Occ ADA

Question 0

Disability

Answer 0

The impact that such an impairment has on one’s capacity to meet personal, social, or occupational demands.

( An impairment is anatomical or physiological loss)

Question 1

Impairment

Answer 1

• Any anatomic or physiological loss
• AMA guide:
  the loss, loss of use, or derangement of any body part, system, or function

Question 2

ADA defined “disability”?

Answer 2

1. a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity of such individual
2. A record of such an impairment; or
3. Being regarded as having such an impairment

Question 3

ADA defined “impairment “?

Answer 3

An impairment is the loss, loss of use, or derangement of any body part, system, or function

Question 4

Permanent impairment ?

Answer 4

A permanent impairment is an impairment that has become static or well stabilized with or without medical treatment and is not likely to remit despite medical treatment. A permanent impairment is considered to be unlikely to change substantially and by more than 3% in the next year with or without medical treatment.

Question 5

Apportionment

Answer 5

Apportionment is an estimate of the degree to which each of various occupational or non-occupational factors may have caused or contributed to a particular impairment. For example, an occupational health professional may be called upon to determine the relative contributions to the permanent impair rating for a lumbosacral condition from a non-work related motor vehicle accident and a work-related lifting accident.

Question 6

Aggravation

Answer 6

An aggrevation Is the worsening of a pre-existing medical condition or infirmity by a physical, chemical, or biological factor that may or may not be work-related and that leads to an increase in the degree of permanent impairment by more than 3%. In other words, an aggravation is generally considered to cause a further worsening, deterioration, or acceleration of an underlying medical condition.

Question 7

Exacerbation

Answer 7

An exacerbation is a transient increase in or flare-up of symptoms from a pre-existing, underlying medical condition.
In contrast, an aggravation is a worsening, deterioration, or acceleration of a pre-existing medical condition. This distinction is important in the workers’ compensation field because aggravations are typically compensable whereas exacerbations frequently are not.

Question 8

Recurrence

Answer 8

Q1130

Question 9

Under FMLE, how many wks of unpaid leave an individual is entitled to ?

Answer 9

12 wks

Question 10

Under FMLE, how many wks of unpaid leave a couple may take if they work for the same employer?

Answer 10

A combined maximum of 12 wks

Question 11

Component of risk assessment?

Answer 11

Hazard identification
Dose-response assessment
Exposure assessment
Risk characterization

Question 12

Exposure control plan(ECP)

Answer 12

Q1189

Question 13

How often must the employer review and update the Exposure Control Plan?

Answer 13

Q1167

Question 14

Standards of Fluoridation of water ?

Answer 14

0.7 to 1.2

Question 15

OSHA 300 log

Answer 15

Effective Jan 2002

• must keep if 11 or more employees
• employer must record all new cases of work related fatalities, injuries. And illnesses if they involve:
  
  • death
  • days away from work
  • medical txt beyond first aid
  • LOC, or
  • A significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional

Question 15

Caring for “Covered service member” with serious illness/injury incurred in line of duty on active duty, family member is entitled to how many wks of leave in a 12 month period ?

Answer 15

26 wks

Question 16

Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)

Answer 16

MMI is reached when it is not expected (with a reasonable degree of medical certainty) that the pt’s condition or function will improve.

Question 17

Which reference is widely used in analyzing impairment and awarding workers’ compensation claims?

Answer 17

The AMA guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, often called the gold standard reference for permanent impairment evaluation, is mandated or recommended by law or regulation in majority of workers’ compensation jurisdictions and frequently used - though not mandated - in many other jurisdictions.

Question 18

Disfigurement

Answer 18

• Disfigurement is an altered or abnormal color, shape, or structure of a visible body part.
• It may be caused by an injury or disease, or may accompany a recurring or chronic disease or disorder of function.
• Disfigurement may produce social rejection, impairment of self-image with self-imposed isolation, alteration of life-style, or other adverse changes.
• The workers’ compensation systems in many jurisdictions pay disfigurement benefits for serious and /or permanent disfigurement even in the absence of loss of earning capacity or other disability.

Question 19

The largest single cause of death for women on the workplace is

Answer 19

Homicide, accounting for almost half of workplace death.

Question 20

In a workers’ compensation claim the burden of proof is

Answer 20

By a preponderance of the evidence
- the claimant must establish that the injury or illness is work-related by a preponderance of evidence, i.e., greater than 50%.

Question 21

General Duty Clause

Answer 21

Each employer shall provide a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.

Question 22

Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA)

Answer 22

Provides workers’ compensation for railroad workers. It is the exclusive remedy for injured railroad workers and supersedes state workers’ compensation laws.

Question 23

Workers’s compensation

Answer 23

It was developed to allow injured employees to be compensated without the need for litigation.

Question 24

The 4 main objectives of workers’ compensation:

Answer 24

1. Replacement of income
2. Rehabilitation
3. Accident prevention
4. Cost allocation

“RRAC”