Question

QUESTION 1

1. Working conditions during the Industrial Revolution were deplorable for many types of employees.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 2

1. The General Duty Clause requires provision of a place of employment free from recognized hazards

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 3

1. In a case-control study, cases are those who have the outcome of interest and the controls are those who do not.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 4

1. Alpha particles are particulate energy and not electromagnetic energy.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 5

1. Workers’ contact with BBF increases the risk of employment-associated transmission of blood-borne microbes.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 6

1. Arthropod vectors can transmit only viral agents.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 7

1. The NaSH surveillance program reported that hospital inpatient units and operating rooms were the most frequent locations for BBF exposures.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 8

1. Work-related asthma includes work-exacerbated asthma and new onset asthma attributed to work.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 9

1. Chronic silicosis starts to emerge after about one year of exposure.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 10

1. Occupational skin diseases are responsible for approximately half of all occupational illnesses and one-fourth of all days of lost work.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 11

1. Occupational injuries are among the leading causes of work-related morbidity and mortality in the United States.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 12

1. Violence and injuries by persons or animals is associated with the largest percentage of fatal occupational injuries in the United States.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 13

1. A musculoskeletal disorder is classified as work-related if it is an existing musculoskeletal disorder made worse by occupational factors.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 14

1. Noted stress authority Hans Selye wrote that the effects of stress can only be negative.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 15

1. An example of impaired cognitive functioning linked with job stress is difficulty in making decisions.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 16

1. Employees exposed to traumatic events at work might experience anxiety and guilt.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 17

1. Prevention is the core focus of the field of occupational safety.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 18

1. Workplace health promotion benefits the employee primarily and not the employer.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 19

1. Good evidence of carcinogenic effects from one animal study in the absence of human studies means that a chemical is known to cause cancer.

   True

   False

2 points   

QUESTION 20

1. Which group sits on top of the iceberg of occupational disease?

   	A.	Those affected with no symptoms
   	B.	Those for whom the relationship of illness to work is not recognized
   	C.	Those with symptoms who have sought medical attention
   	D.	Those whose work-related illnesses are recognized and have been reported
   	E.	Those whose work-related illnesses are recognized and have not been reported

2 points   

QUESTION 21

1. Which of the following agencies is tasked primarily with the responsibility for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illness and injury?

   	A.	ATSDR
   	B.	NIEHS
   	C.	OSHA
   	D.	US EPA
   	E.	NIOSH

Answer 1

1.Industrial revolution was prominent in the 17 the 18 th century where during the industrialization in between 1820 to 1840.To meet the shortage of labours childrens and womens were hired by the employers in a lower wage.The factor condition was so dangerous and filled with hazards and no precautionary methods or techniques resulting in frequent accidents and loss of life.Hence it was deplorable for most of th workers there

Ans:True

2.The General Clause Society framed certain law for both the employee and the employer. The employers should provide a hazard free environment to the employees and should follow thr standards of Occupational safety in the industry. The employees are also subjected to know and follow this

Ans:True

3.Case control study in simple refers to "case are one who has certain specific problems" and "control are one who has no disease".Here the exposure is assessed in both of them and the result is drawn from the result of both.

Ans:True

4.Alpha particles are released during an alpha decay it consists of two protons and two neutrons. An alpha and beta particles are disintegrated from the particulate radiation(alpha ,beta,proton , neutron) .In simple it has a mass and energy whereas it is not present in electromagnetic energy (eg., photon)