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LESSON 1 Flashcards

1
Q

The _ (OSHC) was established through
Executive Order No. _, signed by the late President _, on _.

A

The Occupational Safety and Health
307
Corazon C. Aquino
November 4, 1987

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2
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Includes any person acting directly or
indirectly in the interest of an employer, in
relation to an employee, and shall include
government-owned or controlled
corporations and institutions, as well as nonprofit private institutions or
organizations.

A

Employer

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3
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Shall mean any person hired, permitted or
suffered to work by an employer.

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Employee

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4
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prepares you to effectively take part in the workplace. It will also help you explore the development of enterprising behavior, leadership and innovation in different workplace settings.

A

Industrial Enterprise

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5
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Means a business primarily engaged in the
production of food and fiber, and raising of livestock, aqua- culture and all others .

A

Agricultural Enterprise

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6
Q

_ is a specific position you hold within an
organization. _ are the most narrow way to describe your professional experience

A

Job

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7
Q

This is a macro way to define the series of
positions you’ve held during your working
life

A

Career

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8
Q

_ typically refers to a path that
mandates individuals have specialized
skills or knowledge. _often require education, certification or licensing.

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Profession

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9
Q

is an area of work in public health to promote and maintain highest degree of
physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations.

A

Occupational health

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10
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is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition. It may cause loss of life,

A

Hazard

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11
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is a disease or disorder caused by the work or working conditions. This means that the disease must have developed due to workplace exposure and that the correlation between the exposures and the disease is well-known in medical research.

A

Occupational disease

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12
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Effective controls protect workers from
workplace hazards; help avoid injuries, illnesses, and incidents; minimize or eliminate safety and health risks; and help employers provide workers with safe and healthful working conditions

A

Hazard Prevention and Control

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13
Q

is a planned sequence and combination of activities designed to equip employees with knowledge and skills to become
better professionals.

A

Training program

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14
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is the process to estimate the nature and probability of adverse health effects in humans who may be exposed to chemicals in contaminated environmental media, now or in the future.

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Health risk assessment

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15
Q

Stop and think for a moment about how often and in what ways you convey the importance of workplace safety to your employees.

A

Improved Employee Safety

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16
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_ (CPR) is a lifesaving technique that’s useful in many emergencies in which someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped.

A

First Aid and CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

17
Q

there is no generally accepted definition of
“vulnerable worker”, the term is often used to refer to those for whom employment is
precarious, poorly paid and sometimes
dangerous, and who often suffer from some form of discrimination.

A

Supervision of Vulnerable groups

18
Q

A physical exam is an evaluation of your overall health. A primary care provider performs a physical exam. This exam focuses on preventive care so you
can get to good health or maintain it.

A

General Health Examinations

19
Q

involves activities and procedures undertaken or established to enable workers with a work-related injury
or illness to achieve a timely, safe and
durable return to/recovery at work.

A

Injury care management

20
Q

the application of medicines, surgery,
psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a
disease or symptom

A

Treatment

21
Q

For individuals with disabilities who aspire to join the workforce, the path to finding gainful employment with a secure job that is tailored to their needs can be
challenging.

A

Contribute to Vocational Rehabilitation

22
Q

Health promotion and disease prevention programs often address social determinants of health, which influence modifiable risk behaviors.

A

Disease prevention and
health promotion

23
Q

Raising awareness about healthy behaviors for the general public.
Examples of _strategies include public service announcements, health fairs, mass media campaigns, and newsletters.

A

Communication

24
Q

Empowering behavior change and
actions through increased knowledge. Examples of health _strategies
include courses, trainings, and support groups.

A

Education

25
Q

Making systematic changes – through improved laws, rules, and regulations (policy), functional organizational components (systems), and economic, social, or physical environment – to
encourage, make available, and enable
healthy choices.

A

Policy, Systems, and Environment

26
Q

Is a profession of educating people
about health. Areas within this
profession encompass environmental
health, physical health, social health,
emotional health, intellectual health,
and spiritual health, as well as sexual
and reproductive health education.

A

Health Education

27
Q

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) describes five categories of occupational hazards:

A
  1. Physical safety hazards,
  2. Chemical hazards,
  3. Biological hazards,
  4. Mechanical Hazards
  5. Psychological Hazards
28
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TYPES PHYSICAL HAZARDS

A
  1. Body stressing
  2. Confined Spaces
  3. Electricity
  4. Heat
  5. Heights
  6. Noise
  7. Vibration
29
Q

is a collective term covering a broad range of health problems associated with repetitive and strenuous work.

A

Body stressing

30
Q

are enclosed or partly enclosed spaces that are not designed for people to work in, but in which people need to work inside occasionally

A

Confined spaces

31
Q

shock through poor electrical installation
and faulty appliances can cause serious injury and even death.

A

Electricity

32
Q

strain can result from working in hot
temperatures and being exposed to high levels of humidity or thermal radiation, such as in foundries, commercial kitchens and laundries

A

Heat

32
Q

Working at _is a high-risk activity and a leading cause of death and serious injury in the Philippines.

A

Heights

33
Q

in the workplace is considered excessive
when you need to raise your voice to be heard by someone a meter away.

A

Noise

33
Q

There are risks connected to working with
vibrating equipment and plant which need to be assessed and managed.

A

Vibration

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