OSHS AMENDMENT 1989 Flashcards

1
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The objective of this issuance is to protect every ___________________against the dangers of injury, sickness or death through safe and healthful working conditions

A

workingman

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The objective of this issuance is to protect every workingman against the dangers of _________, ______, and _________ through safe and healthful working conditions

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injury, sickness or death

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3
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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 non-profit private institutions or organizations.

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“Employer”

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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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5
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_____________________ shall mean any workplace, where
one or more persons are employed in any manufacturing of
goods or products

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“Industrial Enterprise”

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___________ shall include forestry and logging operations, farming in all its branches,
and among other things, but does not include the
manufacturing or processing of sugar, coconut, abaca , tobacco, pineapple or other farm products.

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“Agricultural Enterprise”

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_____________________shall include premises where work is performed on shore or on board ships in which ships or vessels are constructed, repaired, refitted, finished or broken up and housed

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“Dry Dock”

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8
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_______________ shall connote a sound state of the body and mind of the worker, which enables him to perform his job normally, in a state of well-being.

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“Health”

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9
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_____________________shall refer to the physical or environmental conditions of work or employment,
which substantially comply with the provisions of this Standards.

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“Safe or Safety”

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10
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______________shall mean an unplanned or unexpected occurrence that may or may not result in personal injury, property damage, work stoppage or interference or any combination thereof, which arises out of and in the course of employment.

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“Work Accident”

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___________________ shall mean any injury or occupational illness suffered by a person, which arises out of or in the course of his employment.

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“Work Injury”

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12
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______________shall mean any illness caused by environmental factors, the exposure to which is characterized or peculiar to a particular process, trade or occupation and to which an employee or worker is not ordinarily subjected to or exposed outside of or away from such employment.

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”Occupational Illness”

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13
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___________are those which do not require technical or testing devices to detect.

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”Recognized Hazards”

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14
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_______________________________means the office, premises or work site, where the workers are habitually
employed and shall include the office or place where the workers, who have no fixed or
definite work site, regularly report for assignment in the course of their employment.

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”Workplace”

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15
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____________________________shall mean acceptable to the Secretary in writing after proper examination
showing compliance with prescribed Standards.

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”Approved”

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16
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____________ shall mean the Bureau of Working Conditions.

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“Bureau”

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17
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”Director” shall mean the __________________________

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Director of the Bureau of Working Conditions

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18
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___________________________shall mean the industrial safety engineer, the labor regulation officer, or
any duly authorized representatives of the Secretary to enforce this Standards

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”Enforcement officer”

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19
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________________shall mean and include chartered cities, municipalities, employees
or officials of other government agencies empowered by the Secretary of Labor and Employment to enforce the provisions of this Standards.

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”Authorized Representative”

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20
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Name the 2 facilities not covered by the OSHS standards

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TRANSPORTATION BUSINESSES (except x)
MINING ACTIVITIES (separate regs)

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21
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Trade secrets revealed during inspections are ___________________, except in legal proceedings.

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confidential

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22
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If an inspector finds immediate danger in a workplace, they can order a _______________ until the hazard is fixed.

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stoppage of operation

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23
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An employer can apply to temporarily suspend a safety rule if they can’t meet the requirements due to reasons like: (at least 1)

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Lack of qualified personnel or equipment.
Ongoing construction to comply with the rule.
Participating in approved safety studies.

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24
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4 hazardous workplaces

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  1. Dangerous environmental elements (radiation, chemicals, fire, etc.).
  2. Certain high-risk jobs (construction, logging, mining, etc.).
  3. Working with explosives or pyrotechnics.
  4. Using power tools or being exposed to biological agents.
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25
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Who are required to register?

A

EVERY EMPLOYER

26
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Each establishment at a single location is considered ______________________, regardless of size

A

one unit

27
Q

What Bureau offers training programs directly or through accredited organizations

A

BUREAU OF WORKING CONDITIONS

28
Q

HOW MANY SAFETY PERSON (hazardous)
Less than 200 workers

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1 part-time safety person

29
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HOW MANY SAFETY PERSON (hazardous)
200 to 1000 workers

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1 full-time safety person for every 1000 workers

30
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HOW MANY SAFETY PERSON (hazardous)
Over 1000 workers

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1 additional full-time safety person

31
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HOW MANY SAFETY PERSON (non hazardous)
Less than 1000 workers:

A

1 part-time safety person

32
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HOW MANY SAFETY PERSON (non hazardous)
Over 1000 workers:

A

1 full-time safety person

33
Q

2 requirements for a Qualified Consultant

A

AT LEAST 5 YRS EXPERIENCE AS HEALTH PRACTITIONER
COMPLETED BUREAU PRESCRIBED TRAINING

34
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EXISTING BUSINESSES MUST FORM A COMMITTEE WITHIN ______________ of these Standards taking place

