Quiz 6

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Question #1

____ provide(s) counseling and other help in a non-work setting to employees having emotional, physical, or other personal problems.

A Employee assistance programs

B HR specialists

C A wellness program

D An organizational ombudsman

Question #2

A fitness-for-duty test is a/an

A specific test for substance abuse.

B medical examination to check for serious illness or disease.

C test of physical fitness and mental stability.

D attempt to detect impairment of abilities.

Question #3

Which of the following groups has the highest incidence of substance abuse?

A minorities in low-wage jobs

B young single men

C workers holding stressful jobs, including executives

D healthcare workers

Question #4

Typically, HR takes on all the following responsibilities for health, safety and security EXCEPT

A investigating accidents.

B assisting in disaster planning.

C developing safety reporting systems.

D designing employee identification systems.

Question #5

____ violations could have an impact on employees’ health or safety but probably would not cause death or serious harm.

A Other-than-serious

B Serious

C De minimis

D Dangerous

Question #6

Workers have the right to walk off a job and refuse to perform unsafe work if all of the following conditions are met EXCEPT

A using normal procedures to solve the problem has not worked.

B they are not receiving hazardous-duty pay.

C their fear is objectively reasonable.

D the employees have tried to have the dangerous condition corrected.

Question #7

____ is the study and design of the work environment to address the physiological and physical demands on individuals.

A Ergonomics

B Occupational safety and health

C Environmental design

D Industrial physiology

Question #8

Every employer engaged in commerce with ____ employees is covered by OSHA.

A 50 or more

B one or more

C 10 or more

D 25 or more

Question #9

The three major causes of injury in the workplace include all of the following EXCEPT

A falling.

B bodily reaction.

C faulty equipment.

D overextending.

Question #10

____ refers to a condition in which the physical well-being of people is protected. ____ refers to protecting employees and organizational facilities.

A Wellness, Risk management

B Protection, Prevention

C Health, Security

D Safety, Security

Question #11

____ incorporates a sequence of steps, each becoming more stringent, that are designed to change the employee’s inappropriate behavior.

A Progressive discipline

B Step-wise punishment

C Behavior modification

D Positive discipline

Question #12

The disciplinary system can be viewed as an application of ____ problem or unproductive employees.

A punishment of

B a public rebuke for

C behavior modification to

D negative rewards for

Question #13

____ are general in nature, while ____ are specific to the situation.

A Procedures, regulations

B Regulations, rules

C Rules, procedures

D Policies, rules

Question #14

The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988

A covers all intoxicating substances, including alcohol.

B applies to all private sector employers.

C covers on-the-job use of legal substances, but both on- and off-the-job use of illegal substances.

D requires government contractors to take steps to eliminate employee drug usage.

Question #15

Which of the following is NOT a recommended part of an e-mail and voice mail policy?

A The employer may search e-mail or voice mail upon 24 hours notice to the employee.

B E-mail and voice mail are for business use only.

C All computer passwords and codes must be available to the employer.

D Employee use of e-mail and voice mail is restricted and subject to employer review.

Question #16

In general, personnel files and records should be maintained for

A 7 years.

B 1 year.

C 3 years.

D the life of the company or its successor companies.

Question #17

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A As long as what employees say in their blogs about their company, bosses, and co-workers is true, the employees are protected against employer retaliation.

B Blogs are protected under free speech.

C Private-sector employees have free speech rights in their blogs, but employees of the federal government can legally be forbidden from blogging about anything concerned with their workplace.

D Employers can require employees to sign a non-disclosure privacy agreement that limits what they can say in their blogs.

Question #18

Employment-at-will is a common-law doctrine holding that:

A employer has the right to hire, fire, demote, or promote whomever it chooses.

B employees can be asked to leave a company only if they are willing to do so.

C employees are free agents, but employers must have a just cause for terminating them.

D an employee must provide a minimum of two weeks’ notice before quitting a job.

Question #19

Sherlock is a private investigator. He and Megatherium Industries have a formal agreement that he will perform background checks on all applicants for managerial-level positions for one year, for a certain fee and within certain performance guidelines. This agreement gives Sherlock

A employment-at-will rights.

B responsibilities without rights.

C contractual rights.