptable risks

• unsafe conditions

• unavoidable hazards

• unsafe acts

Compared to direct costs (medical bills) resulting from an accident, studies have shown that indirect costs are

_____ direct costs.

• roughly equal to

• half as much as

• two to seven times that of

• almost eighty percent of

If a Code of Federal Regulations Standard does not specifically address a workplace hazard, which of the

following must be invoked?

• The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act

• The general duty clause

• The Code of Construction Safety

• The Worker's Safety Act of 1984

CFR 1926 protects a worker's rights by requiring employers to maintain _____ for 30 years after they leave the job.

• health insurance claims

• medical records

• OSHA Form 300s

• annual performance reviews

One aspect of the mission of OSHA is to _____.

• provide legal representation for injured workers

• protect the health of Americans while at their jobs

• provide services for families of workers who were killed in jobsite accidents

• underwrite health insurance benefits for American workers

Anything that could have caused an injury or damage, but did not because it was caught in time, is referred

to as an _____.

• incident

• accident

• injury

• paranormal act

A worker who has been discriminated against for asserting his or her OSHA rights has the right to file a

complaint within a _____ period.

• 5 days

• 15 days

• 30 days

• 60 days