Unit 3: PH Responsibilities in AFOSH Flashcards
What document lists the responsibilities for the OEHWG?
AFI 48–145, Occupational and Environmental Health Program
Suggested medical surveillance procedures for many chemical, physical, or biological hazards and summarizes the existing medical surveillance requirements specified in Title 29–Labor, Code of Federal Regulations
DOD 6055.05–M, Occupational Medical Examinations and Surveillance Manual
If no specific guidelines are available for a particular hazard in a shop and the personnel are being protected from exposures exceeding OEELs by the use of PPE, is a medical examination required for the workers?
Yes
Who approves PH’s recommendations for periodic examinations?
OEHWG
What information goes on the COHER?
Examination types, frequency, and scope of examinations
State the most important reason why PH performs shop visits in industrial workplaces.
To become familiar with the industrial operations of the shop and to evaluate compliance with occupational safety and health requirement
Who determines the frequencies for industrial shop visits at each base?
OEHWG
Where should you document the results of each shop visit?
Chronological Record of Workplace Surveillance (ASIMS computer-generated AF Form 2754) form
Where do you file the form used to document occupational health education?
Industrial case file
Who conducts nonsupervisory AFOSH training?
Workplace supervisor
Where can you go to get an occupational health training film?
Your base audiovisual library
Any condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an occupational injury, caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with the employment
occupational illness
To ensure appropriate evaluation and follow-up of each occupational illness or injury to prevent recurrence
purpose of the occupational illness or injury program
What form is used to report an occupational illness or injury?
Initiate in AFSAS the AF Form 190, Occupational Illness/Injury Report
Who assigns the RAC for a hazard within a workplace?
BE
AF Form 469, DD Form 2215, DD Form 2216, the workplace-specific OEHED form, poor indoor quality air questionnaire, emergency room log book, and medical records
other sources that can be used for trend analysis data
Where do you document the results of a trend analysis?
The Chronological Record of Workplace Surveillance form
Why is ionizing radiation hazardous to a fetus?
It can disrupt cellular DNA, which can cause serious developmental defects in the fetus
What criteria must be met for a pregnant employee to continue working in an X-ray exposure environment?
The employee must be enrolled in the TLD or Film Badge program and the base must receive a monthly telephone report of the accumulated radiation dosage
What guidance does AFI 44–102 provide for pregnant workers?
Basic duty restrictions
What does a HCP use to request a workplace evaluation of a pregnant active duty employee?
Initiate a SF 513, Medical Record—Consultation Sheet, providing the request to PH
Other than hospital personnel, who is covered by the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard?
Firefighters, security forces, life support, and mortuary affairs personnel
How often is training required for employees exposed to bloodborne pathogens?
At the time of their initial assignment to tasks with occupational exposure or when job tasks change, causing occupational exposure, and annually thereafter
Treating all human blood and other potentially infectious materials as if they were infectious for HBV and HIV
“standard precautions”
List three methods of control for bloodborne pathogens.
Engineering and work practice controls, PPE, good housekeeping procedures
What should an employee do immediately if an exposure incident occurs?
Immediately report exposure incidents to enable timely medical evaluation and follow-up by an HCP
The science that relates the capacity of the workers, all aspects of the job, and the work environment
ergonomics
What parts of the body experience irritation and inflammation that result in symptoms associated with WMSD?
Nerves, tendons, ligaments, and linings of joint spaces
To eliminate or reduce worker exposure to conditions that do not meet worker capabilities, do not consider worker limitations, and lead to WMSD and related injuries and illnesses
goal of an ergonomics program
List four major program elements that effectively deal with ergonomic hazards.
Worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control, medical management, training and education
Who should you contact to determine how industrial workplace data is documented at your base?
The NCOIC of PH
What does the first set of four numbers in the WIC represent?
The base where the workplace is located
What does the last set of digits in the WIC represent?
The numerically sequenced case-file number
