H&S Test 2 Practice!

In class we discussed how toxic black mold found in portables in the TDSB (Toronto District School Board) and concluded that mold is not a serious biological agent that other school boards need to be too concerned about? T/F

F

Mary is looking forward to his new job as a Conservation Officer working at Point Pelee National Park in Ontario. What disease is he at higher risk for when working at Point Pelee and how can he protect himself?

Lyme disease; use insect repellant containing DEET

According to the text, emotional abuse is another term for bullying. T/F

True

What factor would explain why in a cold climate, Worker A can raise their body temperature by four degrees by jogging on the spot or skipping with a rope, whereas Worker B can only raise their body temperature by two degrees?

Worker B is female.

Murphy Brown is a dental hygienist who cleans patient's teeth for 37 hours a week. What is the most realistic way of minimizing segmental vibration from the electric polishing brush?

adding padding to the handle of the brush

Rafael has worked in a metal processing facility for six months and believes he has suffered toxic exposure to chromic acid. What symptom would help his doctor assess this claim

changes to his skin

The Globally Harmonized System is a system that would establish consistency around in world in terms of what

classification and labelling of chemical products

Stressors may vary along which of the following dimensions?

frequency of occurrence, intensity, duration, and predictability

What three characteristics is the human hearing response conditional on?

frequency, duration, and loudness

If Julia has developed a work-related occupational disease involving the central nervous system, what organic compound is mostly likely to be the cause?

hydrocarbons

Long-distance truck drivers could be subject to what whole-body vibration related problem as a result of sitting over or near the engine for long periods of time?

impaired vision

What size is the typical airborne particle found in fumes and smoke? (remember my firefighter example)

less than 1 micron

What is a social moderator that could buffer athletes from experiencing negative effects of stress due to recent losses to other teams

locker room jokes and pranks

What type of non-ionizing radiation is more likely to cause damage to the retina of the eye?

long ultraviolet radiation

Besides record keeping, what control measure ensures that baseline tests will be available when needed

medical surveillance

Which of the following is given in the text book as an example of a primary stress intervention?

providing flexible working conditions

By which four routes can chemicals enter the body?

respiration, skin absorption, skin penetration, and ingestion

Rob's doctor has told him that his alveoli are seriously damaged. In what shape are his cilia likely to be?

severely damaged

In Canada who is responsible for publishing the new voluntary standard for psychological health and safety in the workplace?

Canadian Standards Association

As discussed in class and the text, what has research to date indicated about the use of cellphones and the risk of brain cancer?

Cancer risk is unclear.

It is difficult to win a sexual harassment case because the aggressor can just claim that they didn't mean anything by their comments/actions. T/F

FALSE

Sexual harassment and sexual coercion mean the same thing. T/F

False

What condition is an employee likely experiencing if he or she reports tingling in the fingers, loss of sensation in the fingers, and loss of grip strength?

HAVS

Employees who have had workplace violence training will be better able to manage imminent risk because of perceived control of the situation. T/F

TRUE

While employers are liable for sexual harassment, the person directly responsible for protecting employees from sexual harassment is the supervisor. T/F

True

Every athlete on a professional sport team is hired on a contract basis, with no guarantee of permanent employment. What type of stressor is contract negotiation?

acute

What is the definition of stress?

an individual's internal response to, or evaluation of a demand that arouses negative feelings

What two categories of stressor have, or can have, a long duration? (Remember the 9/11 example)

chronic and catastrophic

What two basic types of physiological damage can create hearing loss?

conductive and sensorineural

What toxic substance is most likely to produce dermatitis

contact irritant

Which of the following serious physical conditions is the most prominent outcome of stress?

coronary heart disease

What type of biological agents, which if inhaled, can cause occupational diseases in farmworkers?

fungal

What heat-related condition could you resolve by giving workers salty crackers along with some water?

heat cramps

Based on the factors identified in the NIOSH model of workplace stressors, whose job has the most potential to be stressful? (Remember my GM Oshawa example)

highly paid assembly line worker

The text identifies which of the following devices as emiting ionizing radiation?

hospital scanner

Rick is the supervisor of a road crew working on highway resurfacing. What administrative control would best help his workers acclimatize to working in the heat?

mandatory water breaks

If the team provides laptops with Skype for communicating with family and friends while the team is on the road, what type of stress intervention would this be and what type of work-family conflict could it help to reduce?

organizational secondary intervention; work-to-family conflict

In what three ways can noise affect humans?

physiological damage, physiological effects, and psychological effects

What are the four categories of strain reactions?

psychological, physical, behavioural, and organizational

In the lab, HIV (I and II) requires the same level of control as what other biohazard?

rabies

What type of moderator can aggravate an individual's response to a stressor?

risk factor

Why have primary stress interventions not been widely implemented in Canada?

senior manager resistance and lack of incentives from government funded health care

What differentiates incivility or rude behaviour from bullying?

the lack of a pattern of deliberate behaviour

According to the text, what is the definition of imminent risk?

the short-term risk of violence occurring in the current situation

In class we discussed the Lori Dupont murder in Windsor, Ontario which had a direct link to the introduction of mandatory workplace violence training and policy development under the Ontario OHSA. T/F

true

What two personality characteristics are particularly relevant to stress?

type A behaviour pattern and negative affectivity

What characteristic of a solvent is related to its speed of evaporation?

volatility

According to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, when might a workplace be too noisy?

when employees stop going out after work

What is the first overall occupational risk factor?

working with the general public

Under the new 2013 OHSA workplace violence and harassment policies are now optional. T/D

FLASE