Final Exam - Chp 1

Question 1

what is a workplace injury

Answer 1

any form of ill heath - such as physical or mental injury or illness- that arises because of a worker’s employment.

Question 2

what is the arise and occurs test

Answer 2

it requires workers to demonstrate that their injury arose from and occurred during the course of their employment

Question 3

what is social construction

Answer 3

a phenomenon that is determined “or constructed” by social or cultural practices. In case of workplace injuries, our individual experiences, media representations & the operation of various systems help to shape what types of injuries we believe “count”” as work related injuries.

Question 4

what is a workplace hazard

Answer 4

any source of potential injury of illness in a workplace.

Question 5

what is precarious employees

Answer 5

paid work characterized by limited social benefits & statutory entitlement, job insecurity, low wages

Question 6

what is proximate cause

Answer 6

is the event that is immediately responsible for the injury

Question 7

what is root cause

Answer 7

refers to the ultimate or “real” cause of any injury

Question 8

what is the technical approach to injury?

Answer 8

it emphasizes the mechanisms of injury. Understanding how an injury occurred allows us to alter work to prevent similar injuries in the future

Question 9

what is the political economy approach

Answer 9

examines issues of power and financial gain to reveal why some hazards are remediated and other are not. Recognizes that er’s & ee’s have differing interests in the workplace. ER’s risk is economic. EE’s see it as decisions made by ER’s.

Question 10

what is the careless worker myth

Answer 10

idea that workers are accident prone, careless, or even reckless in the execution of their duties cause their own injuries