AEMA CORRECT FINALS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What are the 5 factors to determine whether someone can be found liable for their
actions (or lack thereof) - ✔✔ignorance of the law, disregarding the law, failure to act,
failure to warn, expense
✔✔Ignorance of the law - ✔✔It is our job to know the regulations and laws that pertain
to our area of responsibility
✔✔Disregarding the law - ✔✔Once you know the laws, take care to not disregard them
✔✔Failure to Warn - ✔✔Never hesitate to act when there is potential danger
✔✔Expense - ✔✔Budget cuts in safety
✔✔Why can contributory negligence prevent the injured party from recovering damages
- ✔✔they were in some way, even slight, responsible for causing their own injury
✔✔How is comparative negligence different from contributory negligence - ✔✔The
damages are prorated according to their degree of negligence. (So contributory is no
longer considered in these states)
✔✔When the plaintiff must recover a large dollar amount to cover damages, they name
an entity with the ability to pay large sums, what is this concept? - ✔✔Deep Pocket
✔✔An employer can be held liable for an act committed by an employee if the act can
be considered to be within the scope of their employment - ✔✔Doctrine of respondent
Superior (The liability is transferred wholly to the employer because he created the
situation whereby the employee did what they did. Yet, the employee can still be sued in
a later case)
,✔✔What is vitally important to help protect both you and the company from legal
accountability - ✔✔Maintenance Records (include daily/weekly/monthly eq inspections)
✔✔What are the 2 benefits of maintenance records - ✔✔Detail all maintenance activity
in inventory, indicate the location of items that are out for repair
✔✔What is vicarious liability? - ✔✔When the employer assumes the employee's liability
✔✔What is the manufacturer liable for in terms of manufacturer/product liability? -
✔✔Reasonable care in both the manufacturing and design of their wares to ensure
consumer safety when the produces are used as intended (a baseball bat used in a
game vs being used as a weapon)
✔✔The responsibility of comparing various manufacturers' products falls on who? -
✔✔Retailer or wholesaler
✔✔What is the organization that was created to help ensure that athletic equipment
passed a MINIMAL standard for safety - ✔✔NOCSAE (National Operating Committee
for the Standards for Athletic Equipment)
✔✔What does NOCSAE stand for? - ✔✔(National Operating Committee for the
Standards for Athletic Equipment)
✔✔What does the NOCSAE stamp signify? - ✔✔The product has been tested and is
expect to perform at a satisfactory level
✔✔After employees are hired, what needs to happen before they begin their service to
the team? - ✔✔Training
✔✔What is the basic outline for an Employee Manual - ✔✔Mission statement, Policies
and procedures, compliance issues, technology, termination policy
✔✔What is a popular way to handle initial staff training on their first day? -
✔✔Orientation
✔✔What type of tasks can a new employee quickly accomplish as they are starting out -
✔✔straightforward, repetitive procedures (distributing equipment or folding towels)
✔✔What should be discussed with a new employee before any tasks are assigned? -
✔✔Employee Manual
,✔✔What are basic categories all employees should immediately be gauged / brought
up to speed on? - ✔✔Employee manual, familiarity with equipment, Departmental
Culture, Equipment maintenance, scheduling
✔✔5 points to keep in mind when training employees - ✔✔Establish goals and
objectives, monitor progress, provide an open forum, limit training to few people,
ongoing process
✔✔What are 2 metrics an employee can be evaluated - ✔✔Speed, quality
✔✔What are the 2 types of employee evaluations - ✔✔formal, informal
✔✔A formal evaluation should include - ✔✔specific guidelines, measurable
expectations and goals, how those goals can be attained
✔✔Informal Evaluations study: - ✔✔the personalities and interests of staff
✔✔A foundational duty for an eq manager, which is any system set up which monitors
and maintains accurate records for items of value to the team - ✔✔Asset Management
(what do you have? Who is using it? What condition is it in?)
