IET Exam 1 : Study Guide
False - correct answer-The National Safety Council is a broad-based safety organization that
has members
only from industry.
false - correct answer-Today's largest organization, devoted to safety and health practices, is
the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
false - correct answer-The concern for safety and health began during the Industrial
Revolution
true - correct answer-The integrated approach involves practitioners working together to
predict, control,
identify, and correct safety and health problems.
false - correct answer-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a
nongovernmental public
service organization
true - correct answer-Theories of accident causation are used to predict and prevent
accidents
true - correct answer-Why accidents do happen is a concern for safety and health decision
makers
true - correct answer-The human factors theory of accident causation attributes accidents to
a chain of events
caused by human error.
true - correct answer-There is evidence of occupational safety and health efforts as far back
as the time of the
Egyptian pharaohs.
false - correct answer-Organized labor did not play a crucial role in the development of the
safety movement
true - correct answer-Tragedies have changed the face of the safety movement at different
times in the
United States
true - correct answer-The safety and health movement today is characterized by
professionalization and
integration.
, true - correct answer-The accident/incident theory is an extension of the human factors
theory.
false - correct answer-Epidemiological theory has focused on accidents caused by overload,
inappropriate
response, and inappropriate activities.
false - correct answer-The systems theory of accident causation views any stem in which an
accident might
occur as a system with one component.
true - correct answer-There is a strong correlation between obesity and injuries.
true - correct answer-The contemporary view is that accidents are too costly and that
accident prevention is
less costly.
false - correct answer-The cost of accidents in the workplace involves only medical
expenses.
true - correct answer-For people thirty-seven years of age and younger, accidents are the
number one cause
of death.
true - correct answer-__ The leading cause of accidental deaths in the US is motor vehicle
accidents.
false - correct answer-Work accidents have increased with less attention to safety and health
standards in
today's workplace
false - correct answer-Deaths on the job have increased considerably over the years
false - correct answer-Lost time is not important when assessing the effect of accidents on
industry.
true - correct answer-___ Overexertion is the result of employees working beyond their
physical limits.
false - correct answer-Companies can have very little impact on preventing accidents in the
workplace.
true - correct answer-Accident rates are especially high in developing countries because
they do not have
safety and health infrastructure in place.
false - correct answer-There are signs that engineering schools are becoming less sensitive
to safety and
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