Ch 1 Flashcards

1
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Define safety

A

Freedom from occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss

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2
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Define occupational safety

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Health and well-being of people employed in a work environment

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3
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Define occupational health

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Identification and control of the risks arising from physical, chemical, and other workplace hazards

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4
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Who wrote ab role of environmental and climate factors in human health

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Hippocrates

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5
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Who described the hazards of dust

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Pliny the elder

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6
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Who outlined hazards of acid mists in copper miners

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Galen

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7
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Founder of toxicology

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Paracelsus

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8
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Who first noted dose response relationship (poison effects dependent on amount)

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Paracelsus

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9
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What did Agricola do

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Described Hazards of mining and producing gold and silver

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10
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Father of occupational medicine, pioneer of ergonomics field

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Ramazzini

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11
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Who studied scrotal cancer among chimney sweeps

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Pott

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12
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Who was among the first to recommend the principle of substitution for hazardous agents

A

Thackrah

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13
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Mother of occupational medicine

Publicized dangerous occupational conditions like phossy jaw (match makers)

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Hamilton

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14
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What disease; visual disturbance among miners who worked in low light

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Coal miners nystagmus

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15
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What disease: pneumoconiosis among miners exposed to coal dust

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Miners asthma

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16
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Potter’s rot/ miners phthisis is a kind of what disease

17
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What disease: a type of metal fume fever caused by inhalation of welding brass fumes

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Brass/founders ague

18
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What disease: paralysis of the hands caused by lead exposure

A

Filecutters paralysis

19
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What disease: abdominal pain associated w anemia caused by exposure to white lead paint

A

Painters colic

20
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What disease: skin rxn/ eczema caused by contact w baked goods

A

Bakers itch

21
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What was mule spinners cancer/disease

A

Scrotal cancer among textile workers exposed to mineral oils

22
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What was hatters shakes/ mad hatters disease

A

Mercury poisoning among millinery workers

23
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What disease: form of decompression sickness in workers exposed to air under high pressure

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Caisson disease

24
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What disease: phosphorus necrosis of the jaw

A

Phossy jaw

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What disease: damage to the right knee caused by operating the engine crank of a motor vehicle
Chauffeurs knee
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What disease: a zoonotic disease that occurred among horsemen in Europe
Glanders
27
What issues sparked the great railroad strike of 1877
Wage cuts, reduced work hours, increased work loads
28
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
29
What is the point of the iceberg concept
Give credence to unrecognized nature of most occupational illnesses and injuries
30
What is global outsourcing
Transfer of manufacturing/ other operations to countries to perform less expensively
31
This model focuses on the health of the entire population rather than individuals
Public health model
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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)