Ch 1 Flashcards
Define safety
Freedom from occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss
Define occupational safety
Health and well-being of people employed in a work environment
Define occupational health
Identification and control of the risks arising from physical, chemical, and other workplace hazards
Who wrote ab role of environmental and climate factors in human health
Hippocrates
Who described the hazards of dust
Pliny the elder
Who outlined hazards of acid mists in copper miners
Galen
Founder of toxicology
Paracelsus
Who first noted dose response relationship (poison effects dependent on amount)
Paracelsus
What did Agricola do
Described Hazards of mining and producing gold and silver
Father of occupational medicine, pioneer of ergonomics field
Ramazzini
Who studied scrotal cancer among chimney sweeps
Pott
Who was among the first to recommend the principle of substitution for hazardous agents
Thackrah
Mother of occupational medicine
Publicized dangerous occupational conditions like phossy jaw (match makers)
Hamilton
What disease; visual disturbance among miners who worked in low light
Coal miners nystagmus
What disease: pneumoconiosis among miners exposed to coal dust
Miners asthma
Potter’s rot/ miners phthisis is a kind of what disease
Silicosis
What disease: a type of metal fume fever caused by inhalation of welding brass fumes
Brass/founders ague
What disease: paralysis of the hands caused by lead exposure
Filecutters paralysis
What disease: abdominal pain associated w anemia caused by exposure to white lead paint
Painters colic
What disease: skin rxn/ eczema caused by contact w baked goods
Bakers itch
What was mule spinners cancer/disease
Scrotal cancer among textile workers exposed to mineral oils
What was hatters shakes/ mad hatters disease
Mercury poisoning among millinery workers
What disease: form of decompression sickness in workers exposed to air under high pressure
Caisson disease
What disease: phosphorus necrosis of the jaw
Phossy jaw
What disease: damage to the right knee caused by operating the engine crank of a motor vehicle
Chauffeurs knee
What disease: a zoonotic disease that occurred among horsemen in Europe
Glanders
What issues sparked the great railroad strike of 1877
Wage cuts, reduced work hours, increased work loads
What was the Gauley Bridge Disaster
Tunneling operations near town called Gauley Bridge exposed workers to high levels of silica dust. Ab 1500 contracted lung disease, ab 1000 died
What is the point of the iceberg concept
Give credence to unrecognized nature of most occupational illnesses and injuries
What is global outsourcing
Transfer of manufacturing/ other operations to countries to perform less expensively
This model focuses on the health of the entire population rather than individuals
Public health model
3 core functions of public health model and how they apply to occupational health and safety
Assessment (identifying at risk populations)
Policy development (create policies for limiting work related risks)
Assurance (verifying regulations are provided)