✔✔What are the different types of budgets - ✔✔Master, operational, Specific
allotments, general fund, sponsorship allotment, zero-based (requests made annually),
set
✔✔What are the factors that go into the ordering process - ✔✔Budgets, requests,
bidding parameters, inventory, rosters, staffing needs, needs vs wants, execution of
purchase orders
✔✔What should be done when a product is delivered? - ✔✔hand count
✔✔The sum of all goods belonging to your team in which your are resonsible -
✔✔Inventory
✔✔Large ticket items that can be depreciated for insurance or tax purposes - ✔✔Capital
Items
✔✔What items are taken up by the general operating budget and comprise everything
else, such as uniforms and athletic equipment - ✔✔non capital
✔✔Each piece of equipment should have an - ✔✔ID number
, ✔✔What type of inventory includes all pertinent info pertaining to that item, including the
ID number - ✔✔item specific
✔✔How is the allocation process different to inventory process - ✔✔purpose (show to
whom articles have been issued and by whom)
✔✔What types of items are allocation files good for? - ✔✔non-equipment (towels)
✔✔What are the main concerns regarding a marking system - ✔✔durability, placement,
ease of recognition
✔✔What is a direct opposition, clash or a disagreement between two or more parties -
✔✔Conflict
✔✔Where can a conflict be experienced? - ✔✔work, home, social settings
✔✔What are the 3 types of conflict? - ✔✔pre-existing, spontaneous, cumulative series
of events
✔✔Any conflict resolution must include an exam of the ____ involved - ✔✔personalities
✔✔What are the 3 types of people - ✔✔Nice, difficult, wimps
✔✔What type of person is most cooperative and easiest to appease in confrontation
(most popular, but least represented) - ✔✔nice
✔✔What type of person constantly questions status quo, asks why when presented with
an unfamiliar situation, and is dealt with by allowing them to explain their views -
✔✔Difficult (seek win win solution)
✔✔What type of person appears to be a fiend in the presence of others, but are the first
to point out any shortcoming when it serves their interest. They have a tendency to
avoid authority and regularly disrespect those in power. - ✔✔Wimps
✔✔What are the two basic categories of conflcit - ✔✔formal, informal
✔✔What is the more frequent type of conflict that is easiest to handle? - ✔✔informal
✔✔What conflict brings a more serious atmosphere and should be treated as such? -
✔✔formal
✔✔What is the biggest factor is resolving/avoiding conflict - ✔✔proper communication
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What are the 5 factors to determine whether someone can be found liable for their
actions (or lack thereof) - ✔✔ignorance of the law, disregarding the law, failure to act,
failure to warn, expense
✔✔Ignorance of the law - ✔✔It is our job to know the regulations and laws that pertain
to our area of responsibility
✔✔Disregarding the law - ✔✔Once you know the laws, take care to not disregard them
✔✔Failure to Warn - ✔✔Never hesitate to act when there is potential danger
✔✔Expense - ✔✔Budget cuts in safety
✔✔Why can contributory negligence prevent the injured party from recovering damages
- ✔✔they were in some way, even slight, responsible for causing their own injury
✔✔How is comparative negligence different from contributory negligence - ✔✔The
damages are prorated according to their degree of negligence. (So contributory is no
longer considered in these states)
✔✔When the plaintiff must recover a large dollar amount to cover damages, they name
an entity with the ability to pay large sums, what is this concept? - ✔✔Deep Pocket
✔✔An employer can be held liable for an act committed by an employee if the act can
be considered to be within the scope of their employment - ✔✔Doctrine of respondent
Superior (The liability is transferred wholly to the employer because he created the
situation whereby the employee did what they did. Yet, the employee can still be sued in
a later case)
,✔✔What is vitally important to help protect both you and the company from legal
accountability - ✔✔Maintenance Records (include daily/weekly/monthly eq inspections)
✔✔What are the 2 benefits of maintenance records - ✔✔Detail all maintenance activity
in inventory, indicate the location of items that are out for repair
✔✔What is vicarious liability? - ✔✔When the employer assumes the employee's liability
✔✔What is the manufacturer liable for in terms of manufacturer/product liability? -
✔✔Reasonable care in both the manufacturing and design of their wares to ensure
consumer safety when the produces are used as intended (a baseball bat used in a
