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?

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

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

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

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

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

    What does safety engineering measure?

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

    Working alone away from the office is considered a:

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

    True or False: Electric cabling is always a hazard.

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

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

    <p>'Single Factor Theories'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What can harm an employee without necessarily touching them?

    <p>Safety hazards</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?

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

    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</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?

    <p>Maintenance and Repair</p> Signup and view all the answers

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