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How ppdoes ppa ppsafety pphazard ppdiffer ppfrom ppa pphealth pphazard? pp- ppAnswer
ppA ppsafety pphazard ppis ppacute, ppcauses ppor ppthreatens ppto ppcause ppinjuries
ppand ppis ppusually ppmore ppobvious ppthan ppa pphealth pphazard. ppA ppheath
pphazard ppis ppchronic, ppcauses ppor ppthreatens ppto ppcause ppillness ppin ppthe pplong
pprun, ppand ppis ppusually ppmore ppsubtle ppthan ppa ppsafety pphazard.
Name pp3 ppsafety pphazards ppand pp3 pphealth pphazards. pp- ppAnswer ppsafety
pphazard ppexamples: ppunguarded ppbelts, pppulleys, ppgears, ppsaws, ppand pppunch
pppresses; ppfires; ppexplosions; pppen ppplatforms; ppdefective ppladders; ppwelding
ppnear ppopen ppflame/combustible ppmaterials; ppoverloaded ppor ppdefective ppcranes,
pphoists, ppor ppslings; ppungrounded ppelectrical ppequipment; ppexposed pplive
ppelectrical ppconductors.
health pphazards: ppcoal ppdust, ppcotton ppdust, ppchronic pploud ppnoise, ppwelding
ppfumes, ppasbestos, ppvinyl ppchloride, pplead ppfumes, ppmercury, ppmanganese,
ppcadmium.
Compare ppthe ppmissions ppof ppOSHA ppand ppEPA. ppWhy ppmight ppthe ppsame
ppperson ppwithin ppa ppgiven ppindustrial ppplant pphave ppthe ppresponsibility ppfor
ppdealing ppwith ppboth ppagencies? pp- ppAnswer ppOSHA ppis ppconcerned ppwith
pphazardous ppexposures ppto ppworkers pp(worker ppsafety ppand pphealth). ppEPA ppis
ppconcerned ppwith pphazardous ppexposures ppto ppthe pppublic, ppparticularly ppas
ppthese pphazards ppaffect ppthe ppearth, ppwater, ppand ppatmosphere. ppMany ppsafety
ppand pphealth pphazards ppinside ppthe ppplant ppand ppoutside ppare ppthe ppsame, ppor
ppare ppcaused ppby ppthe ppsame ppchemical ppagents ppor ppphysical ppfactors. ppThus
ppa ppfirm's ppcompliance ppwith ppboth ppEPA ppand ppOSHA ppregulations ppare ppoften
ppthe ppresponsibility ppof ppthe ppsame ppindividual.
1.22) ppDescribe ppthe pp1984 pptragedy ppthat ppchanged pppublic ppawareness ppand
pppublic pppolicy ppfor ppboth ppthe ppenvironment ppand pppublic ppsafety ppand pphealth.
pp- ppAnswer ppBhopal, ppIndia ppdisaster ppin ppwhich ppthe pprelease ppof ppmethyl
ppisocyanate ppgas ppkilled pp2500 ppcivilians. ppThis ppincident ppshowed ppthat
ppdangerous ppworking ppconditions ppdo ppnot ppjust ppimpact ppthe ppworkers, ppbut
ppeveryone pparound ppa ppfacility.
Using ppoccupational ppnoise ppexposure, ppwhat ppwould ppbe ppan ppexample ppof ppa
ppsafety pphazard ppversus ppa pphealth pphazard? pp- ppAnswer ppA ppsafety pphazard
ppwould ppbe ppa ppsudden ppexposure ppto ppsound pploud ppenough ppto ppdamage
, pphearing ppwith ppone ppexposure. ppA pphealth pphazard ppwould ppbe ppcontinued
pplong-term ppexposure ppto ppsound ppabove ppthe ppPEL ppwhich ppcould pplead ppto
ppdamage ppover ppa ppcourse ppof pptime.
