All staff members should be instructed to report any _________ to management before working

• A. Illnesses
• B. Injuries
• C. Allergies
• D. Lateness

Answer: (A)

Health status before you start working is a key safety step in service environments. When someone reports illnesses, management can prevent contagious conditions from spreading to coworkers and customers and ensure tasks are performed safely. Illnesses can impact your ability to work effectively and may put others at risk if you come in sick, so reporting them ahead of a shift helps protect everyone.

Lateness is about timeliness, not health risk. Injuries should be reported for safety, but they don’t inherently carry the same requirement to report before starting as an illness does. Allergies matter for safety because they can affect what you’re exposed to, but the instruction to report before working is most directly about preventing the spread of illness.