Occupational Safety and Health Overview
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What does occupational safety focus on?

  • Understanding the causes of accidents at work
  • Controlling work-related diseases
  • Preventing unsafe acts and conditions at work (correct)
  • Identifying physical, chemical, biological, and ergonomic hazards

Which concept emphasizes the importance of health programs to control work-related diseases?

  • Industrial hygiene
  • Occupational safety
  • Occupational health (correct)
  • Risk assessment

What does risk entail?

  • Combining the likelihood of a hazardous event with its severity (correct)
  • Identifying and controlling hazards at work
  • Understanding the causes of accidents in the workplace
  • Specifying administrative requirements for OSH standards

Which of the following defines 'hazard'?

<p>A potential source of harm in terms of injury, illness, damage, or environmental harm (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does industrial hygiene focus on?

<p>Identifying and controlling physical, chemical, biological, and ergonomic hazards (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Work Accident' refer to?

<p>An unplanned event resulting in personal injury or work stoppage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is an 'Occupational Illness' defined?

<p>An illness caused by environmental factors and peculiar to a specific trade or occupation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Safe or Safety' refer to?

<p>Compliance with prescribed standards at work (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What constitutes an 'Employer' according to the text?

<p>Any person acting in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is 'Health' defined in the context of the text?

<p>State of body and mind enabling normal job performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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