Discuss HRCI SPHR Exam Topic 1 Question 57

Which of the following injuries would be considered work-related for purposes of reporting?

AAn employee choked on a sandwich while eating her lunch.

BAn employee caught a cold from a co-worker.

CAn employee fell in the parking lot while playing a voluntary game of basketball on his lunch break.

DAn employee sprained his ankle while loading a truck on the dock.

Suggested Answer: D

Answer option D is correct.

Generally, injuries are not work-related if the employee is engaged in a voluntary wellness activity (C), eating food prepared for personal consumption (A), or has the common cold/flu (B). This is important for two reasons: to determine OSHA recordability and to determine compensability under workers' compensation.

Chapter: Risk Management

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13 comments · newest first

Harrison 11 months ago

D is the only one that makes sense to me.

Carma 11 months ago

Wait, C? Playing basketball on break? That's not work-related at all!

Mammie 12 months ago

B is just a cold, not really work-related.

Stefanie 12 months ago

A seems a bit iffy, but I guess it could be?

James 12 months ago

Definitely D, that's clearly work-related.

Annette 1 year ago

I practiced a similar question where the context of the injury mattered a lot. I think D is the safest choice here.

Cherry 1 year ago

I feel like option B could be tricky because colds can spread easily, but it wasn't directly caused by work, right?

Chana 1 year ago

I remember discussing how injuries during breaks might not be considered work-related, so maybe A and C are out.

Merrilee 1 year ago

I think option D is definitely work-related since it happened while loading a truck, but I'm not sure about the others.

Maxima 1 year ago

I think the answer is A. The question is asking about the configuration property that controls default access to App Designer, and the description for option A mentions "default" access, so that seems like the most relevant choice.

Shelton 1 year ago

I'm not totally sure about this one. Could it be message detachment, where the message gets separated from the original email? Or maybe message exceptions, where certain messages are handled differently? I'll have to review my notes on this topic.

Felix 1 year ago

The answer has to be related to the auditing process and standards, not a company's internal documents. I'm leaning towards option B, the quality standard being audited against.

Arlene 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. The question mentions "shared mode", so I'm thinking it might be option A, "Open exclusive". That would allow multiple users to access the database at the same time, right?

HRCI SPHR Exam - Topic 1 Question 57 Discussion