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CEM 100 Test 3 Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
A concrete contractor may decide to have two firms, a union firm to go after
typical union projects such as public work with concrete construction and a
non-union firm to go after typical non-union projects such as the concrete work
for single-family residential and multi family apartments. This concrete
contractor with the two operations would be referred to as a
_____________________ employer. Answer: dual-shop
A local union is bargaining for a new contract with a multi-employer group (
the local contractors' association). Per Federal labor law both the union and
multi-employer group have the obligation to bargain in good faith over wages,
hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The phrase "wages,
hours, and other terms and conditions of employment" would include all of the
following except ______________. Answer: all of these are included in this
"wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment"
The employee who is the elected representative which is done at the start of the
job in an election by the first group of employees (by craft) on the jobsite or is
appointed by the union local, and is there to protect the rights of union
members (by craft) is called the ______________. Answer: union steward
Construction accidents have both direct-cost components and indirect-cost
components. Examples of indirect-cost components would include all of the
following except ____________. Answer: management time involved in
accident investigation
Concerning OSHA requirements, if there is a safety hazard on a jobsite, OSHA
would first, in order of priority, have the contractor implement
________________. Answer: engineering controls
Concerning safety discipline on a project, all of the following statements are
correct except ______________. Answer: all of these are correct
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An SDS gives information about ______________. Answer: hazardous
chemicals
A matrix schedule would most commonly be utilized on _________ Answer:
tract housing projects
Which of the following is a true statement regarding planning vs. scheduling?
Answer: planning defines the scope, responsibilities, and priorities
Based on the CPM diagram with activities A, B, C, D, E, and F, the total float
of Activity B on this diagram is __________ Answer: 0
On a project we are planning to make a look-ahead schedule. This look-ahead
schedule could be made by filtering one of the below sets of information
Answer: Project CPM schedule; or SIP schedule; or outcome of pull planning.
From the contractors estimate resulting in a successful bid, the next step is
____________ Answer: cost budgeting
Since percent complete on a given work activity can be difficult to measure,
some managers use rules to measure progress. These rules used per class
materials would include all of the following except __________ Answer:
100/100 rule - assume 100% completion at activity start
Concerning the contractors accounting system, the area that would have the
most detail an most management information would be ___________ Answer:
work item cost accounting and control
The act that governs child labor requirements is the __________ Answer: none
of these are correct
In terms of collective bargaining, an illegal subject in collective bargaining
would be ______________ Answer: closed shop
Current Federal Labor Law allows individual states to enact laws whereby
individual employees cannot be forced to join a union or pay union dues and
fees even though a union has been elected by the majority vote of the other
CEM 100 Test 3 Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
A concrete contractor may decide to have two firms, a union firm to go after
typical union projects such as public work with concrete construction and a
non-union firm to go after typical non-union projects such as the concrete work
for single-family residential and multi family apartments. This concrete
contractor with the two operations would be referred to as a
_____________________ employer. Answer: dual-shop
A local union is bargaining for a new contract with a multi-employer group (
the local contractors' association). Per Federal labor law both the union and
multi-employer group have the obligation to bargain in good faith over wages,
hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The phrase "wages,
hours, and other terms and conditions of employment" would include all of the
following except ______________. Answer: all of these are included in this
"wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment"
The employee who is the elected representative which is done at the start of the
job in an election by the first group of employees (by craft) on the jobsite or is
appointed by the union local, and is there to protect the rights of union
members (by craft) is called the ______________. Answer: union steward
Construction accidents have both direct-cost components and indirect-cost
components. Examples of indirect-cost components would include all of the
following except ____________. Answer: management time involved in
accident investigation
Concerning OSHA requirements, if there is a safety hazard on a jobsite, OSHA
would first, in order of priority, have the contractor implement
________________. Answer: engineering controls
Concerning safety discipline on a project, all of the following statements are
correct except ______________. Answer: all of these are correct
, 2
An SDS gives information about ______________. Answer: hazardous
chemicals
A matrix schedule would most commonly be utilized on _________ Answer:
tract housing projects
Which of the following is a true statement regarding planning vs. scheduling?
Answer: planning defines the scope, responsibilities, and priorities
Based on the CPM diagram with activities A, B, C, D, E, and F, the total float
of Activity B on this diagram is __________ Answer: 0
On a project we are planning to make a look-ahead schedule. This look-ahead
schedule could be made by filtering one of the below sets of information
Answer: Project CPM schedule; or SIP schedule; or outcome of pull planning.
From the contractors estimate resulting in a successful bid, the next step is
____________ Answer: cost budgeting
Since percent complete on a given work activity can be difficult to measure,
some managers use rules to measure progress. These rules used per class
materials would include all of the following except __________ Answer:
100/100 rule - assume 100% completion at activity start
Concerning the contractors accounting system, the area that would have the
most detail an most management information would be ___________ Answer:
work item cost accounting and control
The act that governs child labor requirements is the __________ Answer: none
of these are correct
In terms of collective bargaining, an illegal subject in collective bargaining
would be ______________ Answer: closed shop
Current Federal Labor Law allows individual states to enact laws whereby
individual employees cannot be forced to join a union or pay union dues and
fees even though a union has been elected by the majority vote of the other
