Deck 14: Occupational Health and Safety Considerations in Rural Agricultural Operations

Question 1

What is the full meaning of OSHA?

A) Organizational Security Hospitality Apparatus
B) Occupational safety and Hazard Administration
C) Organizational Safety and Hazard Act
D) Occupational Safety and Health Act
E) Occupational safety and Health Administration

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which United States President signed the OSHA act into law?

A) Jimmy Carter
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Richard Nixon
D) Ronald Reagan
E) Bill Clinton

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The most predominant machine of traumatic death and disabling injuries on the farm is:

A) cultivator.
B) tractor.
C) rotator.
D) harrow.
E) plow.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In 2001, which region in the United States had the highest proportion of farm injuries?

A) Midwest
B) West
C) South
D) Northeast
E) East

Question 5

A rolled-over tractor can be seen as having lost:

A) its balance.
B) its center of gravity.
C) its produce carrier.
D) its balance and its center of gravity.
E) its balance and its produce carrier.

Question 6

The fatality caused by rolled-over tractors is mostly due to the absence of:

A) headlights.
B) driving mirrors.
C) produce carrier.
D) rollover protective structure.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 7

Which of the following are examples of commonly used pesticides on the farm?

A) Atrazine
B) Glyphosate
C) Chlorpyrifos
D) Atrazine and Glyphosate only
E) All of these are correct.

Question 8

Many farm workers lack training in which of the following, leading to the increase in incidence of pesticide poisoning?

A) Pesticide use
B) Proper pesticide application
C) Pesticide storage
D) Use of Personal Protective Equipment
E) Proper personal hygiene

Question 9

OSHA regulations require all employers to do all the following except:

A) to train employees on the safety of chemicals they handle.
B) must make sure that instruction labels are readable.
C) must make sure the instruction labels are fixed to the container.
D) must have the material safety data sheets available on site.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 10

Inhalation followed by skin absorption when crops such as fruits and vegetables are picked and harvested with bare hands is known as:

A) primary occupational exposure.
B) secondary exposure.
C) tertiary exposure.
D) low exposure.
E) minimal exposure.

Question 11

All the following are part of the major categories of exposure except:

A) primary exposure.
B) secondary exposure.
C) minimal exposure.
D) tertiary exposure.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 12

Taking a farm apparel home may lead to:

A) primary exposure.
B) secondary exposure.
C) minimal exposure.
D) tertiary exposure.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 13

The exposure that pollutes air and water is known as:

A) primary exposure.
B) secondary exposure.
C) minimal exposure.
D) tertiary exposure.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 14

Heavy reliance on pesticides may lead to all the following except:

A) persistent cough.
B) wheezing.
C) asthma.
D) dermatitis.
E) heart disease.

Question 15

Prevention and control measures on the farm include all the following except:

A) elimination.
B) substitution.
C) engineering controls.
D) polymerization.
E) administrative controls.

Question 16

State approved plans could be as stringent as federal OSHA but should not contradict federal OSHA.

Question 17

One of the most hazardous occupations in the United States and in the world is farming.

Question 18

The full meaning NIOSH is National Institute for Occupational Safety and Hazards.

Question 19

The more a region is engaged in agriculture, the greater the risk of farm accident, injury, and death.

Question 20

In 2017, farms in the United States spent more than $17.5 billion on pesticides.

Question 21

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, some pesticides containers usually do not have labels.

Question 22

Though it is good to follow OSHA rules for pesticide use, not following these hardly leads to pesticide poisoning.

Question 23

Chemically soaked hands used to eat and smoke leads to primary exposure.

Question 24

The category of exposure that affects the most vulnerable population is secondary exposure.

Question 25

Compared to the use of pesticides, integrated pest management is a better way of pest control.

Question 26

Chronic pesticide use can lead to anencephaly.

Question 27

All the states in the US do not have worker heat protection regulations except California and Texas.

Question 28

Retrofitting old tractors to prevent rollovers on farms is an example of engineering controls.

Question 29

Replacing chemicals or pesticides with safer ones with ecological consequences is elimination.

Question 30

Gloves, eyeglasses, aprons, respirators, and safety shoes are examples of personal protective equipment.

Question 31

Briefly discuss United States Workplace safety statistics.

Question 32

Explain how tractor rollover occurs and how it can be prevented.

Question 33

Briefly explain the categories of exposure and give real life examples of each.

Question 34

State and explain three ways of controlling and preventing accident, injury, and death on the farm.

Question 35

Draw and explain a diagram representing the hierarchy of controls of farm injuries.