EHS- Workplace Health Safety exam with answers

EHS- Workplace Health Safety |\ |\ |\ |\




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4 Sources of Workplace danger - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.toxic
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exposures
2.Injury
3.Exploitation/Overwork
4.Stress


Fatality rate of occupational injury by rate - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔mostly from transportation incidents, violent acts and contacts
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with objects and equipment
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Occupational Safety and Health - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔relates |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



to the analysis and control of hazards in workplaces
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Occupational Disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔health outcomes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



that are influenced by exposure to general conditions or specific
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hazards encountered in the workplace
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Occupational Health - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔protection from |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



workplace illnesses from hazards including those of a chemical,
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physical or biological nature;
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Occupational Safety - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔protection from |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



injuries from hazards that are mechanical nature;
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, 4 Primary Goals of Industrial Hygiene - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Anticipation - what to expect based on history, manufacturing |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



processes, job class, chemicals used, etc.
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Recognition - identification of hazards from qualitative or
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quantitative information |\




Evaluation - estimating worker exposure
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Control - modifying the environment to prevent or mitigate
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exposure


6 ways to control workplace exposure - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1.Substitution—replace hazardous chemical with one that is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



less hazardous
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2.Isolation - separation of the hazard from the worker
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3.Ventilation - channeling clean air toward or contaminated air
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away from the worker
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4.Protective devices - use for safety; |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




5.Administrative Strategies |\




6.Personal protective equipment |\ |\




Bernardino Ramazzini - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wrote The
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Diseases of Workers - the first comprehensive book on industrial
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medicine