Occupational Health and Safety Notes
* * LEARNING OUTCOMES
Define OH &S
Describe Financial & Social Costs
History & Development of Compensation Models
Human Resources and OH & S
1. What is OH & S
2. The Costs of Illness & Injury
3. Human Resources and OH & S * * Read Chapter 1 from Textbook- Introduction & Overview
QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS
1. What perspective, now obsolete, toward accident prevention assumed that employees accepted all the normal risks inherent in a given job? a) Due diligence b) Assumption of risk c) Accident proneness d) Worker carelessness assumption * * 2. An employee expressed her concerns to her supervisor that fumes emitting from her computer were causing her headaches. She requested the supervisor’s permission to stop working immediately. However, the supervisor insisted that she continue working. What did the supervisor’s behavior violate? * a) The employee’s right to refuse unsafe work * b) The employee’s right to report unsafe conditions * c) The employee’s right to a safe workplace * d) The employee’s right to participate in health/ safety programs
3. Which of the following is an example of an external health/ safety stakeholder? a) Government b) Employers c) Employees d) Supervisors * * 4. Which of the following underlies the need for Human Resources Managers to understand and implement effective occupational health/ safety policies/ programs? * a) Increasing concerns for industrial-sector workers * b) The public’s decreasing tolerance for work-related hazards * c) Costs associated with work-related injuries and illnesses * d) Improving performance
5. Traditional views of safety have emphasize the three Es. What are they? a) Engineering, Empowerment, Enforcement b) Engineering, Education, Enforcement c) Empowerment, Education, Enforcement d) Ergonomics, Education, Enforcement * * * * *
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Define OH &S
Describe Financial & Social Costs
History & Development of Compensation Models
Human Resources and OH & S
1. What is OH & S
2. The Costs of Illness & Injury
3. Human Resources and OH & S * * Read Chapter 1 from Textbook- Introduction & Overview
QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS
1. What perspective, now obsolete, toward accident prevention assumed that employees accepted all the normal risks inherent in a given job? a) Due diligence b) Assumption of risk c) Accident proneness d) Worker carelessness assumption * * 2. An employee expressed her concerns to her supervisor that fumes emitting from her computer were causing her headaches. She requested the supervisor’s permission to stop working immediately. However, the supervisor insisted that she continue working. What did the supervisor’s behavior violate? * a) The employee’s right to refuse unsafe work * b) The employee’s right to report unsafe conditions * c) The employee’s right to a safe workplace * d) The employee’s right to participate in health/ safety programs
3. Which of the following is an example of an external health/ safety stakeholder? a) Government b) Employers c) Employees d) Supervisors * * 4. Which of the following underlies the need for Human Resources Managers to understand and implement effective occupational health/ safety policies/ programs? * a) Increasing concerns for industrial-sector workers * b) The public’s decreasing tolerance for work-related hazards * c) Costs associated with work-related injuries and illnesses * d) Improving performance
5. Traditional views of safety have emphasize the three Es. What are they? a) Engineering, Empowerment, Enforcement b) Engineering, Education, Enforcement c) Empowerment, Education, Enforcement d) Ergonomics, Education, Enforcement * * * * *
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