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What do Safety Professionals look for?

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not a place to assign blame, but for errors in the system

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encompasses the social, mental and physical well-being of workers, that is the “whole person”

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OSH

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The art and science devoted to the recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace health hazards.

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Industrial Hygiene

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What does HIRAC

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Hazard Identification

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Any source of potential damage, harm, or adverse health effect on people

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Hazard

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What are the 4 arrows of Industrial Hygiene

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  • Control
  • Anticipation
  • Recognition
  • Evaluation
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What are the 5 Workplace/Occupational Safety Hazards?

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  1. Poor Housekeeping
  2. Fire
  3. Use of Machines
  4. Electricity
  5. Materials Handling
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What are the 5 things to identify Hazard?

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  1. Walk Through survey or ocular inspections
  2. Review of processes involved
  3. Knowing the raw materials used, product, and by-products
  4. Gathering of worker’s complaints
  5. Safety Data sheet
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7
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6 Cost (Effects) of Poor housekeeping

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  1. Trips, and falls
  2. Fires
  3. Chemical and Machines Accidents
  4. Injuries from electrical problems
  5. Collisions and falling objects
  6. Health Problems
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8
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Set of Systemized steps of good housekeeping to organized work areas, keep rules and standards, and maintain the discipline needed to perform a good job.

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5s System

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What are the 5s? Japanese and English

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Seiri = Sort
Seiton = Set in Order
Seiso = Shine
Seiketsu = Standardize
Shitsuke = Sustainability

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Active principle of burning, characterized by the head and light of combustion

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Fire

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What is the Characteristics and behavior of fire

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It is virtually impossible to predict exactly when a fire will occur and, upon its inception, the extent of its destructive potential.

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What Republic act established a comprehensive fire code of the Philippines

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Republic Act # 9514

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13
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What are the 7 common causes of fire

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  1. Overloaded electrical System
  2. Open Flames
  3. Smoking or Cigarette butts
  4. Hot Surfaces
  5. Friction
  6. Cutting & Welding
  7. Sparks
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Class A of fire

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-Ordinary/ fires that are easily put out
- materials are paper, wood, cloth, and some rubber and plastic materials.

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What kind of extinguisher should be used for Class A fires?

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Water

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Class B of Fire

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  • Flammable or combustible liquids
  • Materials normally are grease, and similar materials, and some rubber and plastic materials
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What kind of Extinguisher should be used to put out Class B fires?

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  • Foam
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Powder Extinguisher
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Class C of Fire

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  • Electrical/Started from old wiring in walls, frayed electrical cords, worn-out breaker boxes, or faulty appliances.
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What kind of Extinguisher should be used to put out Class C fires?

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  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Powder Exthinguisher
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Class D fires

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  • Metals/ involve combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium, lithium, and potassium.
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What kind of Extinguisher should be used to put out Class D fires?

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  • Dry Powder Extinguisher
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Class K fires

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  • Can be termed as Class F involving cooking oils such as vegetable oil or animal fats
  • often starts when pan is left unattended for too long on a stove
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What kind of Extinguisher should be used to put out Class K fires?

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  • Wet Chemical Extinguisher
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24
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What does PASS stands for?

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Pull the pin
Aim at the base
Squeeze the trigger
Sweep

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25
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An assemblage of parts that transmit forces, motion and energy in a predetermined manner.

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Machine

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What are the 7 cause of machine related to accidents

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  • Machine Design or assembly defects
  • Poor Training
  • Inadequate safety gear
  • Poor-maintained machinery
  • An individual making unwanted contact with a moving part of a machine
  • A machine malfunction, including mechanical and electrical energy sources failure
  • Workpiece movement during a forming or cutting process
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27
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What are the 4 effects of machine related accidents

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  • Can result to severe injuries
  • Loss of trained and skilled employee
  • Loss in productivity
  • Damaged Equipment
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7 machine safety tips to prevent workplace injuries and accidents

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  1. Don’t remove machine guards
  2. Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times
  3. Provide Adequate Training to machinery Operators
  4. Train Machinery Operators to be aware of their Surrounding
  5. Follow Maintenance Schedules
  6. Stay Clear of Loading and Unloading Zones
  7. Never Interfere with moving machinery
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29
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Refers to any safety precaution taken against electricity

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Electric Safety

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30
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Direct Electrical Accidents

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  • Electrocution or death due to shocks
  • Electrical Shock
  • Burns
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31
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Indirect Electrical Accidents

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  • Falls
  • Fire
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32
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Occurs when an extremity such as a finger, hand, or arm is placed across an electric current. The body is a good conductor of electricity because it is made up of mostly water.

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Electric Shock

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33
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3 kinds of Electric Shock

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  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe
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34
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What do you feel in mild electric shock?

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Tingling sensation

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35
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What happens during moderate electric shock?

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causes the muscles to contract, and it may be difficult to pull away from the electric current

36
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What happens during severe electric shock?

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causes respiratory or heart failure

37
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Occurs when severe electric shock causes tissue to burn.

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Electric burn

38
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Occur when electric current ignites flammable materials

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Electric fires

39
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Severity of Shock depends on what?

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  • Combination of Voltage and resistance
  • Path of current through the body
  • Amount of current flowing through the body (amps)
  • Duration of the shocking current through the body
40
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What are the 4 things to look for about electrical portable tools

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  1. Damage or broken casing
  2. Damage cord outer sheath broken
  3. Check or damaged switches and ones with faulty trigger locks
  4. Ground prong missing on 3 prong plugs
41
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A technique which includes the art of lifting, moving, and storing materials

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Materials handling

42
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2 types of Material Handling

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Manual Material Handling
Machine Handling

43
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Is the manually moving or handling things by lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying/transporting, holding, packaging or restraining of products

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Manual Material Handling

44
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This is also the most common cause of occupational fatigue, low back pain, and lower back injuries

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Manual Material Handling

45
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Pertain to more rigid, powered and non-powered mechanics mainly for handling bulky and heavy items.

