Occupational Safety Quiz

Which of the following definitions is TRUE?

• Occupational disease is a disease made worse by work

• Work-related disease is a disease resulting from hazards at work

• Medical surveillance refers to an investigation to detect exposure level

• Biological monitoring refers to the measurement and assessment of agents or their metabolites in biological media.

Which of the following statements about studies on Accident Ratio is TRUE?

• Substandard act is an immediate cause of accident

• Lack of management control will contribute to accident

• There are multiple causes of accidents at the workplace

• For every single major accident, there are actually many more unreported cases of minor accidents.

Which of the following statements regarding safety & health policy is TRUE?

• It is required by law at all workplaces

• It can be in the form of verbal commitment by management

• The date when the policy was signed need to be documented

• It must be approved by the Department of Occupational safety & Health

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT pertaining to Industrial Hygiene?

• Industrial Hygiene is a chemistry of carbon & hydrogen compound found in the workplace environment

• Industrial Hygiene is the health profession devoted to recognition, evaluation & control of workplace hazards

• Industrial Hygiene involves integration of knowledge from several disciplines including engineering, chemistry, physical science, and medicine.

• Industrial Hygiene involves evaluation of the extent of exposure & development of corrective measures to control health hazards or eliminating hazards.

Which of the following is NOT part of Industrial Hygiene activities?

• Perform medical treatment

• Perform a walk-through survey

• Conduct personal exposure monitoring

• Conduct Chemical Health Risk Assessment

Principle of ergonomics is NOT applicable in which of the following condition?

• Management of disabled worker

• Determination of fitness to work

• Occupational stress management

• Biological monitoring of chemical exposure

Which of the following agents is NOT a known liver toxicant?

• Lead

• Arsenic

• Carbon tetrachloride

• Vinyl chloride monomer

Which of the following is NOT known to be a reproductive toxicant?

• Lead

• Methane

• Ionizing radiation

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Which of the following is NOT the occupational epidemiological criterion for assessing causal effect relationship?

• A biologically plausible explanation for the observed association

• A dose-response relationship between the factor & outcome

• A clear temporal relationship between the exposure & outcome

• The relationship must be significantly proven in randomized clinical trial for occupational exposure

Number of accident at factory Y is 100; whereas number of accident at factory X is 10. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

• More loss time injury at factory Y

• Rate of accident is higher in factory Y

• Factory Y is more hazardous than factory X

• Rate of the accident between the two factories is the better way of comparing