Safety Situation

Question 1

could happen to anyone and to any place

Answer 1

Accidents

Question 2

The industries with the highest amounts of fatal injuries were

Answer 2

the construction industry and the transportation industry.

Question 3

_______________ deaths decreased slightly in 2017, but ______________deaths increased in the same period.

Answer 3

Construction, Transportation

Question 4

____________ and ___________fatalities remained mostly consistent.

Answer 4

Agricultural and forestry

Question 5

2017 Industries Deaths

Answer 5

Retail deaths- 8%
Waste management deaths- 13%
Government workplace deaths- 13%
Agricultural and Forestry deaths- 16%
Transportation deaths- 24%
Construction deaths- 26%

Question 6

What are the top cases of occupational injuries?

Answer 6

Superficial injuries and Open Wounds
Wrist and Hand
Stepping on, Striking against or Struck by objects
Machine Equipment
Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers

Question 7

What are the topmost work-related diseases suffered by workers?

Answer 7

1. Back Pains- 31.3%
2. Essential Hypertension- 15.5%
3. Neck-Shoulder Pains- 11.4%
4. Occupational Asthma- 5.4%
5. Other Infections- 5.3%

Question 8

What is OSH?

Answer 8

Occupational Safety and Health

Question 9

What are the emerging issues in OSH?

Answer 9

1. Women workers’ OSH
2. Child labor
3. OSH in the informal sector, agriculture, schools, information technology sector, call centers, etc.
4. Lifestyle diseases such as HIV/AIDS, smoking, drugs/substance abuse
5. OSH of migrant workers, seafarers, etc.
   6.COVID 19