Workplace Safety Is No Accident Online QuizTop of Form1.
Workplace safety is only the responsibility of the person(s)
wearing the risk management hat.
TrueFalse
2. Any injury at workXno matter how smallXmust be reported
immediately to the person's supervisor and receive first-aid
attention.
TrueFalse
3. Safety glasses, gloves, helmets, and safety shoes, although
not a fashion statement, must be worn on the job if policy requires
them.
TrueFalse
4. People have different work styles. Staff members who work
best with piles of materials about their areas are just as safe
from accident and injury as the neatniks.
TrueFalse
5. Safety is just common sense. The entity doesn't need to waste
time training people not to put their hands in a shredder.
TrueFalse
6. Floor covering has the highest use of any part of a
building.
TrueFalse
7. People will walk around spilled liquid on the floor; the best
thing to do is to wait for the housekeeping staff to clean up
spills properly.
TrueFalse
8. Most planning is a waste of time. We'll just dive in if we
have an accident or injury and take care of the situation on the
spot.
TrueFalse
9. All we can afford is the furniture we've been given. If the
chairs don't adjust and we use tables instead of fancy desks, it
won't hurt anyone.
TrueFalse
10. Chairs or stools can be substituted for a ladder to get
items out-of-reach as long as an employee "spots" the person using
the chair or stool.
TrueFalse
11. Reporting and replacing burned out light bulbs is an
inexpensive and effective crime deterrent.
TrueFalse
12. A sloppy worker is only a danger to himself.
TrueFalse
13. Dress codes can decrease accidents and injuries.
TrueFalse
14. The police are available to conduct a security assessment of
your premises.
TrueFalse
15. Presenting neat, cared-for premises makes your site less of
a target.
TrueFalse
16. Where needed, special procedures for helping physically
impaired employees should be incorporated into the entity's
emergency plans.
TrueFalse
17. Escalators and elevators must be inspected, maintained and
repaired on a regular basis.
TrueFalse
18. In a fire drill or fire, never use the elevator to exit the
building.
TrueFalse
19. No one needs instructions on how to use a ladder.
TrueFalse
20. Landscaping and exterior lighting when improperly used can
create a safety hazard.
TrueFalse
21. The most common areas of roof failure are at the joints of
the roof.
TrueFalse
22. Anyone can safely pick up a fire extinguisher to put out a
fire.
TrueFalse
23. Many states and local governments have special requirements
for the storage and use of maintenance equipment.
TrueFalse
24. In many jurisdictions, gasoline used to power lawn tools
must be stored in approved containers.
TrueFalse
25. Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces with nonpolluting
cleaners and antimicrobial solutions protects against mold
growth.
TrueFalse
26. It is inappropriate to install carpeting in areas where
there is a perpetual moisture problem (under drinking fountains,
and sinks), or on concrete floors without proper vapor barrier and
sub flooring.
TrueFalse
27. If using a central humidification system, ensure that it is
properly maintained and check frequently to avoid over
humidification.
TrueFalse
28. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to all
employers.
TrueFalse
29. Providing ADA accommodations is more expensive than most
public entities can afford.
TrueFalse
30. Public areas must be accessible for people with varying
degrees of mobility.
TrueFalse
31. Injuries in office settings often come about because the
"housekeeping" of the office has become slack, or if an excessive
amount of paper, products or other materials create a daunting
environment.
TrueFalse
32. The most common safety hazards associated with office design
are falls, noise, inadequate pathways, and placement of
furniture/equipment.
TrueFalse
33. Employees need to be trained to lift heavy objects, which
can cause serious injuries.
TrueFalse
34. Chemical and cleaning supplies should be stored in a locked
cabinet or storage room.
TrueFalse
35. It is unfriendly to require sign-in sheets or badges for
visitors or vendors.
TrueFalse
36. Only those entities that have commercial kitchens need to
worry about kitchen wiring, sanitation, temperature control and
maintenance.
TrueFalse
37. Workplace violence is a growing concern for employers and
employees nationwide.
TrueFalse
38. Chain and padlock exterior doors with push bars to make sure
employees won't prop them open.
TrueFalse
39. Only public entity employees working in the medical field
need to worry about infections that can be transmitted through
contact with blood and body fluids.
TrueFalse
40. Employees should be trained to check vehicles before driving
off on assignment to a high-risk area.
TrueFalse
41. HIV is the most common bloodborne infection in the United
States.
TrueFalse
42. The ADA regulates transportation vehicles and
facilities.
TrueFalse
43. OSHA is just a regulatory agency; safety training and
information must be gotten elsewhere.
TrueFalse
44. A public entity is only responsible for ensuring that
operators of vehicles used in the course of the entity's operations
are properly licensed.
