IDRL 308 Unit 2 Definitions Exam Questions
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Workplace hazard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-anything that might harm, damage, or
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adversely affect any person or thing under certain conditions at work
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Hazard recognition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is the systematic task of identifying
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all hazards present, or potentially present, in a workplace
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Hazard assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-workers and employers determine
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which of the hazards needs to be addressed most urgently
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Hazard control - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sees preventive and corrective measures
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implemented to eliminate or mitigate the effect of the hazard(s)
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Physical hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-typically entail a transfer of energy from
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an object
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Ergonomic hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Occur as a result of the interaction of
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work design and the human body
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Chemical hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cause harm to human tissue or
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interfere with normal physiological functioning
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, Biological hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Organisms, or the products of
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organisms that harm human health
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Psycho-social hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Social, environmental, and
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psychological factors that can affect human health and safety
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Probability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the likelihood that the hazard will result in an
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incident
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Consequences - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the severity of injury or ill health
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that will result from an incident
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Exposure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to how often or regularly workers come
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in contact with the hazard
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Precautionary principle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-calls for action to be taken even
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if the negative consequences of inaction are not fully understood
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Elimination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-removes the hazard from the worksite
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Substitution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-replacing something that produces a hazard
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with something that does not
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Engineering controls - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-modifications to the workplace,
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equipment, materials, or work processes that reduce workers' exposure to
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hazards
With Correct Answers
Workplace hazard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-anything that might harm, damage, or
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adversely affect any person or thing under certain conditions at work
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Hazard recognition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is the systematic task of identifying
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all hazards present, or potentially present, in a workplace
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Hazard assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-workers and employers determine
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which of the hazards needs to be addressed most urgently
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Hazard control - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sees preventive and corrective measures
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implemented to eliminate or mitigate the effect of the hazard(s)
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Physical hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-typically entail a transfer of energy from
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an object
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Ergonomic hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Occur as a result of the interaction of
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work design and the human body
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Chemical hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cause harm to human tissue or
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interfere with normal physiological functioning
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, Biological hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Organisms, or the products of
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organisms that harm human health
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Psycho-social hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Social, environmental, and
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psychological factors that can affect human health and safety
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Probability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the likelihood that the hazard will result in an
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incident
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Consequences - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the severity of injury or ill health
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that will result from an incident
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Exposure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to how often or regularly workers come
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in contact with the hazard
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Precautionary principle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-calls for action to be taken even
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if the negative consequences of inaction are not fully understood
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Elimination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-removes the hazard from the worksite
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Substitution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-replacing something that produces a hazard
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with something that does not
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Engineering controls - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-modifications to the workplace,
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equipment, materials, or work processes that reduce workers' exposure to
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hazards
