EHS- Workplace Health Safety UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
4 Sources of Workplace danger - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.toxic exposures
2.Injury
3.Exploitation/Overwork
4.Stress
Fatality rate of occupational injury by rate - CORRECT ANSWER - mostly from
transportation incidents, violent acts and contacts with objects and equipment
Occupational Safety and Health - CORRECT ANSWER - relates to the analysis and control of
hazards in workplaces
Occupational Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - health outcomes that are influenced by
exposure to general conditions or specific hazards encountered in the workplace
Occupational Health - CORRECT ANSWER - protection from workplace illnesses from
hazards including those of a chemical, physical or biological nature;
Occupational Safety - CORRECT ANSWER - protection from injuries from hazards that are
mechanical nature;
4 Primary Goals of Industrial Hygiene - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Substitution—replace
hazardous chemical with one that is less hazardous
2.Isolation - separation of the hazard from the worker
3.Ventilation - channeling clean air toward or contaminated air away from the worker
4.Protective devices - use for safety;
5.Administrative Strategies
6.Personal protective equipment
Bernardino Ramazzini - CORRECT ANSWER - Wrote The Diseases of Workers - the first
comprehensive book on industrial medicine
Percival Pott - CORRECT ANSWER - noted the high incidence of scrotal cancers in chimney
sweeps
Alice Hamilton - CORRECT ANSWER - First major champion of occupational health in the
United States, founder of modern occupational medicine
Seminal Incidents
Leading to Legislation - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in
New York City , Gauley Tunnel Disaster
1833 Factory Act (Great Britain) - CORRECT ANSWER - Limited hours of work for children
under 18, and required some schooling for younger children
Workers' Compensation Act (U.S.) - CORRECT ANSWER - creation of the first department
of factory inspection
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
4 Sources of Workplace danger - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.toxic exposures
2.Injury
3.Exploitation/Overwork
4.Stress
Fatality rate of occupational injury by rate - CORRECT ANSWER - mostly from
transportation incidents, violent acts and contacts with objects and equipment
Occupational Safety and Health - CORRECT ANSWER - relates to the analysis and control of
hazards in workplaces
Occupational Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - health outcomes that are influenced by
exposure to general conditions or specific hazards encountered in the workplace
Occupational Health - CORRECT ANSWER - protection from workplace illnesses from
hazards including those of a chemical, physical or biological nature;
Occupational Safety - CORRECT ANSWER - protection from injuries from hazards that are
mechanical nature;
4 Primary Goals of Industrial Hygiene - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Substitution—replace
hazardous chemical with one that is less hazardous
2.Isolation - separation of the hazard from the worker
3.Ventilation - channeling clean air toward or contaminated air away from the worker
4.Protective devices - use for safety;
5.Administrative Strategies
6.Personal protective equipment
Bernardino Ramazzini - CORRECT ANSWER - Wrote The Diseases of Workers - the first
comprehensive book on industrial medicine
Percival Pott - CORRECT ANSWER - noted the high incidence of scrotal cancers in chimney
sweeps
Alice Hamilton - CORRECT ANSWER - First major champion of occupational health in the
United States, founder of modern occupational medicine
Seminal Incidents
Leading to Legislation - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in
New York City , Gauley Tunnel Disaster
1833 Factory Act (Great Britain) - CORRECT ANSWER - Limited hours of work for children
under 18, and required some schooling for younger children
Workers' Compensation Act (U.S.) - CORRECT ANSWER - creation of the first department
of factory inspection
