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?

The exposure when not using a hearing protection device Signup and view all the answers

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

Continuous and intermittent noise levels from 80 dB to 130 dB Signup and view all the answers

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

Within six months from the date these Regulations take effect Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'intermittent noise'?

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 Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'impulsive noise'?

A sudden and brief increase in sound level Signup and view all the answers

What does 'equivalent continuous sound level' mean?

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

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

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

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?

Who should conduct employee exposure monitoring according to the regulations?

In what circumstance should the occupier provide or supplement controls with approved hearing protection devices?

What is considered employee exposure for the purpose of determining compliance with regulation 5?

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

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

What is the definition of 'intermittent noise'?

What is the meaning of 'impulsive noise'?

What does 'equivalent continuous sound level' mean?

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

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