A

60 DAYS

35
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NEW BUSINESSES MUST FORM A COMMITTEE WITHIN ____________ after establishment

A

1 month

36
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WHAT COMMITTEE TYPE
Chairman - The manager or his authorized representative who must be a top operating
official.
Members - Two department heads
- Four workers (must be union members, if organized)
- The company physician
Secretary - The safety man

A

TYPE A

37
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WHAT COMMITTEE TYPE
workplace having a total of over four hundred (400) workers

A

TYPE A

38
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WHAT COMMITTEE TYPE
Chairman - The manager or his authorized representative who must be a top operating
official.
Members - One supervisor, Three workers (must be union members, if organized) - The
company physician or the company nurse
Secretary - The safetyman

A

TYPE B

39
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WHAT COMMITTEE TYPE
workplace having a total of over two hundred (200) to four hundred (400) workers

A

TYPE B

40
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WHAT COMMITTEE TYPE
workplace with one hundred (100) to two hundred (200) workers

A

Type C

41
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WHAT COMMITTEE TYPE
Chairman - Manager or his authorized representative
Members - One foreman
- Three workers (must be union members, if organized)
- The nurse
Secretary - The part-time safetyman

A

Type C

42
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WHAT COMMITTEE TYPE
workplace with less than one hundred (100) workers

A

Type D

43
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WHAT COMMITTEE TYPE
HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE 11
Chairman - Manager
Members - One foreman
- Three workers (must be union members, if organized)
- The nurse/first-aider
Secretary - The part-time safety man

A

Type D

44
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WHAT COMMITTEE TYPE
When two or more establishments are housed under one building, the health and safety committee
organized in each workplace shall form themselves into a Joint Coordinating Committee to plan and
implement programs and activities concerning all the establishments.

A

TYPE E

45
Q

When two or more establishments are housed under one building, the health and safety committee
organized in each workplace shall form themselves into a_________________________________ to plan and
implement programs and activities concerning all the establishments.

A

Joint Coordinating Committee

46
Q

__________________” shall mean an injury which does not result in a disabling injury but
which requires first aid and medical treatment of any kind

A

Medical Treatment Injury

47
Q

Shall mean a work injury which results in death, permanent total disability,
permanent partial disability or temporary total disability._______________

A

‘Disabling Injury”

48
Q

___________shall mean any fatality resulting from a work injury regardless of the time intervening
between injury and death.

A

“Death”

49
Q

_______________shall mean any injury or sickness other than death which
permanently and totally incapacitates an employee from engaging in any gainful occupation
or which results in the loss or the complete

A

Permanent Total Disability”

50
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Permanent Total Disability” shall mean any injury or sickness other than death which
permanently and totally incapacitates an employee from engaging in any gainful occupation
or which results in the loss or the complete loss of use of any of the following in one
accident(5)

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a. both eyes;
b. one eye and one hand, or arm, or leg or foot;
c. any two of the following not in the same limb, hand, arm, foot, leg;
d. permanent complete paralysis of two limbs;
e. brain injury resulting in incurable imbecility or insanity.

51
Q

____________________shall mean any injury other than death or permanent total
disability, which results in the loss or loss of use of any member or part of a member of the
body regardless of any pre-existing disability of the injured member or impaired body
function_

A

Permanent Partial Disability”

52
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____________________________ shall mean any injury or illness which does not result in death or
permanent total or permanent partial disability but which results in disability from work for
a day or more.

A

“Temporary Total Disability”

53
Q

____________________ shall mean the occupation or job description of the activities
performed by an employee at the time of the accident and shall not mean one which has
been established especially to accommodate an injured employee, either for therapeutic
reason or to avoid counting the case as disability

A

“Regularly Established Job”

54
Q

_____________________ shall mean any day in which an employee is unable, because of injury or
illness, to perform effectively throughout a full shift the essential functions of a regularly
established job which is open and available to him.

A

“Day of Disability”

55
Q

________________shall mean the combined total, for all injuries or illnesses of:
a. all days of
disability resulting from temporary total injuries or illnesses; and/or
b. all scheduled charges assigned to fatal, permanent total and permanent partial injuries
or illnesses.

A

“Total Days Lost”

56
Q

__________________ shall mean the specific charge (in full days) assigned to a permanent
partial, permanent total, or fatal injury or’ illness

A

“Scheduled Charges”

57
Q

_____________shall mean the total number of employee-hours worked by all employees of the
reporting establishment or unit.

A

“Exposure”

58
Q

___________ is the number of disabling injuries per 1,000,000
employee-hours of exposure rounded to the nearest two (2) decimal places.

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“Disabling Injury Frequency Rate”

59
Q

_____________________is the number of days lost per 1,000,000 employees-hours of
exposure rounded to the nearest whole number.

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“Disabling Injury Severity Rate”

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