game vs being used as a weapon)
✔✔The responsibility of comparing various manufacturers' products falls on who? -
✔✔Retailer or wholesaler
✔✔What is the organization that was created to help ensure that athletic equipment
passed a MINIMAL standard for safety - ✔✔NOCSAE (National Operating Committee
for the Standards for Athletic Equipment)
✔✔What does NOCSAE stand for? - ✔✔(National Operating Committee for the
Standards for Athletic Equipment)
✔✔What does the NOCSAE stamp signify? - ✔✔The product has been tested and is
expect to perform at a satisfactory level
✔✔After employees are hired, what needs to happen before they begin their service to
the team? - ✔✔Training
✔✔What is the basic outline for an Employee Manual - ✔✔Mission statement, Policies
and procedures, compliance issues, technology, termination policy
✔✔What is a popular way to handle initial staff training on their first day? -
✔✔Orientation
✔✔What type of tasks can a new employee quickly accomplish as they are starting out -
✔✔straightforward, repetitive procedures (distributing equipment or folding towels)
✔✔What should be discussed with a new employee before any tasks are assigned? -
✔✔Employee Manual
,✔✔What are basic categories all employees should immediately be gauged / brought
up to speed on? - ✔✔Employee manual, familiarity with equipment, Departmental
Culture, Equipment maintenance, scheduling
✔✔5 points to keep in mind when training employees - ✔✔Establish goals and
objectives, monitor progress, provide an open forum, limit training to few people,
ongoing process
✔✔What are 2 metrics an employee can be evaluated - ✔✔Speed, quality
✔✔What are the 2 types of employee evaluations - ✔✔formal, informal
✔✔A formal evaluation should include - ✔✔specific guidelines, measurable
expectations and goals, how those goals can be attained
✔✔Informal Evaluations study: - ✔✔the personalities and interests of staff
✔✔A foundational duty for an eq manager, which is any system set up which monitors
and maintains accurate records for items of value to the team - ✔✔Asset Management
(what do you have? Who is using it? What condition is it in?)
✔✔What are the different types of budgets - ✔✔Master, operational, Specific
allotments, general fund, sponsorship allotment, zero-based (requests made annually),
set
✔✔What are the factors that go into the ordering process - ✔✔Budgets, requests,
bidding parameters, inventory, rosters, staffing needs, needs vs wants, execution of
purchase orders
✔✔What should be done when a product is delivered? - ✔✔hand count
✔✔The sum of all goods belonging to your team in which your are resonsible -
✔✔Inventory
✔✔Large ticket items that can be depreciated for insurance or tax purposes - ✔✔Capital
Items
✔✔What items are taken up by the general operating budget and comprise everything
else, such as uniforms and athletic equipment - ✔✔non capital
✔✔Each piece of equipment should have an - ✔✔ID number
, ✔✔What type of inventory includes all pertinent info pertaining to that item, including the
ID number - ✔✔item specific
✔✔How is the allocation process different to inventory process - ✔✔purpose (show to
whom articles have been issued and by whom)
✔✔What types of items are allocation files good for? - ✔✔non-equipment (towels)
✔✔What are the main concerns regarding a marking system - ✔✔durability, placement,
ease of recognition
✔✔What is a direct opposition, clash or a disagreement between two or more parties -
✔✔Conflict
✔✔Where can a conflict be experienced? - ✔✔work, home, social settings
✔✔What are the 3 types of conflict? - ✔✔pre-existing, spontaneous, cumulative series
of events
✔✔Any conflict resolution must include an exam of the ____ involved - ✔✔personalities
✔✔What are the 3 types of people - ✔✔Nice, difficult, wimps
✔✔What type of person is most cooperative and easiest to appease in confrontation
(most popular, but least represented) - ✔✔nice
✔✔What type of person constantly questions status quo, asks why when presented with
an unfamiliar situation, and is dealt with by allowing them to explain their views -
✔✔Difficult (seek win win solution)
✔✔What type of person appears to be a fiend in the presence of others, but are the first
to point out any shortcoming when it serves their interest. They have a tendency to
avoid authority and regularly disrespect those in power. - ✔✔Wimps
✔✔What are the two basic categories of conflcit - ✔✔formal, informal
✔✔What is the more frequent type of conflict that is easiest to handle? - ✔✔informal
✔✔What conflict brings a more serious atmosphere and should be treated as such? -
✔✔formal
✔✔What is the biggest factor is resolving/avoiding conflict - ✔✔proper communication