Why ppwould ppa ppsafety ppand pphealth ppmanager ppbe ppreluctant ppto ppcall ppOSHA
ppand ppwhat pphave ppthey ppdone ppto ppaddress ppthis? pp- ppAnswer ppFear ppof
pptriggering ppan ppinspection. ppFor ppthat ppreason, ppOSHA ppallows ppquestions ppto
ppbe ppposed ppin ppa pphypothetical ppformat.
Check ppthe ppinternet ppfor ppweb pppages ppfor ppthe ppNational ppSafety ppCouncil,
ppthe ppAmerican ppSociety ppof ppSafety ppEngineers, ppand ppthe ppAmerican
ppIndustrial ppHygiene ppAssociation. ppWhat ppresources ppto pphelp ppthe ppsafety
ppand pphealth ppmanager ppcan ppbe ppfound ppthrough ppthese ppwebsites? pp-
ppAnswer ppNSC: ppoffers ppsafety pptraining, ppconsultation, ppresearch ppdata, ppetc.
Go ppto ppthe ppOSHA ppwebsite ppand ppcheck ppout ppthe ppVoluntary ppProtection
ppProgram pp(VPP). pp- ppAnswer ppRecognizes ppworkers ppand ppemployers ppthat
pphave ppimplemented ppeffective ppsafety ppand pphealth ppmanagement ppsystems ppin
ppthe ppprivate ppsector ppor ppfederal ppagencies. pp· ppVPP ppencourages
ppmanagement ppand pplabor ppto ppwork ppcooperatively ppand ppproductively ppwith
ppOHSA ppto ppprevent ppinjuries, ppfatalities, ppand ppillnesses ppthrough ppa ppsystem
ppfocused ppon pphazard ppprevention ppand ppcontrol, ppworksite ppanalysis, pptraining,
ppand ppmanagement ppcommitment ppand ppworker ppinvolvement.
Is ppworker ppsafety ppa ppline ppof ppstaff ppfunction? pp- ppAnswer ppThe ppachievement
ppof ppworker ppsafety pplies ppprincipally ppin ppthe pphands ppof ppthe ppworkers
ppthemselves ppand pptheir ppdirect ppsupervisors; ppthus ppit ppis ppprincipally ppa ppline
ppfunction. ppSafety ppand pphealth ppmanagers, pphowever, ppare ppstaff pppositions.
Why ppis ppit ppoften ppdifficult ppfor ppsafety ppand pphealth ppmanagers ppto ppwin ppthe
pprespect ppand ppapproval ppof pptop ppmanagement? pp- ppAnswer ppThey pptoo ppoften
ppare ppsuch ppemotional ppcrusaders ppfor ppthe ppcause ppthat ppthey pplose pptheir
ppcredibility ppand ppwith ppit pptheir ppeligibility ppto ppbe ppconsidered ppa pp"manager"
What ppconstitutes ppa pprecordable ppinjury ppor ppillness? pp- ppAnswer ppOne ppthat
ppis ppwork pprelated ppand pprequires ppmedical pptreatment.
How ppdoes ppthe ppinjury-illness ppincidence pprate ppcompare ppwith ppthe pptraditional
ppfrequency pprate? pp- ppAnswer ppinjury/illness ppincidence pprate ppcomputation pp(by
ppOSHA) pprelates ppto pp200000 ppwork-hours pp(roughly ppfor ppa pp100-employee
ppfirm), ppwhereas ppthe pptraditional ppfrequency pprate pprelates ppto pp1,000,000
ppwork-hours pp(roughly ppone ppyear ppfor ppa pp500 ppemployee ppfirm). ppAlso ppthe
ppOSHA ppinjury/illness pprate ppapplies ppto ppall ppwork-related ppinjuries/illnesses
ppwhich pprequire ppmedical pptreatment, ppwhereas pptraditional ppfrequency pprelates
pponly ppto pp"lost-time" ppcases.
