Occupational Hygiene 1

What is occupational hygiene?

• Occupational hygiene involves the practice of martial arts for self-defense.
• Occupational hygiene is the discipline of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling health hazards in the working environment to protect workers' health and well-being.
• Occupational hygiene refers to the art of baking pastries and desserts.
• Occupational hygiene is the study of stars and planets in the universe.

Occupational Hygiene is about the PREVENTION of ILL HEALTH caused by WORK.

• True

• False

We do occupational hygiene by _______ of hazardous agents.

I. Recognition

II. Evaluation

III. Control

• I and II

• II and III

• I and III

• I, II, III

Bakers are exposed to flour dust which can cause musculoskeletal disorders.

• True

• False

What is CHRONIC EXPOSURE?

• Long-term or repeated exposure to a substance over a prolonged period of time.

• Exposure to a substance through inhalation only

• Short-term exposure to a substance

• Exposure to a substance only during the day

Instrument used to measure noise is ____________

• Decibel meter
• Sound level meter
• Vibration analyzer
• Frequency counter

What is the name of the specific legislation under OSHA 1994 that addresses noise control and management?

• Occupational Safety and Health (Noise Exposure) Regulations 2019

• Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997

• Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000

• Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Committee) Regulations 1996

What is NIHL stand for in Noise?

• Not sure

• Non-Invasive Hearing Loss
• National Institute of Hearing Loss
• Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

What is an ACUTE EFFECT?

• Long-term impact of a stimulus

• Delayed response to an intervention

• Immediate and short-term impact

• Gradual effect of a treatment

____________ is the degree to which a substance can damage an organism.

• hazard

• risk

• toxicity
• potency