Question 51 (1 point)

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The risk-management process consists of four steps. Properly order the four steps shown below.

i. Manage risks ii. Review/monitor risks iii. Assess/analyze risks iv. Identify risks

Question 51 options:

a)	i., ii., iii., iv.

b)	iv., iii., i., ii.

c)	iii., iv., i., ii.

d)	ii., iv., iii., i.

Question 52 (1 point)

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When management receives complaints about inappropriate or unlawful behavior; identifies a potential financial loss from embezzlement or pilferage; receives accusations from co-workers, customers, or members of the public about an employee; or becomes aware of some other type of loss, one important tool for assessing the risk is a prompt and thorough workplace investigation. Which one of the following is not consistent with the understanding of what defines a proper workplace investigation?

Question 52 options:

a)	Its not only important to protect the employees who make the accusations but it is equally important that workplace investigations are conducted in a way that protects the organization from liability.

b)	The best way to prepare for an investigation is to establish a procedure at a time when no investigation is pending.

c)	When the loss involves employees or an issue of noncompliance with employment laws or regulations, the responsibility for conducting investigations often falls on HR professionals.

d)	Its important for investigations to be seen as credible by all stakeholders, so they must be conducted in a way that protects the employees who make accusations over and above the individuals accused or suspected of wrong doing.

Question 53 (1 point)

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The intent of Congress, as stated in the preamble to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for American workers. To accomplish this purpose, the act establishes three simple duties. Which one of the following is not stated in the preamble as one of those three duties?

Question 53 options:

a)	Employers must provide every employee a place to work that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm.

b)	Employees are required to comply with occupational safety and health standards, rules, and regulations that impact their individual actions and behaviors.

c)	Employers must comply with all safety and health standards disseminated in accordance with the act.

d)	Employees are required to report unsafe actions or behaviors to management or the Department of Labor (DOL) or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Question 54 (1 point)

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued basic requirements for recordkeeping, including who should file OSHA reports, which employers are exempt from filing, and what injuries are considered work related. All of the following comprise those basic requirements issued by OSHA except:

Question 54 options:

a)	OSHA has identified industries with low injury and illness rates and exempted them from filing reports. These include the retail, service, finance, insurance, and real-estate industries.

b)	The owners and partners in sole proprietorships and partnerships arent considered employees for OSHA reporting purposes.

c)	All employers with 10 or more employees are required to complete and file OSHA forms.

d)	OSHA regulations specify which employees are covered for reporting purposes. Injuries to employees of temp agencies, if under the employers direct supervision on a daily basis, must also be recorded.

Question 55 (1 point)

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In 1999, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published the results of a study entitled Stress at Work, which defined job stress as harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker. When job stress is added to personal factors in an employees life, such as a sick child or financial concerns, the effect on job performance can be magnified. Three stages of stress have been identified: arousal, resistance, and exhaustion. Symptoms of stress (i.e., physical, emotional or mental) at the arousal stage include all of the following except:

Question 55 options:

a)	Irritability and anxiety

b)	Teeth grinding and insomnia

c)	Chronic depression, hostility and isolation

d)	Forgetfulness and inability to concentrate

Question 56 (1 point)

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Identifying and ranking risks provides management with the opportunity to be proactive and implement controls to prevent damage to the assets of the business. There are four basic types of company assets; financial assets, such as cash, securities, and accounts receivable; physical assets, such as buildings, machinery, and equipment; information assets; and human assets, including the effects of workplace violence and substance abuse. According to Reed and Bogardus (2012), each one of the following impacts of risk affects all four types of risk (i.e., financial, physical, information, and human) except:

Question 56 options:

a)	Human error

b)	Embezzlement

c)

Accidents

d)	Natural disasters

Question 57 (1 point)

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Section 301 requires the board of directors (BOD) audit committee to establish procedures to receive and address complaints regarding accounting practices, internal accounting controls, and auditing matters, including confidential or anonymous complaints submitted by employees. Methods for submitting anonymous complaints that companies have established involve a variety of avenues including:

Question 57 options:

a)	A toll-free phone number specifically for such complaints

b)	The ability to contact the companys general counsel either by telephone or email

c)	All of the above

d)	Intranet- or intranet-accessible forms

Question 58 (1 point)

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed guidelines to assist employers in developing effective training programs that reduce work-related injury and illness. A number of guidelines provided can be fit modified to fit the specific industry and work site requirements for individual businesses; however, the first action item is to do which one of the following?

Question 58 options:

a)	Determine whether training is needed. In other words, is the safety problem something that can be corrected with training, or is another correction necessary?

b)	Develop methods for delivering the training.

c)	Identify the training needs. What should employees be doing that they arent doing?

d)	Develop objectives for the training.

Question 59 (1 point)

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There are several decisions to be made when a company decides to implement a drug-testing program. First, the program must be implemented in a fair and consistent manner to avoid charges of discrimination. Next, the company must decide what type of testing will be done. _______________ can be useful when monitoring the rehabilitation progress of employees but has limited value because employees who may be currently using drugs are generally able to stop long enough before the test to clear their systems of the drugs.

Question 59 options:

a)	Random drug testing

b)	Scheduled drug testing

c)	Reasonable-suspicion drug testing

d)	Pre-employment testing

Question 60 (1 point)

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All of the following are design elements of a return-to-work (RTW) program except:

Question 60 options:

a)	Assessment and prioritization of organizational risks

b)	Independent medical test

c)	Reasonable accommodations

d)	Modified duty assignment