Importance of OHSP

Question 1

What is the meaning of OHS?

Answer 1

Occupational Health and Safety

Question 2

The field of occupational health and safety
(OHS) has become a topic of increasing concern over the last…?

Answer 2

30 Years

Question 3

What is the meaning of OSHA?

Answer 3

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 4

The establishment of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 1970 reflected that safety in the workplace is a..?

Answer 4

Basic Expectation for all employees

Question 5

• wide range of laws
• found particularly in the Philippine Labor Code (mainly Book IV), 1978

Answer 5

OHS in the Philippines

Question 6

What are the following elements?

Answer 6

1. Management Commitment
2. Planning
3. Consultation
4. Training
5. Risk Management

Question 7

Management can show theircommitment to OHS by:
● establishing an OHS policy
● identifying its objectives

Answer 7

Management Commitment

Question 8

Includes setting standards for
management and employees.

Answer 8

Planning

Question 9

Consult and work with your employees. It is important that the employees have a basic understanding of what could be considered high-risk activities in a food establishment.

Answer 9

Consultation

Question 10

Training on health and safety is important to the new and inexperienced workers, including those that have been away from the workforce for some time.

Answer 10

Training

Question 11

Involves the identifying hazards present, evaluating the
risks, and taking into the account the existing precautions.

Answer 11

Risk Management