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PUBH 6011 UNIT 10 Latest Update Exam | Questions and
Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A +
Occupational Health (Industrial Hygiene) - ANSWER IH is the
science and art of anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and
control of workplace conditions that may cause illness or injury.
• Anticipation: anticipate the hazards in a type of workplace
• Recognition: observe and recognize various health hazards
• Evaluation
• Exposure assessment (measure duration and intensity)
• Compare exposure to risk based standards
• Control: take action to mitigate or eliminate a hazard
industrial hygiene - ANSWER anticipation
recognition
evaluation
control
ACGIH - ANSWER -American Conference of Governmental
Industrial
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Hygienists—private organization, existed long before OSHA
but not a government organization.
Private organization, publishes booklet
OSH Act (1970): - ANSWER established OSHA and NIOSH
• To assure so far as possible every working man and women
safe and
healthful working conditions; no employee will suffer
diminished
health, function, or life expectancy from work
OSHA - ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- legal authority
NIOSH - ANSWER National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health - research
1970 OSHA - ANSWER The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration Act of 1970 (OSHA) was designed to protect all
employees against injuries from occupational hazards in the
workplace. Adopts 1968 exposure standards
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types of workplace hazards - ANSWER chemical
physical
biological
chemical hazards - ANSWER • Gas/vapor
• Aerosol (particles)
• Skin contact
physical hazards - ANSWER -Ergonomics
• Noise
• Radiation
• Heat/cold stress
• Building (mold/mildew)
Key Court Case That Shaped
OSHA Risk Legislation - ANSWER 1980 Benzene decision: U.S.
Supreme Court
• Said OSHA must find that the toxic substance in question
poses a
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significant health risk in the workplace and that a new lower
standard is "reasonably necessary"
• What is significant?
• Court said that one in a billion risk of dying from cancer would
"clearly" not be significant, but one in a 1,000 risk could
reasonably
be considered significant
• This sets up current risk workplace cancer risk of 1 in
1,000
how do we regulate workplace chemicals? - ANSWER We
regulate workplace chemicals by setting PELs or TLVs—limit
set to protect adult worker exposed 40 hours per week for 40
years.
Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) - ANSWER Exposure limit
published & enforced by OSHA as a legal standard over an 8-
hour average
Eight-hour time-weighted average
PUBH 6011 UNIT 10 Latest Update Exam | Questions and
Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A +
Occupational Health (Industrial Hygiene) - ANSWER IH is the
science and art of anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and
control of workplace conditions that may cause illness or injury.
• Anticipation: anticipate the hazards in a type of workplace
• Recognition: observe and recognize various health hazards
• Evaluation
• Exposure assessment (measure duration and intensity)
• Compare exposure to risk based standards
• Control: take action to mitigate or eliminate a hazard
industrial hygiene - ANSWER anticipation
recognition
evaluation
control
ACGIH - ANSWER -American Conference of Governmental
Industrial
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Hygienists—private organization, existed long before OSHA
but not a government organization.
Private organization, publishes booklet
OSH Act (1970): - ANSWER established OSHA and NIOSH
• To assure so far as possible every working man and women
safe and
healthful working conditions; no employee will suffer
diminished
health, function, or life expectancy from work
OSHA - ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- legal authority
NIOSH - ANSWER National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health - research
1970 OSHA - ANSWER The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration Act of 1970 (OSHA) was designed to protect all
employees against injuries from occupational hazards in the
workplace. Adopts 1968 exposure standards
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types of workplace hazards - ANSWER chemical
physical
biological
chemical hazards - ANSWER • Gas/vapor
• Aerosol (particles)
• Skin contact
physical hazards - ANSWER -Ergonomics
• Noise
• Radiation
• Heat/cold stress
• Building (mold/mildew)
Key Court Case That Shaped
OSHA Risk Legislation - ANSWER 1980 Benzene decision: U.S.
Supreme Court
• Said OSHA must find that the toxic substance in question
poses a
, 4|Page
significant health risk in the workplace and that a new lower
standard is "reasonably necessary"
• What is significant?
• Court said that one in a billion risk of dying from cancer would
"clearly" not be significant, but one in a 1,000 risk could
reasonably
be considered significant
• This sets up current risk workplace cancer risk of 1 in
1,000
how do we regulate workplace chemicals? - ANSWER We
regulate workplace chemicals by setting PELs or TLVs—limit
set to protect adult worker exposed 40 hours per week for 40
years.
Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) - ANSWER Exposure limit
published & enforced by OSHA as a legal standard over an 8-
hour average
Eight-hour time-weighted average
