Your duty regarding policies is to:

• A. Understand and Consistently Apply Them on the Job
• B. Impose Them Upon Selected Employees
• C. Determine and Select Only Those Which Are Relevant
• D. Develop Your Own Unwritten Policies

Answer: (A)

Understanding and consistently applying department policies on the job ensures safe, fair, and predictable operations. Policies exist to standardize your actions, guide decisions, and provide a clear basis for accountability. When you know them well and apply them consistently to everyone, you prevent arbitrary treatment, reduce legal risk, and reinforce a professional, safety‑oriented culture.

Imposing policies on only some employees creates favoritism and confusion, while selecting only what you deem relevant ignores the full scope of rules you’re expected to follow. Developing your own unwritten policies bypasses official channels and can lead to unsafe or noncompliant practices. If you believe a policy needs updating, the proper route is to raise it through the appropriate processes rather than creating informal rules.