OSHA/Hazards
What does OSHA do?
OSHA creates and enforces policies to promote safety and protect employees in the workplace
You have to work at 1 pm, you wake up and feel sick (fever, coughing). What do you do?
Call off IMMEDIATELY, tell your supervisor that you are sick and let them know whether or not you can work from home, tell your team you are out sick and let other people know about important tasks that need done or cancel important meetings
Who is allowed to access your work-owned electronics?
you and your boss
Name one type of benefit you may get from a job?
life insurance, health/dental insurance, 401K, retirement
What is one role of the supervisor?
hiring, firing, training, conflict, communicate to big bosses and to workers
what is the most common work place hazard?
falls/trips
What is the minimum wage in Texas?
7.25
You get an email from your boss, asking you to go out and buy $100 gift card. What do you do?
Follow up in person or via phone call. Ask your boss what this is required for, ask for a company card to use to purchase items
True or False: All time is paid time off
FALSE
True or False: My boss can put a GPS tracker in my company owned car
TRUE
Name 3 items that could be safety/protective equipment
You are working an 8 hour shift, how many minutes should your break be?
30 minutes
Keeping another person's information private is called _____
confidentiality
What is a co-pay?
a cost your insurance may require you to pay at medical appointments
When can your boss ask you for a drug test? (4 different times)
During the hiring process, randomly, with cause/suspicion, after a workplace accident
what is the proper way to lift heavy items?
How can you find out the time off policy for your workplace?
employee handbook/supervisor
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of using a cell phone in the workplace?
advantage-helps access info, communicate
disadvantage-distraction, could lead to your phone being broken
How do you know what your job's benefits are?
Employee handbook, ask HR
What are 3 types of dress codes?
Business casual, business formal, business professional (will also accept uniforms)
Whose responsibility is workplace safety?
yours, your co-workers, your boss, EVERYONE
When you begin work, in order to get paid you have to fill out 2 forms, a state tax form and a federal form proving you can legally work. What are these 2 forms called?
W-4 and I-9
What kind of information should NOT be in your password?
Personal/public information, (pets name, school, birthdate, name, etc.) anything easily guessable
Give an example of a wage deduction
state tax, federal tax, city/county tax, social security, medicare tax, insurance
What is the best way to request a reasonable accommodation?
a. texting
b. email/in formal writing
c. through casual conversation
d. just hope your boss already knows you need it
B. Email/in formal writing