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Risk Management
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- 1What are the 5 areas of risks?1.) Legal Compliance
2.) Safety & Health
3.) Security
4.) Business continuity
5.) Workplace privacy - 2What is the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988?Applies to businesses of $100k or more each year. Requires:
- develop/publish written policy
- establish an awareness program
- notify EEs about contract conditions
- establish penalties for illegal drug convictions
- maintain drug free workplace - 3What is OSHA?Occupational Safety and Health Act
1970 - 4What does OSHA establish?- Workplace free from hazards
- Employers must comply with all safety and health standards
- EEs are required to comply with all safety and health standards - 5What does the OSHA enforcement agency do?- inspections
- safety communication
- reporting of injuries - 6What are the employer responsibilities of OSHA?- reduce hazards
- informing EEs
- Posting/labels - 7What are the EE rights from OSHA?- Safety and health without punishment
- Know hazards
- Hazard communication plan
- access exposure and medical records
- request OSHA inspection
- observe steps taken by employer
- file complaint - 8What are the 6 OSHA violations and fees?1.) Willful - $5-70k
2.) Serious - up to $7k
3.) Other than serious - up to $7k
4.) Repeat - up to $70k
5.) Failure to abate - up to $7k
6.) De-minimus - $0 - 9What are the 3 new OSHA forms developed as of 2002?1.) Form 300 - log of work related injuries or illnesses
2.) Form 300A - summary of work related injuries or illnesses
3.) Form 301 - Injury and illness report - 10Who is required to complete OSHA forms?All employers with more than 11 EEs
- 11Which industries are exempt from filing report?Retail, service, finance, insurance, and real-estate industries
- 12What are Privacy Concern Cases as outlined by OSHA?new protections developed by OSHA to protect EE privacy by substituting a case # for the EE name on the OSHA form 300 log
- 13What are the OSHA document requirements?- Employers must review form 300 and prepare 300A, needs to be certified by executive that it is correct
- Must be retained for 5 yrs following calendar yr
- Must be provided to requesting individual by end of following business day - 14What is SHARP?Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program
Recognizes small high hazard businesses that have requested OSHA consulting services and have developed program. - 15What is the OSHA Alliance Program?collaboration btw employers interested in promoting workplace health and safety issues.
- 16What is the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)?open to employers with tough, well established safety programs who are removed from routine scheduled inspection lists.
- 17What is the NIOSH?National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
part of the Dept of Health and Human Services
Tasked with researching and evaluating workplace hazards and recommending solutions - 18What are Health Hazard Evaluations?NIOSH inspections in response to the request of an employer, an EE, or gov't agency.
- 19How are OSHA inspections conducted?By a CSHO - Compliance Safety and Health Officer - who has been trained on OSHA standards and how to recognize safety and health hazards in the workplace.
- 20How does OSHA prioritize allocating time for inspections?- First - imminent danger
- Second - catastrophes and fatal accidents
- Third - complaints and referrals
- Fourth - programmed high hazard inspections
- Fifth - follow up inspections - 21What are the procedures followed by the CSHO?- CSHO arrives and provides credentials
- holds an opening conference to explain why, how, scope, standards
- facility tour
- holds closing conference to discuss observations and corrective action - 22What are some positive affirmative defenses an employer can raise during an OSHA inspection?- isolated case, unpreventable EE misconduct
- compliance impossible due to employer's work
- compliance would cause greater harm - 23What are the employer responsibilities during and after the inspection?- provide records/docs
- any citations must be posted near the work site
- may file Notice of Contest within 15 days of a citation and proposed penalty - 24What is the MSH Act of 1977?The Mine Safety and Health Administration to ensure the safety of workers in coal and other mines.
- 25What additional legislation affects OSHA?- FLSA - children in workforce
- Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act - response to healthcare workers - 26What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?List of every chemical present in the workplace.
- 27What are the two types of physical health hazards?1.) Ergonomics - science addressing the way a physical environment is designed and how efficient & safe that design is for the people in the environment
2.) Job related stress - 28What are the 3 stages of job related stress?1.) Arousal - irritability, anxiety, forgetfullness
2.) Resistance - procrastination, indecision
3.) Exhaustion - chronic depression, disillusionment - 29What internal issues can job related stress cause?- increased turnover
- low morale
- increased tardiness
- poor product quality - 30What are 6 job stressors identified by the NIOSH?1.) Task design
2.) Mgmt style
3.) Interpersonal relationships
4.) Work roles
5.) Career concerns
6.) Environmental conditions - 31How should HR professionals prepare for a pandemic?- minimize face to face contact
- secure vaccines
- modify sick-leave policies
- use telecommuting
- flexible work hours
- work shifts - 32What is the General Duty Standard in the Code of Federal Regulations?Requires employers to provide jobs and a workplace environment that are free from recognized safety and health hazards.
- 33What is an Emergency Action Plan?Required during a fire or evacuation
- 34Name 3 common law doctrines applied to workers who were injured on the job.1.) Fellow servant rule - employer absolved if fellow EE is cause
2.) Doctrine of contributory negligence - mitigate employer's responsibility if worker's actions contributed
3.) Voluntary assumption of risk - EE accepted risk - 35What is FECA of 1916?Federal EEs Compensation Act
Federal EE's equivalent of workers' comp - 36What is the LHWCA of 1927?Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Workers' comp for maritime workers - 37What is the BLBA of 1969?Black Lung Benefits Act
Benefits to coal miners disable to result of work - 38What is the EEOICPA of 2000?The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
provide comp for EEs and contractors of the Department of Energy - 39What are the two types of agreements that protect company information?1.) Intellectual property agreement (IPA)
2.) Nondisclosure agreement (NDA) - 40What are the 4 types of drug testing programs?1.) Pre-employment testing
2.) Random drug testing
3.) Scheduled drug testing
4.) Reasonable suspicion drug testing - 41What is a Return to Work Program?Policy to help reduce risk of injury when people return to work after a work related illness or injury.
- 42What is a Modified Duty Assignment?Modifying tasks to reduce risk of injury
- 43What is Reasonable Accommodation?Reassignment, modifying job function, reduced schedule, add'l paid time off - long term
- 44What is an Independent Medical Exam (IME)?Exam allowing for impartial review of injured EE's medical status.
- 45What is a business continuity plan (BCP)?planning for potential disruptions of business operations
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