TrueFalse
45. A drug-free policy with enforceable consequences for
disregarding the policy contributes to a safe workplace.
TrueFalse
46. A public entity can't protect employees from identity
theft.
TrueFalse
47. Reassignment to light or modified duty can help reduce the
overall costs and length of disability for a work-related
accident.
TrueFalse
48. Stress affects moral, productivity and safety.
TrueFalse
49. Employees need to discern an "empty threat" from one that is
serious.
TrueFalse
50. Sometimes the least expensive warning device can be the most
effective.
TrueFalse
Total Correct Answers: 29 (58%)Total Incorrect Answers: 21
(42%)1. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. Workplace safety is
everyone's responsibility. It is best to establish a safety culture
through policies, procedures, training and supervision.2. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Serious conditions often arise
from small injuries if they are not cared for at once.3. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Personal protective equipment is
meant to protect workers from specific hazards associated with
their job responsibilities. Policies, procedures, training and
supervision all contribute to the safe use of PPEs.4. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. Slips, trips and falls are the
most frequent cause of accident and injury in the workplace. Staff
should be encouraged to maintain a neat work area for safety
reasons.5. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. One person's
common sense is not necessarily the same as another's. The entity
should identify its expectations for safe workplace procedures
through policies, checklists, training and supervision.6. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. The correct floor covering must
be chosen and appropriately installed and maintained if its
usefulness is to be continued.7. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer:
False. Slips, trips and falls cause the most workplace accidents.
Encourage everyone to clean up spills or alert housekeeping right
away.8. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. OSHA says you must
have a fire evacuation plan in place to protect the safety of your
employees.9. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. Repetitive
motion injuries, lower back pain, neck and shoulder aches,
headaches, eyestrain can all afflict computer users with
non-ergonomic work stations.10. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer:
False. Standing on chairs or stools, especially ones with castors,
is a great contributor to slip and fall injuries in the workplace.
Instruct staff to only use appropriate step-stools or ladders and
to follow ladder-use safety protocol.11. Your Answer:True.Correct
Answer: True. Burnt out bulbs create places to hide that aren't
there when the entrance or stairway is lit.12. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. Co-workers' behavior affects the
safety of fellow workers.13. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True.
Dress for success in the workplace by wearing the appropriate
personal protective equipment. Other safe practices include: not
wearing dangling jewelry, tying back long hair or wearing it under
a cap, wearing closed-toe shoes and not wearing flowing
garments.14. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Request that
the police conduct a security assessment of your entity's facility.
This may be especially helpful in a high-crime neighborhood. The
assessment helps determine if you've done everything you can to
secure the premises and provide for the safety of your
employees.15. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Remove
grafitti, pick up litter, trim foliage around doors and windows to
give your building and grounds a cared-for appearance and deter
crime.16. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Work with your
jurisdiction's fire department to find out the best plan for your
facility.17. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. The American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators, ASME A17.1 Code requires that elevators and escalators
be inspected regularly by specially trained and qualified
Inspectors.18. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Always use
the stairs. Most stairways are fire resistant and present barriers
to smoke if the doors are kept closed. Unsealed elevator shafts can
act as a chimney drawing the smoke into them.19. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. Load, height, angle,
maintenance, and repair all need to be considered before safely
stepping on a ladder.20. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True.
Shrubs and trees that are pruned away from windows and doorways
present a professional appearance and don't provide a place to
hide. Walkways, parking areas, entrances and exits that are
properly illuminated provide safe passage.21. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Joints around sky lights,
chimneys, vent pipes or exhaust fan ducts; at the edges of the
roof; and at the connection of two roof levels are the most
vulnerable to leaks. Leaks can create standing water, a contributor
to slips, trips and falls, and can cause mold to grow triggering
asthma and allergy attacks.22. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer:
False. Only those trained to use the particular type of fire
extinguisher should attempt to put out a fire. There are specific
types for grease, electrical, wood and chemical to name a few.23.
Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. The local building
inspection department is a good source for finding these
regulations.24. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. There are
also requirements in regards to where the gasoline can be stored.
It is illegal in some jurisdictions to store gasoline in the same
building where there are children in school.25. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. To an extent this reduces the
risk of mold forming, but is it impossible to eliminate all
nutrients with these cleaners. The only way to keep mold from
thriving and surviving is to control moisture.26. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Otherwise you are providing food
for mold. Think about this when setting up an office in the
facility's basement or using that other below-grade space.27. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Maintain indoor humidity levels
between 40 and 60 percent.28. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer:
False. The ADA applies to private employers with 15 or more
employees.29. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. Inexpensive,
easy steps to take include ramping one step; installing a bathroom
grab bar; lowering a paper towel dispenser; rearranging furniture
to allow more space; installing offset hinges to widen a doorway;
or painting new lines to create an accessible parking space.30.
Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Title II of the Americans
with Disabilities Act covers "public entities." Public entities are
defined as any state or local government and any of its
departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities. All activities,
services, and programs of public entities are covered, including
activities of state legislatures and courts, town meetings, police
and fire departments, motor vehicle licensing, and employment.
Title II extends to all the activities of state and local
governments whether or not they receive federal funds.31. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. And cleanliness and good
housekeeping can also reduce allergic reactions to dust and mold,
and prevent illness such as the flu or conjunctivitis (pink
eye).32. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Amazing isn't it?
The most common hazards are the least expensive to solve. And yet,
accidents and injuries persist. Safety education, a safety culture
and supervision can reduce or eliminate most causes of these common
hazards.33. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. And heavy
objects include people lifted by EMTs, police officers, fire
fighters and health care personnel. But failing to lift objects of
any weight properly can result in injury. Small, light loads (i.e.,
stacks of files, boxes of computer paper, books) can wreak havoc on
their backs, necks, and shoulders if they use their bodies
incorrectly when they lift them.34. Your Answer:True.Correct
Answer: True. In addition, chemicals should be stored in a separate
closet or cabinet from cleaning supplies to keep them from
interacting.35. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. It all
depends on how the request is made. Provide some training for the
front-desk staff. Teach them some phrases to use to encourage
compliance with signing the guest register and wearing visitor
badges and what to do if the person is unwilling to comply. This
may include calling for backup in belligerent situations or phoning
the police.36. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. Even if your
kitchen is simply a staff break room with refrigerator, microwave
oven, sink and dishwasher, it is important to ensure that equipment
is appropriate for the setting, and is installed and maintained
properly.37. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Some 2 million
American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. It
can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from threats
and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide: one of the
leading causes of job-related deaths.38. Your Answer:True.Correct
Answer: False. Fire doors must be accessible at all times. Never
store items in front of the doors or otherwise block them. Never
chain and padlock these doors. Alarm the doors and post a warning
that the alarm will go off when the doors are opened to keep staff
from using these exits for a short-cut, a smoke break or other
non-emergency use.39. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False.
Anyone who comes into contact with blood or body fluids needs to
take proper precautions. This would include first-aid for an
injured co-worker or client, and housekeeping staff called upon to
clean up after an ill person. The greatest risks are from HIV and
Hepatitis B and C. But other infections, such as Strep, pneumonia
and TB, can be transmitted.40. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer:
True. Whether it's their own or the public entity's vehicle,
workers should make certain key safety equipment is working as
intended (the headlights and brake lights work, the wiper blades
clean and do not smear, the horn honks, the brakes slow and stop
the vehicle, the tires have treads, all the seatbelts function
properly, and that the gas tank is full) before driving off.41.
Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. OSHA reports that Hepatitis
C infection is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the
United States, affecting approximately 4 million people. It is
caused most commonly by needlestick injuries.42. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. Public transportation services
operated by state and local governments are covered by regulations
of the U.S. Department of Transportation. DOT's regulations
establish specific requirements for transportation vehicles and
facilities, including a requirement that all new buses must be
equipped to provide services to people who use wheelchairs.43. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. OSHA provides many eTools on
various construction topics. These tools allow the user to get
training and in some cases customize policies for their entities.
Booklets, fact sheets, checklists, and alerts are available through
the OSHA Web site.44. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. A
public entity must ensure that operators of vehicles used in the
course of its operations are properly licensed, follow safety
precautions, and are adequately trained to drive the kind of
vehicle used on its behalf. This can be done by screening drivers,
establishing driving policies, maximizing vehicular safety, and
providing for vehicular inspection and maintenance.45. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. A drug-free workplace contributes
to a safe workplace, because others' behavior affects the safety of
fellow workers.46. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: False. By
creating policies, securing records, checking vendor security,
limiting access, educating people and investigating claims, an
entity can reduce the chance that the theft will be from its
records or premises.47. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True.
Light or modified duty is usually offered for a limited time. The
program starts with less work and fewer hours than regular job
requirements and is gradually increasing as abilities return until
the person is able to fully function in the job.48. Your
Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Workplace stress can be defined
as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the
requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources,
or needs of the employee. Job design, relaxation techniques,
individual levels of tolerance all enter into reducing the effects
of stress on the job.49. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True.
Policies, procedures and training will help workers identify a real
threat to safety from an empty threat from a person on the phone or
onsite.50. Your Answer:True.Correct Answer: True. Smoke alarms and
fire extinguishers are the first lines of defense in the event of a
fire in a building.
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