Question 1 .0 out of 0.4 points Workers Compensation premiums are a significant portion of the hidden costs of accidents.

Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: False . Question 2 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Workers Compensation premiums have grown in recent years to become a more signi ficant percentage of total payroll. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True . Question 3 .0.4 out of 0.4 points The primary at-risk occupations for bloodborne pathogens are the health care pr ofessions. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True . Question 4 .0.4 out of 0.4 points The Standard Industrial Classification is being replaced by the North American Industry Classification System. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True . Question 5 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Hearing loss is not considered a recordable injury by OSHA. Answer Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False . Question 6 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Where did worker s compensation first come about? Answer Selected Answer: Europe Correct Answer: Europe . Question 7 .0.4 out of 0.4 points A firm is exempt from OSHA recordkeeping requirements only if: Answer Selected Answer: It has 10 or fewer employees AND it has NOT been told by BLS that it is not exempt. Correct Answer: It has 10 or fewer employees AND it has NOT been told by BLS that it is not exempt. . Question 8 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Under what circumstances does OSHA require the employer to have a written expos ure control plan for bloodborne pathogens? Answer

Selected Answer: be Correct Answer: be

Only in establishments that have 1 or more employees who may exposed. Only in establishments that have 1 or more employees who may exposed.

. Question 9 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Recent estimates by the National Safety Council place the annual cost of U.S. o ccupational injuries alone at approximately: Answer Selected Answer: 164 billion Correct Answer: 164 billion . Question 10 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Which of the following cost categories is referred to in the text as the "tip o f the iceberg?" Answer Selected Answer: Workers Compensation costs Correct Answer: Workers Compensation costs . Question 11 .0 out of 0.4 points Which of the following costs are covered by Workers Compensation insurance? Answer Selected Answer: All of the above Correct Answer: None of the above . Question 12 .0.4 out of 0.4 points The standard OSHA total injury/illness rate is scaled for: Answer Selected Answer: a 100-employee firm for one year Correct Answer: a 100-employee firm for one year . Question 13 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Using statistical analysis to link the occurrence of lung fibrosis to workers w ho are exposed to asbestos is best classified as which of the following types of studies: Answer Selected Answer: epidemiology Correct Answer: epidemiology . Question 14 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Cost is a critical element included in the "Ten-point scale for Hazards Classif ication" as set forth in the text. Answer Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False . Question 15 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Toxicology is the study of the nature and effects of poisons. Answer

Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True . Question 16 .0.4 out of 0.4 points FMEA is classified as belonging to which of the following approaches to hazard avoidance? Answer Selected Answer: Analytical Correct Answer: Analytical . Question 17 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Which of the following is identified as first preference in the "three lines of defense" in the elimination of workplace hazards? Answer Selected Answer: Engineering Correct Answer: Engineering . Question 18 .0.4 out of 0.4 points The fishbone diagram was developed by: Answer Selected Answer: Kaoru Ishikawa Correct Answer: Kaoru Ishikawa . Question 19 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Which of the following is identified as first preference in the "three lines of defense" in the elimination of workplace hazards? Answer Selected Answer: Engineering Correct Answer: Engineering . Question 20 .0.4 out of 0.4 points How many levels of mishap probability are considered in the Risk Assessment Code (RAC) used by the U.S. Air Force? Answer Selected Answer: Four Correct Answer: Four . Question 21 .0 out of 0.4 points Murphy's Law is addressed by which of the following approaches to hazard avoida nce? Answer Selected Answer: Psychological Correct Answer: Engineering . Question 22 .0.4 out of 0.4 points The Principle of Redundancy is addressed by which of the following approaches t o hazard avoidance? Answer Selected Answer: Engineering Correct Answer: Engineering . Question 23 .0.4 out of 0.4 points

The fault tree method is classified as belonging to which of the following appr oaches to hazard avoidance? Answer Selected Answer: Analytical Correct Answer: Analytical . Question 24 .0.4 out of 0.4 points Toxicology is classified as belonging to which of the following approaches to h azard avoidance? Answer Selected Answer: Analytical Correct Answer: Analytical . Question 25 .0.4 out of 0.4 points PPE is the most preferred method of dealing with hazards. Answer Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False .Thursday, August 25, 2011 8:50:42 PM EDT OK .