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EHS- Workplace Health Safety Exam Study
Guide
4 Sources of Workplace danger - answer✔1.toxic exposures
2.Injury
3.Exploitation/Overwork
4.Stress
Fatality rate of occupational injury by rate - answer✔mostly from transportation incidents, violent acts
and contacts with objects and equipment
Occupational Safety and Health - answer✔relates to the analysis and control of hazards in workplaces
Occupational Disease - answer✔health outcomes that are influenced by exposure to general conditions
or specific hazards encountered in the workplace
Occupational Health - answer✔protection from workplace illnesses from hazards including those of a
chemical, physical or biological nature;
Occupational Safety - answer✔protection from injuries from hazards that are mechanical nature;
4 Primary Goals of Industrial Hygiene - answer✔Anticipation - what to expect based on history,
manufacturing processes, job class, chemicals used, etc.
Recognition - identification of hazards from qualitative or quantitative information
Evaluation - estimating worker exposure
Control - modifying the environment to prevent or mitigate exposure
6 ways to control workplace exposure - answer✔1.Substitution—replace hazardous chemical with one
that is less hazardous
2.Isolation - separation of the hazard from the worker
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
EHS- Workplace Health Safety Exam Study
Guide
4 Sources of Workplace danger - answer✔1.toxic exposures
2.Injury
3.Exploitation/Overwork
4.Stress
Fatality rate of occupational injury by rate - answer✔mostly from transportation incidents, violent acts
and contacts with objects and equipment
Occupational Safety and Health - answer✔relates to the analysis and control of hazards in workplaces
Occupational Disease - answer✔health outcomes that are influenced by exposure to general conditions
or specific hazards encountered in the workplace
Occupational Health - answer✔protection from workplace illnesses from hazards including those of a
chemical, physical or biological nature;
Occupational Safety - answer✔protection from injuries from hazards that are mechanical nature;
4 Primary Goals of Industrial Hygiene - answer✔Anticipation - what to expect based on history,
manufacturing processes, job class, chemicals used, etc.
Recognition - identification of hazards from qualitative or quantitative information
Evaluation - estimating worker exposure
Control - modifying the environment to prevent or mitigate exposure
6 ways to control workplace exposure - answer✔1.Substitution—replace hazardous chemical with one
that is less hazardous
2.Isolation - separation of the hazard from the worker
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