Safety and Health Movement Milestones Quiz

Safety is the minimization of risks while maximizing the quality of life.

Safety requires a condition or changing set of circumstances that presents a potential for injury, illness, or property damage.

Safety is all about identifying problems, developing solutions, and implementing interventions.

<p>The factors for the 'agent of injury' that impact safety are the item, environment (physical and social), and human (operator/worker).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Education is the foundation of prevention in safety and health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Studying safety and health is important for the prevention of injuries, illnesses, and property damage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Age, attitude, training, experience, impairments, risk perception, size, skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physical examples: weather, heat, cold, wet, windy, climate controlled, noise, site hazards. Social examples: peer attitudes and support, 'it’s just the cost of doing business' mentality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The safety movement in the United States experienced significant development since the early 1900s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Code of Hammurabi, industrial medical service in ancient Egypt, safety and health concerns of the Romans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Steam power, machines, new methods for converting raw materials, specialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The passage of the Health &amp; Morals of Apprentices Act in 1802</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Patenting of the first barrier safeguard in 1868, passage of mine safety law in 1869, passage of law requiring safeguards for hazardous machinery in 1877, and establishment of potential employer liability in workplace accidents in 1877</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Too costly</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frederick Taylor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Economically</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>About $150 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Economic</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heart disease, cancer, stroke</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not provided in the text</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Industry discovered the connection between quality and safety.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>OSHA sets/revokes safety &amp; health standards, conducts inspections, investigates problems, issues citations &amp; assesses penalties, petitions courts to take action against unsafe employers, provides safety training &amp; injury prevention consultation, and maintains a database of health and safety statistics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three E's of safety are Engineering, Education, and Enforcement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>NIOSH is required to publish annually a comprehensive list of all known toxic substances and provide on-site tests of potentially toxic substances for companies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>OSHA requires companies to have a plan for providing appropriate medical treatment for injured or ill workers, regularly examining workers exposed to toxic substances, and having a qualified first-aid person available during all working hours.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Industrial hygiene chemist and/or engineer, radiation control specialist, and industrial safety engineer or manager.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accidents are the 4th leading cause of death in the USA after heart disease, cancer, and strokes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1911</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hawk's Nest region of West Virginia</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dr. Irving J. Selikoff</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1984</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Storing MIC in large tanks, filling beyond recommended levels, poor maintenance, failure of safety systems, switching off safety systems to save money</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lung disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1969</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Early 1930s</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1940s</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asbestosis, lung cancer (mesothelioma)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A highly specialized task requiring special equipment &amp; training</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Since the late 1800s</p> Signup and view all the answers