BOSH Reviewer Exams Questions and Answers Already Passed
Profitability - Answers a business must make money (profit) in order to survive.
Growth - Answers to increase its profit, must expand, go into other types of business.
Accident - Answers Interrupts or disrupts the normal and orderly progress of any activity and may result
in injury (minor, serious or fatal) to people and/or damage or destruction of property that result to
losses.
Continuity - Answers any interruption or disruption of a business operation will affect its productivity
and profitability.
Hazard Identifaction - Answers Physical Hazards
Chemical Hazards
Biological Hazards
Ergonomics
Mechanical Hazards
Electrical Hazards
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) - Answers deals with all aspects of health and safety in the
workplace and has a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards.
Low Risk Assesment - Answers Low level of danger or exposure to hazards and not likely or with low
probability result in accident, harm or injury, or illness.
Medium Risk Establishment - Answers Moderate exposure to safety and health hazards and with
probability of an accident, injury or illness, if no preventive or control measures are in place.
High Risk Establishment - Answers High level of exposure to safety and health hazards High probability
of a major accident resulting to disability, death, or major illness if no preventive or control measures
are in place
Hazard - Answers source or situation with a potential to cause injury and ill health i.e., an adverse effect
on the physical, mental or cognitive condition of a person.
Safety Hazard - Answers Something that has a potential for injury
Health Hazard - Answers Something that has a potential to cause illness
Biological Hazard - Answers include viruses, bacteria, insects, animals, etc., that can cause adverse
health impacts. For example, mound, blood and other bodily fluids, harmful plants, sewage, dust and
vermin.
, Chemical Hazard - Answers hazardous substances that can cause harm. These hazards can result in both
health and physical impacts, such as skin irritation, respiratory system irritation, blindness, corrosion
and explosions.
Physical Hazard - Answers environmental factors that can harm an employee without necessarily
touching them, including heights, noise, radiation and pressure..
Electrical Hazard - Answers Can be defined as a serious workplace hazard that exposes workers to burns,
electrocution, shock, arc flash / arc blast, fire, or explosions.
Ergonomic Hazard - Answers result of physical factors that can result in musculoskeletal injuries. For
example, a poor workstation setup in an office, poor posture and manual handling.
Psychological Hazard - Answers Hazards or stressors that cause stress (short term effects) and strain
(long-term effects).
Risk - Answers combination of the likelihood of occurrence of a work-related hazardous event or
exposure(s) and the severity of injury and ill health that can be caused by the event or exposures.
Risk Assessment - Answers the process of evaluating risks to workers' safety and health from workplace
hazards.
Accidents - Answers an unexpected event which results in serious injury or illness of an employee and
may also result in property damage.
Incident - Answers n event that has unintentionally happened, but this may not result in damage, harm
or injury.
Near Miss - Answers an unplanned event that did not result in injury, damage or illness, but could have
done so. A near miss may often leave the employee shaken up, or shocked, but they were not actually
injured.
4 Steps to Manage Hazard and Risks - Answers Spot the Hazard
Assess the Risk
Fix the Problem
Evaluate Result
Ice Berg Theory - Answers DIRECT COST OF ACCIDENTS
MEDICAL EXPENSES
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
WASTED RAW MATERIAL
Profitability - Answers a business must make money (profit) in order to survive.
Growth - Answers to increase its profit, must expand, go into other types of business.
Accident - Answers Interrupts or disrupts the normal and orderly progress of any activity and may result
in injury (minor, serious or fatal) to people and/or damage or destruction of property that result to
losses.
Continuity - Answers any interruption or disruption of a business operation will affect its productivity
and profitability.
Hazard Identifaction - Answers Physical Hazards
Chemical Hazards
Biological Hazards
Ergonomics
Mechanical Hazards
Electrical Hazards
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) - Answers deals with all aspects of health and safety in the
workplace and has a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards.
Low Risk Assesment - Answers Low level of danger or exposure to hazards and not likely or with low
probability result in accident, harm or injury, or illness.
Medium Risk Establishment - Answers Moderate exposure to safety and health hazards and with
probability of an accident, injury or illness, if no preventive or control measures are in place.
High Risk Establishment - Answers High level of exposure to safety and health hazards High probability
of a major accident resulting to disability, death, or major illness if no preventive or control measures
are in place
Hazard - Answers source or situation with a potential to cause injury and ill health i.e., an adverse effect
on the physical, mental or cognitive condition of a person.
Safety Hazard - Answers Something that has a potential for injury
Health Hazard - Answers Something that has a potential to cause illness
Biological Hazard - Answers include viruses, bacteria, insects, animals, etc., that can cause adverse
health impacts. For example, mound, blood and other bodily fluids, harmful plants, sewage, dust and
vermin.
, Chemical Hazard - Answers hazardous substances that can cause harm. These hazards can result in both
health and physical impacts, such as skin irritation, respiratory system irritation, blindness, corrosion
and explosions.
Physical Hazard - Answers environmental factors that can harm an employee without necessarily
touching them, including heights, noise, radiation and pressure..
Electrical Hazard - Answers Can be defined as a serious workplace hazard that exposes workers to burns,
electrocution, shock, arc flash / arc blast, fire, or explosions.
Ergonomic Hazard - Answers result of physical factors that can result in musculoskeletal injuries. For
example, a poor workstation setup in an office, poor posture and manual handling.
Psychological Hazard - Answers Hazards or stressors that cause stress (short term effects) and strain
(long-term effects).
Risk - Answers combination of the likelihood of occurrence of a work-related hazardous event or
exposure(s) and the severity of injury and ill health that can be caused by the event or exposures.
Risk Assessment - Answers the process of evaluating risks to workers' safety and health from workplace
hazards.
Accidents - Answers an unexpected event which results in serious injury or illness of an employee and
may also result in property damage.
Incident - Answers n event that has unintentionally happened, but this may not result in damage, harm
or injury.
Near Miss - Answers an unplanned event that did not result in injury, damage or illness, but could have
done so. A near miss may often leave the employee shaken up, or shocked, but they were not actually
injured.
4 Steps to Manage Hazard and Risks - Answers Spot the Hazard
Assess the Risk
Fix the Problem
Evaluate Result
Ice Berg Theory - Answers DIRECT COST OF ACCIDENTS
MEDICAL EXPENSES
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
WASTED RAW MATERIAL
