Employment and Working Conditions

Question 1

What are the three most hazardous occupations?

Answer 1

agriculture
transportation
construction

Question 2

What are the three main sources of disease, injury, and death in the workplace?

Answer 2

physical demands
social job stressors
organization of the work setting

Question 3

What kinds of workers are at particular risk of occupational injuries?

Answer 3

Minority women employed as maids and housekeepers - cleaning chemicals
Farmers - exposed to pesticides
Females in healthcare

Question 4

Three reasons why occupational health issues are persistent

Answer 4

1. power of industry - disregard for awareness and prevention
2. lack of worker power - inability to protest working conditions
3. government - strength of OSHA