Introduction

Question 1

• Occupational Health and Safety

Answer 1

Its an area concerned with the safety health and welfare of people engaged in work/ employment.

Also defined as being concerned with physical, mental and social well being of workers in relation to their work and working environment his/her adjustment to work and the adjustment of work to him/her.

Question 2

• Ergonomics

Answer 2

Fitting the job to the workers. Involves designing tools/machines, layout, methods and environment to achieve efficiency to both man and machines

Question 3

Hazard

Answer 3

refers to the potential to cause harm

Question 4

Occupational Disease

Answer 4

A disease caused directly by a person’s work/ occupation

Question 5

Work place

Answer 5

A setting where someone spends most of their time. Exposes them to hazards

Question 6

Aims/objectives of Occupational Health

Answer 6

1. Promotion of physical, mental and social well being of workers
2. Prevention from harm caused by their working conditions

3 Protections from risk resulting from factors adverse to health

4 . Placing workers in an environment adapted to physical and psychological equipment

5. Assist injured and disables for rehabilitation
6. Improve human efficiency at work by applying ergonomics
7. It reduces the cost of injury and workers’ compensation

Question 7

Principles of Occupational Health

Answer 7

1. Forster a safe and healthy working environment
2. Protection of employers, family, co-workers e.t.c.
3. Provide information to workers about health and safety hazarus
4. Provide information and safeguard to the surrounding community.
5. Identify and correct health and safety hazards.

Question 8

Principles of Occupational Health

Answer 8

1. Forster a safe and healthy working environment
2. Protection of employers, family, co-workers e.t.c.
3. Provide information to workers about health and safety hazarus
4. Provide information and safeguard to the surrounding community.
5. Identify and correct health and safety hazards.

Question 9

Definition of the industrial hygiene

Answer 9

Industrial hygiene is recognized as that science (or art) devoted to the recognition, evaluation, and control of those environmental factors or stresses-chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic that may cause sickness, impaired health, or significant discomfort to employees or residents of the community