| Question 1 | 2.5 / 2.5 points |
Which regulation requires that most private employers continue to make health benefits available to terminated or retired employees and their families for a period of time?
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| Family and Medical Leave Act | ||
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| Pregnancy Discrimination Act | ||
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| Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act | ||
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | ||
| Question 2 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of the following is one of the categories set out by labor law as subject to bargaining?
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| legal bargaining items | ||
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| permissible bargaining items | ||
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| non-mandatory bargaining items | ||
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| benefits-related bargaining items | ||
| Question 3 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Fact-finding seeks to end an impasse by __________.
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| assisting the principals in reaching an agreement | ||
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| studying the issue in a dispute and making a public recommendation | ||
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| interpreting existing contract terms | ||
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| communicating assessments of the likelihood of a strike | ||
| Question 4 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The Wagner Act __________.
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| guaranteed each employee the right to bargain collectively free from interference, restraint, or coercion | ||
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| made yellow-dog contracts unenforceable | ||
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| provided for secret-ballot elections for determining whether a firm's employees would unionize | ||
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| banned unions from restraining their employees from or coercing them to exercise their guaranteed bargaining rights | ||
| Question 5 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Permissible bargaining items are __________.
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| a part of negotiations through joint agreement of both management and union | ||
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| forbidden by law | ||
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| items which must be negotiated according to law | ||
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| all of the above | ||
| Question 6 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
A(n) __________ strike results from a failure to agree on the terms of a contract.
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| unfair labor practice | ||
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| wildcat | ||
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| sympathy | ||
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| economic | ||
| Question 7 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The __________ form of union security means that the employees who do not belong to the union still must pay union dues because the union's efforts benefit them all.
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| closed shop | ||
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| union shop | ||
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| agency shop | ||
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| open shop | ||
| Question 8 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Mediation to __________ is used by negotiators to end an impasse.
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| assist the principals in reaching an agreement | ||
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| study the issue in a dispute | ||
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| determine and dictate the settlement terms | ||
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| interpret existing contract terms | ||
| Question 9 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The decision to unionize may be based on __________.
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| fear of job loss | ||
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| arbitrary management actions | ||
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| increasing workload | ||
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| all of the above | ||
| Question 10 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which law gave employers the right to express their views concerning union organization?
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| Norris-LaGuardia Act | ||
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| Taft-Hartley Act | ||
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| Gompers Act | ||
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| Landrum-Griffin Act | ||
| Question 11 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which third-party intervention uses a neutral third party to assist the principals in reaching agreement?
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| fact-finding | ||
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| mediation | ||
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| binding arbitration | ||
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| non-binding arbitration | ||
| Question 12 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which intervention method is the most definitive of all third-party interventions?
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| fact-finding | ||
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| mediation | ||
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| binding arbitration | ||
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| interest arbitration | ||
| Question 13 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The term __________ describes statutory or constitutional provisions banning the requirement of union membership as a condition of employment.
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| termination at will | ||
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| right-to-work | ||
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| open shop | ||
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| free labor | ||
| Question 14 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
How many weeks may an employee take as unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act?
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| two | ||
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| four | ||
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| six | ||
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| 12 | ||
| Question 15 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which third-party intervention is commonly used in national emergency disputes?
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| fact-finding | ||
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| mediation | ||
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| binding arbitration | ||
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| non-binding arbitration | ||
| Question 16 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
About __________% of people working in the United States belong to unions.
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| 5 | ||
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| 12 | ||
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| 20 | ||
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| 45 | ||
| Question 17 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The Family and Medical Leave Act __________.
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| provides guidelines regarding what rates of return employers should use in computing their pension plan values | ||
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| ensures that an employer must grant an employee up to 12 weeks of leave in a 12-month period for the birth or care of a newborn child; placement of a child for adoption; the care for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition; or the care for the employee's own serious health condition | ||
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| prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively determined minimum stay | ||
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| sets minimum requirements for protecting individuals' healthcare data accessibility and confidentiality | ||
| Question 18 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The closed shop form of union security means that the __________.
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| company can hire nonunion people, but they must then join the union | ||
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| company can hire only union members | ||
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| employees who do not belong to the union must still pay dues | ||
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| employees can decide whether to join the union and only those who join pay dues | ||
| Question 19 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Arbitration means ending an impasse by __________.
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| assisting the principals in reaching an agreement | ||
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| studying the issue in a dispute | ||
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| making a public recommendation | ||
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| giving a third-party the power to determine and dictate the settlement terms | ||
| Question 20 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
A contract that allows management to require nonunion membership as a condition for employment is called a __________ contract.
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| yellow dog |
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| scaredy cat |
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| yellow chicken |
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| black dog |
| Lesson 7 | |
| Question 21 | 2.5 / 2.5 points |
Reduced job efficiency is a possible alcoholism performance issue in which stage of alcoholism?
