IDRL 308 OHS VARIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANWERS
What measures can OHS practitioners take to prevent and respond to workplace
injuries or ill-health? (7) - ✔✔In addition to identifying and control workplace hazards,
OHS practitioners engage in a variety of other organizational activities designed to
prevent and respond to injuries and ill health. Interventions such as training, behaviour
modification, emergency planning, incident investigation, and disability management
round out the OHS function.
1. What common physical agents exist in workplaces? - ✔✔
1. How and when are these agents harmful to workers? - ✔✔
1. How can the hazards posed by these agents be controlled? - ✔✔
1. What are the health effects of noise, vibration, and radiation exposure? - ✔✔
What are the principles of ergonomics? - ✔✔
1. How do chemical and biological hazards act on the human body? - ✔✔
1. What are OELs, and what are some of the critiques of how they are set? - ✔✔
1. Why is science a "double-edged sword" when applied to OHS? - ✔✔
1. What is the precautionary principle and how might it change how chemicals are used
in the workplace? - ✔✔
1. What factors affect the effectiveness of training? - ✔✔
1. Can safety be improved by modifying workers' behaviours? What are the risks of this
approach? - ✔✔
1. What are the challenges associated with emergency planning? - ✔✔
1. What is the purpose of and what are the steps in incident investigation? - ✔✔
1. What conflicts underlie disability management programs? - ✔✔
1. Why might workers and employers have different perspectives on return to work
programs? - ✔✔
AND ANWERS
What measures can OHS practitioners take to prevent and respond to workplace
injuries or ill-health? (7) - ✔✔In addition to identifying and control workplace hazards,
OHS practitioners engage in a variety of other organizational activities designed to
prevent and respond to injuries and ill health. Interventions such as training, behaviour
modification, emergency planning, incident investigation, and disability management
round out the OHS function.
1. What common physical agents exist in workplaces? - ✔✔
1. How and when are these agents harmful to workers? - ✔✔
1. How can the hazards posed by these agents be controlled? - ✔✔
1. What are the health effects of noise, vibration, and radiation exposure? - ✔✔
What are the principles of ergonomics? - ✔✔
1. How do chemical and biological hazards act on the human body? - ✔✔
1. What are OELs, and what are some of the critiques of how they are set? - ✔✔
1. Why is science a "double-edged sword" when applied to OHS? - ✔✔
1. What is the precautionary principle and how might it change how chemicals are used
in the workplace? - ✔✔
1. What factors affect the effectiveness of training? - ✔✔
1. Can safety be improved by modifying workers' behaviours? What are the risks of this
approach? - ✔✔
1. What are the challenges associated with emergency planning? - ✔✔
1. What is the purpose of and what are the steps in incident investigation? - ✔✔
1. What conflicts underlie disability management programs? - ✔✔
1. Why might workers and employers have different perspectives on return to work
programs? - ✔✔
