MANA 445 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Which of the following occupational illnesses have C. respiratory problems
been around since ancient Egyptian times?
a. skin disease
b. liver diseases
c. respiratory problems
d. lung diseases
2. Which of the following was articulated by the 1974 d. rights of workers
Royal Commission on safety in mines?
a. requirement of mandatory inspections
b. standards of ventilation
c. system of compensation for injured workers
d. rights of workers
3. Which of the following is an example of an employer's d. preparing a written
responsibility under OH&S legislation? occupational health and
a. providing financial support for injured workers safety policy
b. cleaning up the workplace before an inspection
c. conducting research on health and safety issues
d. preparing a written occupational health and safety
policy
4. According to the text, what was the primary reason a. they could not recognize
that supervisors on construction sites underestimated unsafe conditions
health and safety risks?
a. they could not recognize unsafe conditions
b. they believed that risks were unavoidable
c. they had not experienced any recent accidents
d. they were obsessed with meeting deadlines
5. Which of the following is an economic benefit of effec- a. a reduction in lost time
tive OH&S programs? costs
, a. a reduction in lost time costs
b. greater due diligence by employers
c. workers look out for the safety of their coworkers
d. improved health and safety provisions during collec-
tive bargaining
6. Given that injuries and illnesses stem from what work- b. safety requires compli-
ers "do" on the job, why is OH&S not managed by the ance with labor law
production/ operations function?
a. safety is primarily a labor relations issue
b. safety requires compliance with labor law
c. safety is an educational issue
d. safety is a cost issue
7. Being an active member of a Joint health and safety b. the right to participate
committee at work allows to satisfy which one of the in correcting and iden-
principal OH&S employee rights? tifying health and safety
a. the right to refuse dangerous work without penalty problems.
b. the right to participate in correcting and identifying
health and safety problems.
c. the right to know about hazards in the workplace
d. the right to refuse wearing safety equipment that is
uncomfortable.
8. What HRM practice would support an enforcement c. performance manage-
solution to health and safety? ment
a. compensation
b. orientation and training
c. performance management
d. job analysis and job design
9. 9. If XL Foods in Alberta claims that it did everything it c. due diligence
could to make sure its own employees were protected
1. Which of the following occupational illnesses have C. respiratory problems
been around since ancient Egyptian times?
a. skin disease
b. liver diseases
c. respiratory problems
d. lung diseases
2. Which of the following was articulated by the 1974 d. rights of workers
Royal Commission on safety in mines?
a. requirement of mandatory inspections
b. standards of ventilation
c. system of compensation for injured workers
d. rights of workers
3. Which of the following is an example of an employer's d. preparing a written
responsibility under OH&S legislation? occupational health and
a. providing financial support for injured workers safety policy
b. cleaning up the workplace before an inspection
c. conducting research on health and safety issues
d. preparing a written occupational health and safety
policy
4. According to the text, what was the primary reason a. they could not recognize
that supervisors on construction sites underestimated unsafe conditions
health and safety risks?
a. they could not recognize unsafe conditions
b. they believed that risks were unavoidable
c. they had not experienced any recent accidents
d. they were obsessed with meeting deadlines
5. Which of the following is an economic benefit of effec- a. a reduction in lost time
tive OH&S programs? costs
, a. a reduction in lost time costs
b. greater due diligence by employers
c. workers look out for the safety of their coworkers
d. improved health and safety provisions during collec-
tive bargaining
6. Given that injuries and illnesses stem from what work- b. safety requires compli-
ers "do" on the job, why is OH&S not managed by the ance with labor law
production/ operations function?
a. safety is primarily a labor relations issue
b. safety requires compliance with labor law
c. safety is an educational issue
d. safety is a cost issue
7. Being an active member of a Joint health and safety b. the right to participate
committee at work allows to satisfy which one of the in correcting and iden-
principal OH&S employee rights? tifying health and safety
a. the right to refuse dangerous work without penalty problems.
b. the right to participate in correcting and identifying
health and safety problems.
c. the right to know about hazards in the workplace
d. the right to refuse wearing safety equipment that is
uncomfortable.
8. What HRM practice would support an enforcement c. performance manage-
solution to health and safety? ment
a. compensation
b. orientation and training
c. performance management
d. job analysis and job design
9. 9. If XL Foods in Alberta claims that it did everything it c. due diligence
could to make sure its own employees were protected
