CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
SOURCE OF RISK
HAZARD
OSH MEANS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
IS A SOURCE OF RISK OR POTENTIAL HARM
HAZARD
A COMMON SOURCE OF INJURIES IN MANY INDUSTRY
PHYSICAL HAZARD
REFERS TO LIKEHOOD AND SEVERITY OF HARM OCCURING
RISK
FALLS, MACHINE RELATED (B BURN , CUTS, SHEAR, STAB) , CONFINED SPACES , NOISE , ELECTRICAL INJURIES , TEMP EXTREMES IS A EXAMPLE OF _____
PHYSICAL HAZARD
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF PHYSICAL HAZARD
FALLS, MACHINE RELATED (B BURN , CUTS, SHEAR, STAB) , CONFINED SPACES , NOISE , ELECTRICAL INJURIES , TEMP EXTREMES
EXPOSURE TO BACTERIA , VIRUSES, AND FUNGI. THESE ARE SUBSTANCES USED AT WORK THAT ARE PTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
OTHER TERM OF BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
BIO HAZARD
EXAMPLE OF BIO HAZARD
BACTERIA, VIRUSES, FUNGI MOLD, BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS, TUBERCULOSIS
HARM FROM CLEANING AGENTS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS , HEAVY METALS
CHEMICAL HAZARD
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND WORK PLACE VIOLENCE , WORKERS
PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARD
EXAMPLE/ REASON OF PSYCOSOCIAL HAZARD
STRESS
LONG WORK HOURS
POOR WORK LIFE BALANCE
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
2 SOURCE OF CARBON MONOXIDE
SMOKE FROM VEHICLE
CIGARETTE
CAUSE OF DEHYDRATION
HEAT STRESS