Deck 16: Hazards of Temperature Extremes

Question 1

OSHA provides comprehensive standards for preventing both cold and heat-related injuries on the job.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Heat stress is the net heat load to which a worker may be exposed from the combined factors of clothing, environment, and the metabolic effect of work.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of heat exhaustion?

A)Inability to sleep
B)Nausea and vomiting
C)Fatigue
D)Rapid pulse

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Metabolic heat is produced within a body as the result of activity that burns energy such as when you run.

Question 5

Heat strain is the body's overall response to heat stress.

Question 6

Which one of the following factors is NOT a function of thermal comfort in the workplace?

A)Air distribution
B)Radiant heat
C)Temperature
D)Humidity

Question 7

The lowest CLO value is what?

A)Five
B)Zero
C)Minus 10
D)None of the above

Question 8

It is advisable to include employees in the selection of PPE for cold environments because they are more likely to wear PPE they had a voice in choosing.

Question 9

Third-degree burns are easily recognizable from the blisters that form on the skin.

Question 10

Windchill is the ambient temperature of the air in a work environment.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a function of the human skin?

A)Sensation
B)Hypothermia
C)Excretion
D)Protection

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT generally thought of as a concept related to heat stress?

A)Moisture vapor transfer rate
B)Work tolerance time
C)Heat cramps
D)Threshold limit values

Question 13

Radiant heat is heat that moves through space as a result of moving matter in space.

Question 14

OSHA produces two documents that can be used for preventing injuries relating to temperature extremes. What are these documents?

A)OSHA Logs 300 and 301
B)Cold Stress Guide and Occupational Heat Exposure
C)OSHA Manual for Temperature Extremes and OSHA Manual for Preventing Temperature-Related injuries
D)OSHA documents 1040 and 1040Z

Question 15

Convection is the transfer of heat from one location to another without the need for a moving medium such a gas or a liquid.

Question 16

Conduction is the transfer of heat between two bodies that are touching or from one location to another within a body.

Question 17

Environmental heat is heat produced by external sources.

Question 18

First degree burns are minor and are also known as erythema.