Assessment of Health Risks from Chemicals Quiz

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What is the purpose of the Manual of Recommended Practice on the Assessment of the Health Risks Arising from the Use of Chemicals Hazardous to Health at the Workplace?

To provide guidelines for workplace ergonomics

To list the names of hazardous chemicals at the workplace

To provide guidance for conducting **CHRA** assessments (correct)

To discuss the history of chemical regulations

What does the manual aim to assist employers and occupational safety and health practitioners with?

Understanding the scope of health risk assessments (correct)

Conducting environmental impact assessments

Implementing workplace diversity initiatives

Understanding chemical reactions

According to the preface, what can interested persons or parties do to contribute to improving the manual?

Organize a symposium on workplace safety

Publish their own manual on workplace chemical safety

Submit written comments to the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (correct)

Submit a petition to revise occupational safety laws

What does the manual use as a standard protocol for conducting a full assessment?

CHRA method Signup and view all the answers

What is encouraged by the preface in terms of contributing to the improvement of the manual?

Providing feedback and suggestions for improvement Signup and view all the answers

What does the preface state will be periodically done to the manual?

Revision and updates Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose and objectives of a Chemical Health Risk Assessment?

To identify and assess the health risks associated with the use of hazardous chemicals at the workplace Signup and view all the answers

Who is acknowledged for their contributions towards the preparation of the Manual?

Both members of the Drafting Committee and individuals who directly or indirectly contributed Signup and view all the answers

What is the first chapter in the Manual about?

Scope Signup and view all the answers

Which organization's representative served as DOSH Chairman from 2014 to 2017?

Petroliam Nasional Berhad Signup and view all the answers

In which chapter does the Manual cover the evaluation of exposure for inhalation and dermal exposure?

Chapter 5 Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of risk assessed in Chapter 6 of the Manual?

Level of Risk for Inhalation Exposure Signup and view all the answers

Which system is responsible for the production of antibodies?

Immune system Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of the potential of a substance to produce adverse health effects on a living organism called?

Toxicology Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the ability of a substance to cause harm to a biological system?

Toxicity Signup and view all the answers

What kind of effects occur at the point of contact with a toxic substance?

Local effects Signup and view all the answers

What kind of effect results when the combined effect of two substances is greater than the sum of the individual effects?

Synergistic effect Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of toxicology?

The relationship between dose and effect Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the human organism's sensory and mobility system?

To protect from destruction and danger Signup and view all the answers

Which system in the human body is responsible for heart and circulation?

Circulatory system Signup and view all the answers

What is the central coordinating system responsible for in the human body?

Complete and self-contained body functions Signup and view all the answers

What does toxicokinetics refer to in toxicology?

Basic concept of toxicology Signup and view all the answers