AH 3570 Health and Safety Management FINAL EXAM/
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Which of the following events in US history had the greatest positive impact on the progression of
occupational safety and health in the US? - ANS - World War II
The OSH profession and its practice are very limited in scope - ANS – False
Hazard assessment determines the extent or magnitude of identified hazards and it is a step that helps
prioritize the order in which hazards will be mitigated. - ANS - True
Which of the following hazards might be difficult to identify and/or assess during a comprehensive
hazard identification survey - ANS - Health hazards (industrial hygiene hazards) associated with the use
of hazardous materials.
Education and training are a hazard control measure that belongs in which of the following hazard
control categories: - ANS - Administrative
Which one of the following is sequential in a systematic approach to education and training? - ANS -
Determine training need, identify goals and objectives, identify who needs training
Based on the readings in module 1. how would you characterize the OSH profession as it stands today? -
ANS - Increasingly more transparent than in past years
increasingly demanding
evolving
The reasons for employers to strive for a workplace green from recognized occupational safety and
health hazards are - ANS - economic
Legal
, 2
moral
In which of the following disciplines must an OSH professional be skilled in order to be effective in
practicing OSH - ANS - social sciences
management
physical sciences
communications
Which of the following size employers has the greatest proportional number of work injuries and
illnesses (# of injuries and illnesses/per work hour)? - ANS - 100-249
Which of the following is FALSE of safety and health committees? - ANS - The mere formation of a safety
and committee results in improved OSH performance vs. not forming a committee
At the outset of the American Industrial Revolution, common law in the United States favored which of
the following groups with respect to compensation for injuries in the workplace? - ANS - employer
Arguments that OSH professionals can bring forth to company decision-makers to compete for limited
resources such as staffing, equipment, and new policies and procedures include: - ANS - - cost reduction
- increased trust of the company by the public
- increased worker retention
- increased productivity and efficiency
Which of the following organizations has a professional code of conduct for an OSH-specific discipline,
and it has a formal process in place to report claims of unethical professional conduct: - ANS - American
Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
The certification titled "CSP" is awarded by which one of the following organizations: - ANS - Board of
Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
Which of the following presents the least desirable circumstance: - ANS - OSH professional with low OSH
ethics' organization with low OSH ethics