Quiz 1

Question 1

deals with understanding the causes of accidents at work and ways to prevent unsafe
act and unsafe conditions in any workplace. Safety at work discusses concepts on good housekeeping,
proper materials handling and storage, machine safety, electrical safety, fire prevention and control, safety
inspection, and accident investigation.

Answer 1

occupational safety

Question 2

is a broad concept which explains how the different hazards and risks at work may
cause an illness and emphasizes that health programs are essential in controlling work-related and/or
occupational diseases.

Answer 2

occupational health

Question 3

discusses the identification, evaluation, and control of physical, chemical, biological
and ergonomic hazards.

Answer 3

industrial hygiene

Question 4

a source or situation with a potential to cause harm in terms of injury, ill health, damage to property,
damage to the environment or a combination of these.

Answer 4

hazard

Question 5

a combination of the likelihood of an occurrence of a hazardous event with specified period or in specified
circumstances and the severity of injury or damage to the health of people, property, environment or any
combination of these caused by the event.

Answer 5

risk

Question 6

is an unexpected, unforeseen, unplanned and unwanted occurrence or event that causes
damage or loss of materials or properties, injury or death.

Answer 6

accident

Question 7

ANSI

Answer 7

American National Standard Institute

Question 8

an American industrial safety pioneer who worked as an Assistant
Superintendent of the Engineering and Inspection Division of Travelers Insurance Company, did a study on the
insurance claims.

Answer 8

Herbert William Heinrich