ANSWERS
How ppdoes ppa ppsafety pphazard ppdiffer ppfrom ppa pphealth pphazard? pp- ppAnswer
ppA ppsafety pphazard ppis ppacute, ppcauses ppor ppthreatens ppto ppcause ppinjuries
ppand ppis ppusually ppmore ppobvious ppthan ppa pphealth pphazard. ppA ppheath
pphazard ppis ppchronic, ppcauses ppor ppthreatens ppto ppcause ppillness ppin ppthe pplong
pprun, ppand ppis ppusually ppmore ppsubtle ppthan ppa ppsafety pphazard.
Name pp3 ppsafety pphazards ppand pp3 pphealth pphazards. pp- ppAnswer ppsafety
pphazard ppexamples: ppunguarded ppbelts, pppulleys, ppgears, ppsaws, ppand pppunch
pppresses; ppfires; ppexplosions; pppen ppplatforms; ppdefective ppladders; ppwelding
ppnear ppopen ppflame/combustible ppmaterials; ppoverloaded ppor ppdefective ppcranes,
pphoists, ppor ppslings; ppungrounded ppelectrical ppequipment; ppexposed pplive
ppelectrical ppconductors.
health pphazards: ppcoal ppdust, ppcotton ppdust, ppchronic pploud ppnoise, ppwelding
ppfumes, ppasbestos, ppvinyl ppchloride, pplead ppfumes, ppmercury, ppmanganese,
ppcadmium.
Compare ppthe ppmissions ppof ppOSHA ppand ppEPA. ppWhy ppmight ppthe ppsame
ppperson ppwithin ppa ppgiven ppindustrial ppplant pphave ppthe ppresponsibility ppfor
ppdealing ppwith ppboth ppagencies? pp- ppAnswer ppOSHA ppis ppconcerned ppwith
pphazardous ppexposures ppto ppworkers pp(worker ppsafety ppand pphealth). ppEPA ppis
ppconcerned ppwith pphazardous ppexposures ppto ppthe pppublic, ppparticularly ppas
ppthese pphazards ppaffect ppthe ppearth, ppwater, ppand ppatmosphere. ppMany ppsafety
ppand pphealth pphazards ppinside ppthe ppplant ppand ppoutside ppare ppthe ppsame, ppor
ppare ppcaused ppby ppthe ppsame ppchemical ppagents ppor ppphysical ppfactors. ppThus
ppa ppfirm's ppcompliance ppwith ppboth ppEPA ppand ppOSHA ppregulations ppare ppoften
ppthe ppresponsibility ppof ppthe ppsame ppindividual.
1.22) ppDescribe ppthe pp1984 pptragedy ppthat ppchanged pppublic ppawareness ppand
pppublic pppolicy ppfor ppboth ppthe ppenvironment ppand pppublic ppsafety ppand pphealth.
pp- ppAnswer ppBhopal, ppIndia ppdisaster ppin ppwhich ppthe pprelease ppof ppmethyl
ppisocyanate ppgas ppkilled pp2500 ppcivilians. ppThis ppincident ppshowed ppthat
ppdangerous ppworking ppconditions ppdo ppnot ppjust ppimpact ppthe ppworkers, ppbut
ppeveryone pparound ppa ppfacility.
Using ppoccupational ppnoise ppexposure, ppwhat ppwould ppbe ppan ppexample ppof ppa
ppsafety pphazard ppversus ppa pphealth pphazard? pp- ppAnswer ppA ppsafety pphazard
ppwould ppbe ppa ppsudden ppexposure ppto ppsound pploud ppenough ppto ppdamage
, pphearing ppwith ppone ppexposure. ppA pphealth pphazard ppwould ppbe ppcontinued
pplong-term ppexposure ppto ppsound ppabove ppthe ppPEL ppwhich ppcould pplead ppto
ppdamage ppover ppa ppcourse ppof pptime.
