Chapter 12

Question 1

Right-To-Know Laws

Answer 1

Laws that require employers to advise employees about the hazardous chemicals they handle.

Question 2

Fitness-For-Duty Evaluations

Answer 2

Evaluations randomly conducted to determine an employee’s physical, mental, and emotional fitness for a job.

Question 3

Recordable Case

Answer 3

Any occupational death, illness, or injury to be recorded in the log (OSHA Form 300).

Question 4

Emergency Action Plan

Answer 4

A plan an organization develops that contains step-by-step procedures for dealing with various emergency situations.

Question 5

Cumulative Trauma Disorders

Answer 5

Injuries involving tendons of the fingers, hands, and arms that become inflamed from repeated stresses and strains.

Question 6

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)

Answer 6

Documents that contain vital information about hazardous substances.

Question 7

Stress

Answer 7

Any adjustive demand caused by physical, mental, or emotional factors that requires coping behavior.

Question 8

Eustress

Answer 8

Positive stress that accompanies achievement and exhilaration.

Question 9

Distress

Answer 9

Harmful stress characterized by a loss of feelings of security and adequacy.

Question 10

Burnout

Answer 10

A severe state of distress, manifesting itself in depression, frustration, and loss of productivity.

Question 11

Depression

Answer 11

A negative emotional state marked by feelings of low spirits, gloominess, sadness, and loss of pleasure in ordinary activities.