Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Quiz
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What is the timeframe within which the occupier should conduct additional monitoring after a change in the factory?

  • One month
  • Three months
  • Two months
  • Six months (correct)
  • Who should conduct employee exposure monitoring according to the regulations?

  • Any factory employee
  • Any qualified person
  • A competent person (correct)
  • A health and safety officer
  • In what circumstance should the occupier provide or supplement controls with approved hearing protection devices?

  • When administrative control is not practicable
  • When there is a process change in the factory
  • When engineering control is not feasible (correct)
  • When the noise level exceeds 80 decibels
  • What is considered employee exposure for the purpose of determining compliance with regulation 5?

    <p>The exposure when not using a hearing protection device</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of noise levels need to be integrated into the computation to determine employee exposure?

    <p>Continuous and intermittent noise levels from 80 dB to 130 dB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should initial exposure monitoring be conducted according to the regulations?

    <p>Within six months from the date these Regulations take effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of 'intermittent noise'?

    <p>A sound level that suddenly drops to the ambient level several times during the period of observation with each drop lasting for a few seconds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'impulsive noise'?

    <p>A sudden and brief increase in sound level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'equivalent continuous sound level' mean?

    <p>The sound level that would produce a given daily noise dose if an employee were exposed to it continuously over an 8-hour workday</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of 'engineering control' as defined in the text?

    <p>To reduce the amount of noise transmitted to the employee's ear-drums</p> Signup and view all the answers

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