Why ppwould ppa ppsafety ppand pphealth ppmanager ppbe ppreluctant ppto ppcall ppOSHA
ppand ppwhat pphave ppthey ppdone ppto ppaddress ppthis? pp- ppAnswer ppFear ppof
pptriggering ppan ppinspection. ppFor ppthat ppreason, ppOSHA ppallows ppquestions ppto
ppbe ppposed ppin ppa pphypothetical ppformat.
Check ppthe ppinternet ppfor ppweb pppages ppfor ppthe ppNational ppSafety ppCouncil,
ppthe ppAmerican ppSociety ppof ppSafety ppEngineers, ppand ppthe ppAmerican
ppIndustrial ppHygiene ppAssociation. ppWhat ppresources ppto pphelp ppthe ppsafety
ppand pphealth ppmanager ppcan ppbe ppfound ppthrough ppthese ppwebsites? pp-
ppAnswer ppNSC: ppoffers ppsafety pptraining, ppconsultation, ppresearch ppdata, ppetc.
Go ppto ppthe ppOSHA ppwebsite ppand ppcheck ppout ppthe ppVoluntary ppProtection
ppProgram pp(VPP). pp- ppAnswer ppRecognizes ppworkers ppand ppemployers ppthat
pphave ppimplemented ppeffective ppsafety ppand pphealth ppmanagement ppsystems ppin
ppthe ppprivate ppsector ppor ppfederal ppagencies. pp· ppVPP ppencourages
ppmanagement ppand pplabor ppto ppwork ppcooperatively ppand ppproductively ppwith
ppOHSA ppto ppprevent ppinjuries, ppfatalities, ppand ppillnesses ppthrough ppa ppsystem
ppfocused ppon pphazard ppprevention ppand ppcontrol, ppworksite ppanalysis, pptraining,
ppand ppmanagement ppcommitment ppand ppworker ppinvolvement.
Is ppworker ppsafety ppa ppline ppof ppstaff ppfunction? pp- ppAnswer ppThe ppachievement
ppof ppworker ppsafety pplies ppprincipally ppin ppthe pphands ppof ppthe ppworkers
ppthemselves ppand pptheir ppdirect ppsupervisors; ppthus ppit ppis ppprincipally ppa ppline
ppfunction. ppSafety ppand pphealth ppmanagers, pphowever, ppare ppstaff pppositions.
Why ppis ppit ppoften ppdifficult ppfor ppsafety ppand pphealth ppmanagers ppto ppwin ppthe
pprespect ppand ppapproval ppof pptop ppmanagement? pp- ppAnswer ppThey pptoo ppoften
ppare ppsuch ppemotional ppcrusaders ppfor ppthe ppcause ppthat ppthey pplose pptheir
ppcredibility ppand ppwith ppit pptheir ppeligibility ppto ppbe ppconsidered ppa pp"manager"
What ppconstitutes ppa pprecordable ppinjury ppor ppillness? pp- ppAnswer ppOne ppthat
ppis ppwork pprelated ppand pprequires ppmedical pptreatment.
How ppdoes ppthe ppinjury-illness ppincidence pprate ppcompare ppwith ppthe pptraditional
ppfrequency pprate? pp- ppAnswer ppinjury/illness ppincidence pprate ppcomputation pp(by
ppOSHA) pprelates ppto pp200000 ppwork-hours pp(roughly ppfor ppa pp100-employee
ppfirm), ppwhereas ppthe pptraditional ppfrequency pprate pprelates ppto pp1,000,000
ppwork-hours pp(roughly ppone ppyear ppfor ppa pp500 ppemployee ppfirm). ppAlso ppthe
ppOSHA ppinjury/illness pprate ppapplies ppto ppall ppwork-related ppinjuries/illnesses
ppwhich pprequire ppmedical pptreatment, ppwhereas pptraditional ppfrequency pprelates
pponly ppto pp"lost-time" ppcases.
