SU 12 Health and Safety
TRUE AND FALSE
1. Stress influences psychological, physical and consumer behaviours. F
2. Workers tend to think that their employers should do something to reduce job
stress. T
3. Individuals can reduce stress by uttering a mantra. T
4. A Management by Objectives programme can be used as a stress reduction
programme since it eliminates uncertainty in critical aspect of the employee=s
job. T
5. Job stress and job burnout are the same thing. F
6. People who are burned out feel miserable after they have had a vacation. T
7. Employer sponsored wellness programmes build a lot of goodwill but do little
to improve the bottom line. F
8. The reason why organisations use physical fitness programmes is because
there is hard evidence that the use of these programmes create dramatic
decreases in the cost of turnover.F
9. One of the most difficult steps of an employee assistance programme (EAP)
is getting the employee to voluntarily seek assistance from the EAP. T
10. One of the essential elements of successful EAP is that employees
understand that their participation in a EAP activity will not result in harsh or
improper disciplinary action. T
11. Personnel tools such as questionnaires and opinion surveys are very effective
in measuring the extent of alcoholism within organisations. F
12. Rehabilitation programmes for employees who suffer from alcoholism are
taboo and draw unwelcome and unnecessary attention to the problem drinker.
F
13. Overall, the success figures for drug rehabilitation have been high. F
14. For the smoking policy to be effective, the company must make it quite clear
what the disciplinary implications would be of an employee contravening the
policy. T
15. The development of an Aids policy within companies in South Africa cannot
be delayed any longer. T
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TRUE AND FALSE
1. Stress influences psychological, physical and consumer behaviours. F
2. Workers tend to think that their employers should do something to reduce job
stress. T
3. Individuals can reduce stress by uttering a mantra. T
4. A Management by Objectives programme can be used as a stress reduction
programme since it eliminates uncertainty in critical aspect of the employee=s
job. T
5. Job stress and job burnout are the same thing. F
6. People who are burned out feel miserable after they have had a vacation. T
7. Employer sponsored wellness programmes build a lot of goodwill but do little
to improve the bottom line. F
8. The reason why organisations use physical fitness programmes is because
there is hard evidence that the use of these programmes create dramatic
decreases in the cost of turnover.F
9. One of the most difficult steps of an employee assistance programme (EAP)
is getting the employee to voluntarily seek assistance from the EAP. T
10. One of the essential elements of successful EAP is that employees
understand that their participation in a EAP activity will not result in harsh or
improper disciplinary action. T
11. Personnel tools such as questionnaires and opinion surveys are very effective
in measuring the extent of alcoholism within organisations. F
12. Rehabilitation programmes for employees who suffer from alcoholism are
taboo and draw unwelcome and unnecessary attention to the problem drinker.
F
13. Overall, the success figures for drug rehabilitation have been high. F
14. For the smoking policy to be effective, the company must make it quite clear
what the disciplinary implications would be of an employee contravening the
policy. T
15. The development of an Aids policy within companies in South Africa cannot
be delayed any longer. T
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