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Risk Management
Unit 6
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Professional
10/05/2008

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Term
Alarm Reaction
Definition

First Stage

Fight or Flight

Term

Applicants Who can be Polygraphed

Definition

Some Security Guard 

Controlled Substances,

Term
Biofeedback
Definition

Observe internal body functions

= control them

Term
Biometric Access Devices
Definition
Security devices - fingerprints, retina, voice
Term
Bloodborne Pathogen
Definition

microorganisms cause disease

like Hep B or HIV

Term
Burnout
Definition

job stress

psychological exhaustion

Term
CCTV
Definition
Closed Circuit TV
Term

Computer Virus

Definition

hidden computer programs

corrupt or destroy

Term
Polygraph Exam - guidelines
Definition

1) ongoing investigation

2) EE had access

3) Reasonable suspicion

4) Employer statement

Term
De Minimus Violations
Definition
No direct relationship to job safety
Term
Direct Threat
Definition

disease or physical condition

high risk of harm

food preparation

Term
Distress
Definition

Disease producing

Physical and Mental

Term
EAP
Definition
Employee Assistance Program
Term
Employee Assistance Program
Definition

counseling for personal problems

drugs, alcohol, financial, marital

 

Term
Employee Wellness Program
Definition

encourages excercise and nutrition

Term
Epidemiology
Definition

study of diseases in the environment

Term
Ergonomics
Definition

(Biotechnology)

Adjustment of

people and machines

Term
Eustress
Definition

good stress

zest for living

Term

Fetal Protection Policy

Definition

hire or transfer females to protect them

Sex Discrimination

Term
Firewall
Definition

Computer components

between 2 networks

checks and controls

Term
Fraud Determinants
Definition
Three: situational, convenient, low morale,
Term
FSGO
Definition

Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizaions

Makes Co's responsible for internal fraud

Term
General Duty Clause
Definition

OSHA standard

Employer's workplace free of hazards

Term
Hazard Communication Standard
Definition

OSHA standard

notify & train EEs

hazardous chemicals

Term
Imminent Danger
Definition

High risk of death or physical harm

Term
Incidence Rate
Definition

                N  X 200,000

EH

 

N = # of injuries

EH = # of hours EEs worked 1 yr

200k = 100 EEs X50 wk X 40 hrs

 

Term

Intermittent explosive

Disorders

Definition

out of control angry outburst

injure someone or something

 

Term

Internal Finacial

Procedure Limits

Definition

EE Limts on $ amounts spent

w/o Auth

Term
Inventory Shrinkage
Definition

measures loss

(employee theft)

Term
MSDS
Definition

Material Safety Data Sheet

Hazardous Chemicals

Term
Musculoskeletal Disorder
Definition

repetitive motion and overexertion

Disorders (carpel tunnel, Sciatica)

Term
Neurological Disorders
Definition

Chemical imbalances

loss of emotional control

violence

Term
No Adverse Affect Level
Definition

Highest dose

no ill effects

Term
Non-serious violations
Definition

not likely to cause serious

physical harm

Term
Obsessive Disorders
Definition

Unchecked romantic fantasies

rejection = violence

Term
OSHA
Definition

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Agency

enforces Safety and Health

1970

Term
Paranoia
Definition

Irrational fear

others will harm or destroy

Term
Patents
Definition

Legal Document

protects inventions and ideas

17 yrs

Term
Proprietary Information
Definition

Private information

owned by org. or indiv.

Term
Recordable Cases
Definition

injury, illness or death

not minor

Term
Relaxation Techniques
Definition

used to reverse Alarm Reaction

and avoid stress

meditation, deep breathing, biofeedback

Term
Repeated Violations
Definition

willfull violations

similar

Term
Serious Violation
Definition

High probability

injury or death

known or should have known

Term
Signal detection Theory
Definition

Security Officer

detect problem

background noise

expectancy

Term
Strategic Partnership Programs
Definition

Voluntary

Lg term agreements

Employers, EEs, Unions, OSHA

safe work environments

Term
Stress
Definition

bodies response to stressor

3 stages:

Alarm reaction

balance

exhaustion

Term
Terrorism
Definition
Violence used for coercion
Term
Toxicity Threshold
Definition

lowest level

toxic effect

Term
Toxicology
Definition

study for poisonous materials

exposure thresholds

Term
Voluntary Protection Programs
Definition

OSHA, Mgt, EEs

safe and healthy workplace

no OSHA inspections

Term
Vulnerability Analysis
Definition

Analysis

level of risk

Co's assets

secure

Term

Which occupational Injuries

must be

reported to OSHA?

Definition

death

loss of one or more work days

restriction of work

transfer

medical treatment (not first aid)

Term

Who is not covered

by

OSHA?

Definition

Self-employed

Farms

state and local gov't

Term
Willfull Viloations
Definition

Intentional disregard

OSHA Standard

Term
Worker's Compensation
Definition

employees 

income continuation

accident reimbursement

regardless of whose fault

Term
Workplace Violence
Definition

Any act

undermines Co. existence

harassment, graffiti, jokes, homocides

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