Workplace Safety Hazards Quiz

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Which type of hazard can result in musculoskeletal injuries?

  • Biological
  • Ergonomic (correct)
  • Psychosocial/Psychological
  • Chemical

What type of hazard focuses on the relationship between the worker, the task, the tools, and the work environment?

  • Chemical
  • Biological
  • Ergonomics (correct)
  • Physical

Vermin, vapors, and fumes are examples of hazards related to which category?

  • Ergonomics
  • Physical
  • Biological (correct)
  • Safety

Extreme temperature and working from heights, including ladders, are examples of hazards related to which category?

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Which type of hazard can have an adverse effect on an employee's mental health or well-being?

<p>Psychosocial/Psychological (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hazard results from physical factors that can lead to musculoskeletal injuries?

<p>Ergonomic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does safety engineering measure?

<p>Human injury, environmental damage, or economic loss (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Working alone away from the office is considered a:

<p>Safety hazard (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or False: Electric cabling is always a hazard.

<p>False (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Domino Theory, Vital Few and trivial many Theory, Energy Theory, and Risk theory are all related to:

<p>Safety hazards (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory assumes that when one finds a cause, there is nothing more to find out?

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'Strategies try to prevent as many incidents as possible.' This statement aligns with which of the following?

<p>'Safety hazards' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one source of hazard that can come from insufficent, delayed, and improper maintenance and repair?

<p>Production and Distribution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hazard is present when a worker is exposed to any chemical preparation in the workplace in any form (solid, liquid, or gas)?

<p>Chemical hazard (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can harm an employee without necessarily touching them?

<p>Safety hazards (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text identify as a type of hazard that could infect site personnel due to waste from hospitals and research facilities?

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In the context provided, what is defined as the process of developing a method for achieving something, formulating a program of action, or structuring an orderly arrangement of parts?

<p>Planning and Design (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When changes in design, operations, and procedures are not communicated adequately, which area can introduce Maintenance and Repair as a source of hazard?

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Flashcards

Ergonomic Hazard

A hazard related to the interaction between workers, tasks, tools, and the work environment, potentially leading to musculoskeletal injuries.

Physical Hazard

A hazard related to factors like extreme temperatures or working at heights that pose a threat to physical well-being.

Biological Hazard

A hazard related to germs, vermin, vapors, or fumes, posing a threat to health from biological sources.

Psychosocial/Psychological Hazard

A hazard that negatively impacts mental health or well-being due to psychological factors.

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Safety Engineering Measures

Methods for measuring human injury, environmental damage, or economic loss associated with hazards.

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Safety Hazard (Working Alone)

A hazard arising from working alone away from the workplace.

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Chemical Hazard

A hazard related to exposure to chemical preparations, in solid, liquid, or gaseous form.

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Hidden Safety Hazard

A hazard that can harm employees without any physical contact.

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Single Factor Theories

The theory that assumes finding one cause is enough to understand a problem.

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Hazard Planning & Design

The process of developing a method for achieving something, formulating a program of action, or structuring an orderly arrangement of parts, and preventing issues.

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Maintenance/Repair Hazards

Hazards stemming from insufficient, delayed, and improper maintenance and repair.

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Production & Distribution Hazards

Hazards related to insufficent, delayed or improperly performed maintenance and repair across different aspects of a system or company.

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Electrical Casing Hazard

Electrical cabling is not automatically a hazard, but it can be if not handled correctly.

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Domino Theory

A theory that identifies the chain of events that contributes to safety hazards. It illustrates how one issue can lead to a chain reaction of problems.

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Biological Hazard (Waste)

A type of hazard potentially infecting personnel from contaminated waste (such as hospital/research waste).

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