Work-Related Injuries and Biological Hazards Quiz
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What is the best solution to protect workers from a noisy machine hazard?

  • Enclose the machine inside a sound-proof barrier (correct)
  • Limiting the number of hours a worker can work in the room with the noisy machine
  • Changing the manufacturing procedure so workers are no longer required to be in the room with the machine
  • Providing workers with appropriate hearing protection

    • What type of control is replacing an open-topped manual skinner with an automated skinner an example of?

  • Substitution (correct)
  • Engineering
  • Administrative
  • PPE

    • What is the fundamental concept behind the Hierarchy of Controls?

  • The lowest feasible level of control should always be used
  • Elimination controls are more effective in reducing risk than lower level controls (correct)
  • PPE should be the primary control for hazards
  • Administrative controls are the most cost-effective

    • What does implementing inherently safer systems involve?

    <p>Substantially reducing the risk of illness or injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are controls usually placed according to the text?

    <p>Along the path (where the hazard 'travels')</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did the National Safety Council begin describing the hierarchy of controls?

    <p>1950</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'What term describes placing controls at the source, along the path, or at the worker?' Select the correct term:

    <p>'Safety hierarchy'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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