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Mechanical Handling

46
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Popular misconceptions about industrial safety

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“Anyone can drive a lift truck.”
“They handle just like a car”
“They are easier to drive than a car.”
“You don’t need any training to safely drive a forklift.”

47
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Any agent or activity posing a potential hazard to health

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Health Hazard

48
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According to whom that the meaning of health hazard is any organism, chemical, condition, or circumstance that may cause illness

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Medical Dictionaries

49
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What are the 5 Classification of Hazard?

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  1. Physical Hazards
  2. Chemical Hazards
  3. Biological Hazards
  4. Psychosocial Hazards
  5. Ergonomic Hazards
50
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A type of Hazard that comes from environmental factors

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Physical Hazards

51
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Any Hazard that comes from solid, liquid or gas elements

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Chemical Hazards

52
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a living organism that have a potential that poses a threat to human health

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Biological Hazards

53
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Any occupational hazard that affects the psychological well-being of workers

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Psychosocial Hazards

54
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Physical factors within the environment that harms the musculoskeletal system

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Ergonomic Hazards

55
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  • A form of vibration conducted through solids, liquids, or Gases.
  • Unwanted and excessive sound
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Noise

56
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Noise Hazards occur when sounds worker are exposed to are greater than __, weighted over an eight-hour shift

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85 dB or 85 decibels

57
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How does Frequency measured?

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Hertz cycle per seconds

58
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How does loudness or Intensity measured?

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decibel (dB)

59
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Noise Health Effects and Control

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if two (2) people with no hearing impairment have to raise their voices or shout to be heard at a distance of less than arm’s length from each other, the sound level is potentially hazardous.

60
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Adverse Health Effect of Noise

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  • Traumatic damage to the middle and inner ears
  • Rupture of the eardrum
  • Acoustic Trauma (Explosion, gunshot) - Deafness
    -Temporary Threshold shift (New Year’s Fireworks)
  • Tinnitus - A noise in the ears, such as ringing, roaring, buzzing, hissing, or whistling
  • Poor Communication
61
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It is a physical factor that acts on man by transmission of mechanical energy from sources of oscillation

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Vibration

62
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2 Sources of Vibration

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Segmental Vibration
Whole body Vibration

63
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A source of vibration transmitted directly to the worker’s hand examples are:
- Chainsaw
- Portable grinder
- Jackhammer
- Polishers

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Segmental Vibration

64
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A source of vibration transmitted directly to the worker’s hand examples are:
- Tower crane
- Cars
- Buses
- Train

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Whole Body Vibration

65
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  • is the emission of transmission of energy as waves or moving particles
  • Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays, waves or particles
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Radiation

66
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Transfer of heat through a fluid caused by molecular motion

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Convection

67
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Transfer of heat or electrical current from one substance to another by direct contact

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Conduction

68
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2 Types of Radiation

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  1. Non-Ionizing Radiation
  2. Ionizing Radiation
69
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type of radiation where visible light, infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV), microwave (MW), radio frequency (RF) energy from cellphones, and extremely low frequency (ELF)

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Non- Ionizing Radiation

70
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A type of radiation that include that heat or light from the sun, X rays from an X-ray tube and gamma rays from radioactive elements

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Ionizing Radiation

71
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Is the measure of the stream of light falling on a surface, It is measured in lumens or lux

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Illumination

72
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Illumination Sources

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  • Natural
  • Artificial
73
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Illumination Types

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  • General Lighting
  • Local Lighting
74
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What are the causes of Visual Fatigue

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  • Double Vision
  • Headache
  • Painful Irritation
  • Production of excess tears
  • Redness of eyes
75
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When the workplace heat causes the body’s temperature to go higher than 37.5 C

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Heat Stress

76
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is a measure of how hot or cold the air is. It is the most commonly measured weather parameter.

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Air Temperature

77
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is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

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Humidity

78
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Also known as the apparent temperature, is what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with the air temperature

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Heat Index

79
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is measured by sensing the pressure that is produced through the movement of the air.

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Air Velocity

80
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When the workplace temperature causes the body’s temperature to go lower than 36.5 C

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Cold Stress

81
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is the atmospheric force that is constantly applied to the body

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Pressure

82
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What are the 6 things that can be seen as Ergonomic Hazards

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  1. Poor workplace Design
  2. Awkward body bending
  3. Repetitive movements
  4. Static Posture
  5. Forceful motion
  6. Manual Handling
83
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What are the chemical hazard route of entries?

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  • Inhalation
  • ingestion
  • Injection
  • Dermal absorption
84
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Types of Chemical Hazards

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  • Organic Solvents
  • Acid and Bases
  • Dust
  • Heavy Metals
  • Gases
85
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is the gaseous state of a substance that is either liquid or solid before it reaches its critical point. It may be visible and described as fog, mist, smoke, or fumes

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Vapor

86
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are tiny droplets of water hanging in the air

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Mist

87
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Are hazard to the workplace, examples of these are welding, hot rubber, soldering, galvanizing ____.

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Fumes

88
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A summery of the important health, safety and toxicological information on the chemical or the mixture ingredients

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Safety Data Sheet

89
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Guidelines for the implementation of Globally Harmonized Systems (GHS) in chemical safety program in the workplace

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Department Order 136-2014

90
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