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?

<p><strong>CHRA</strong> method (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Providing feedback and suggestions for improvement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Revision and updates (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To identify and assess the health risks associated with the use of hazardous chemicals at the workplace (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Both members of the Drafting Committee and individuals who directly or indirectly contributed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first chapter in the Manual about?

<p>Scope (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Petroliam Nasional Berhad (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Chapter 5 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Level of Risk for Inhalation Exposure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which system is responsible for the production of antibodies?

<p>Immune system (B)</p> 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?

<p>Toxicology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Toxicity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Local effects (C)</p> 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?

<p>Synergistic effect (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of toxicology?

<p>The relationship between dose and effect (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To protect from destruction and danger (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Circulatory system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Complete and self-contained body functions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does toxicokinetics refer to in toxicology?

<p>Basic concept of toxicology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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