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| advanced | ||
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| middle | ||
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| early | ||
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| lingering | ||
| Question 22 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Under the public policy exception to the termination-at-will doctrine, courts have held that __________.
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| discharge is wrongful when it is against an explicit, well-established law | ||
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| even in the absence of a written document, an implied contract existed based on representations in the employee handbook | ||
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| employers should not fire employees without good cause | ||
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| persistent failure to perform assigned duties or to meet prescribed standards on the job is reason for dismissal | ||
| Question 23 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Ethical behavior starts with __________.
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| moral awareness | ||
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| moral ineptitude | ||
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| morality | ||
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| systemic cognitive biases | ||
| Question 24 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
When an employee's dismissal does not comply with the law or with the contractual agreement stated or implied by the firm via its employment application forms, employee manuals, or other promises, __________ has occurred.
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| mutiny | ||
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| insubordination | ||
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| wrongful discharge | ||
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| emotional hardship | ||
| Question 25 | 0 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of the following is one of the types of privacy violation upheld by courts?
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| intrusion | ||
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| publication of private matters | ||
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| appropriation of an employee's name for commercial purposes | ||
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| videotaping in the workplace | ||
| Question 26 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Each year there are roughly __________ cases of workplace accidents per 100 full-time workers in the United States.
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| 1 | ||
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| 2 | ||
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| 4 | ||
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| 9 | ||
| Question 27 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
The basic purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to __________.
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| administer the act and to set and enforce the safety and health standards that apply to almost all workers in the United States | ||
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| assure every person safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve human resources | ||
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| provide safe and healthful working conditions to self-employed persons | ||
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| prevent the occurrence of occupational illnesses among all employees | ||
| Question 28 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Common clues for identifying potentially violent employees include __________.
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| an act of violence off the job | ||
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| sexually aggressive behavior | ||
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| chronic complaining and the raising of frequent, unreasonable grievances | ||
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| all of the above | ||
| Question 29 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
All of the following are basic causes of workplace accidents except __________.
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| chance occurrences | ||
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| unsafe conditions | ||
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| unsafe behavior by employees | ||
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| weather-related accidents | ||
| Question 30 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of the following factors contributes to accidents at work?
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| unsafe conditions | ||
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| safety climate | ||
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| stress | ||
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| all of the above | ||
| Question 31 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
__________ justice refers to fair outcomes.
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| Distributive | ||
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| Procedural | ||
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| Interactional | ||
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| Normative | ||
| Question 32 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of the bases for dismissal is defined as the persistent failure to perform assigned duties or to meet prescribed standards on the job?
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| unsatisfactory performance | ||
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| misconduct | ||
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| lack of qualifications for job | ||
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| changed requirements of job | ||
| Question 33 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of the following is one of the earliest indicators of possible alcoholism in an employee?
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| domestic problems | ||
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| avoidance of fellow employees | ||
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| lying | ||
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| tardiness | ||
| Question 34 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Misconduct, one of the bases for dismissal, is defined as __________.
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| the deliberate and willful violation of the employer's rules and may include stealing and insubordination | ||
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| an employee's inability to do the assigned work despite his or her diligence | ||
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| the persistent failure to perform assigned duties or to meet prescribed standards on the job | ||
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| an employee's inability to do the work assigned because the nature of the job has changed | ||
| Question 35 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of the following would be considered OSHA's top priority for inspection?
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| investigating the occurrence of a fatality | ||
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| inspecting a site where there is an imminent danger situation | ||
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| conducting random inspections and reinspections | ||
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| investigating employee complaints of alleged violations | ||
| Question 36 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of the following is not a basis for reducing and preventing accidents at work?
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| reducing unsafe conditions | ||
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| reducing unsafe acts | ||
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| training employees | ||
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| hiring non-accident-prone workers | ||
| Question 37 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
When managers identify a trait associated with workplace accidents and then use this trait as part of the selection process for new hires, they are using __________ to reduce unsafe acts.
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| job rotation | ||
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| screening | ||
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| training | ||
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| incentive programs | ||
| Question 38 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Under OSHA, employers with __________ or more employees must maintain records of and report occupational injuries and occupational illnesses.
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| 5 | ||
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| 11 | ||
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| 25 | ||
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| 100 | ||
| Question 39 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which department enforces the standards set out in the Occupational Safety and Health Act?
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| Department of Health Services | ||
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| Department of Labor | ||
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| Department of Financial Services | ||
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| Economic Development Department | ||
| Question 40 | 2.5 / 2.5 points | ||
Which of the following may require respirators?
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| lead-based paint |
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| asbestos |
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| radon |
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| mold |
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