Workplace health and safety

......... cases of illness were reported in employees who had worked in close proximity to the scanning equipment.
Spontaneous
Sporadic
Arbitrary
Authentic

The company held as one of its principal ......... that employees would never be required to work overtime without pay.
tenets
tenants
statutes
statues

The company's gross ......... in matters of worker safety led to the potential for workplace injuries.
negotiation
negligence
intelligence
compliance

The bank teller was given a month's ......... and extensive counselling after he was verbally attacked by an angry customer.
recourse
reprimand
respite
reprisal

The telemarketer ......... nervous clients on a weekly basis until at last some were so upset that they capitulated, bought the new product, and hoped they would be left in peace!
discussed
harnessed
converted
harangued

The promotions officer ......... wildly as she yelled at her trainee assistant for leaving electric cables lying on the floor.
gesticulated
generated
moved
converged

The accounts manager apologised to his colleagues for the errors in the payroll sheets. He did point out, however, that he had recently been unwell and that all humans are ..........
fellable
frivolous
fallible
factitious

The team met to discuss a ......... solution to the gas-leak crisis.
feasible
deigned
foremost
tacit

By mid-afternoon, the amicable discussion over the new head-protection gear had degenerated into a ..........
fracas
disillusion
motion
assurance

Even in their ......... stages of development, the new office chairs promised far greater comfort to those who sat at a desk for long hours each day.
advanced
hopeful
preliminary
beginner