Outcome # 1

Question 1

occupational injury

Answer 1

Any cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation resulting from a workplace accident or from an exposure involving
an accident in the work environment

Question 2

occupational illness

Answer 2

Any abnormal condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an occupational injury, caused by
exposure to environmental factors associated with employment

Question 3

Duties and responsibilities

Answer 3

Every day, from waking to sleeping, we profit

from regulatory measures which we often take for granted.

Question 4

Duties of employers

Answer 4

employers must inform their employees about safety and health requirements

the supervisor, in turn, must ensure that workers are aware of those hazards

Question 5

Duties of Workers

Answer 5

Employees are required:

to comply with all applicable acts and regulations

report hazardous conditions or defective equipment,

follow all employer safety and health rules

Question 6

Duties of Supervisors

Answer 6

advise employees of potential workplace hazards;

ensure that workers use or wear safety equipment, devices,

provide written instructions where applicable;

and take precautions to guarantee the safety of workers

Question 7

industrial disease

Answer 7

A disease resulting from exposure to a substance relating to a particular process, trade, or occupation in
industry