6- Environmental and Occupational Health Flashcards
This is the study that addresses all physical, chemical, biological factors external to a person, and all related factors impacting behaviors.
Environmental health
True or False: enviromental health focuses solely on the outdoor natural environment, like outdoor air quality and doesnt include indoors.
False
It included artificial (indoor) environments and addresses things like asbestos.
What are the 2 focuses of environmental health for environmental factors that can potentially affect health?
Identification and Control/prevention
Where can u find inorganic lead?
old paint, soil, and various products (like leaded gasoline made b4 1976)
Where can you find organic lead?
Various occupations
What is the #1 way of getting lead-induced poisoning?
Lead pain that was made b4 1978
What % of all homes build before 2978 have lead-based paint?
83-86%
Which repiar occupation is at risk for lead poisoning?
Auto workers/repairs
What are the 4 sources for lead-contaminated products?
water, food, beverages, and some imported home remedies/cosmetics
This is the area of enviromental health concerned that can be affected by tobacco smoke and included ordoor and indoor.
Air quality
This is the area of enviromental health concerned that can be affected by agriculture, transportation, processing, and distribution.
Food safety
This is the area of enviromental health concerned that can be affected by recreational swimming pools and drinking water.
Water safety
This is the area of enviromental health concerned that can be affected by ionizing radiation (X-rays, radioactive isotopes).
Radiological health
What are the 3 places of concern for the waste management division of environmental health?
Solid waste management (dumps)
Wastewater treatment plants
Hazardous materials management
What areas do you look at when finding toxic chemical exposure?
consumer products, housing, workplaces, air, water, and soil
What are the components of alpha radiation?
2 neutrons and 2 protons (basically He)
Alpha radiation has a very little hazard to humans unless ingested because alpha radiation is blocked by what material?
Paper
What is the composition of a beta particle?
An energetic electron
What material stops the energetic electron of a beta particle?
Metal (Al)
What is the composition of a gamma ray?
photons
What material stops gamma rays?
A thick layer of Pb
This is the system that protects safety, health, and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.
Occupational health
What is the main goal of all occupational health and safety programs?
Create a safe work environment
In the workplace, what do occupational health studies identify and control?
Risks
Which US deparment is OSHA a part of?
US department of labor
In addition to ensuring safe and healthful working conditions, what does OSHA provide to set and enforce standards?
Training, outreach, education, and assistance
This is the group that represents > 4500 physicians and promotes worker health through prventive medicine, clinical care, research, and education.
American College of Occupational and Environemental Medicine (ACOEM)
What journal does the ACOEM publish?
journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
This is something that can cause harm if not controlled.
Hazard
The is harm that results from uncontrollable hazard.
Outcome
This is the probability that outcome will occur and severity of harm is involved.
Risk
This is the activity where individual workplace hazards are identified, assesed, and controlled/eliminated as close to source as possible.
Hazard assessment
The ID of hazards and affected workers, evaluation of the risk, ID of control measures, assigning # or a decription are all components of what?
Risk assessment
This is the type of hazard that includes noise/virbration, ionizing radiation, electricity, asphyxiation, cold/heat stress, and mechanical hazards
Physical hazards
This is the type of hazard that includes blood-borne pathogens, air-borne pathogens
Biological hazards
This is the type of hazard that includes acids/bases, heavy metals, solvents, asbestos, and fumes.
Chemical hazards
This is the type of hazard that includes work-related stress, bullying, and sexual harrassment.
Psychosocial issues/hazards
This is a form that contains importnat information for a substance, including instructions for safe use and potential hazards.
MSDS
True or False: a MSDS must be made available in workplace for all hazardous chemicals being used.
True!
