Question 1

A research body located in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and responsible for developing and recommending occupational safety and health standards is the:

Accepted Answer

Administrative controls include staffing policies (having more staff is generally safer than having fewer staff), procedures for opening and closing the workplace, and reviewing employee duties (such as handling money) that may be especially risky.

Question 2

The leading cause of fatal work-related injuries is:

Accepted Answer

In 2018, transportation incidence accounted for two out of every five fatal workplace injuries.

Question 3

The age group with the lowest workplace fatality rate is:

Accepted Answer

Workers 17 years of age or younger had the lowest rates of fatal workplace injuries of any age group in 2018.

Question 4

Work-related fatality rates in America have increased significantly in the past 95 years.

Accepted Answer

Work-related fatality rates in the United States have declined significantly over the past 95 years. In 1928, an estimated 19,000 work-related unintentional injury deaths occurred, a death rate of 16 per 100,000 workers. In 2018, there were 4,493 such deaths, and the death rate for occupational injury deaths had fallen to 3.1 per 100,000 workers.

Question 5

Workplace illnesses are reported more than workplace injuries.

Accepted Answer

Workplace injuries are reported more than workplace illnesses.

Question 6

Hazardous agents in the workplace affect only the workers inside the worksite.

Accepted Answer

Hazardous agents in the workplace affect not only workers but also those outside the worksite. This can occur through environmental pollution through soil and groundwater contamination with solids and liquids or air pollution with industrial gases and dusts. It can also occur through clothing and vehicle contamination.

Question 7

The goods-producing industries have a higher rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses than the service-providing industries.

Accepted Answer

Among goods-producing industries, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting had the highest incidence rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2018 (5.3 cases per 100 full-time workers). In the service-providing industries, transportation and warehousing had the highest incidence rate (4.5), followed by health care and social assistance (3.9 cases per 100 full-time workers).

Question 8

Farming is considered to be a hazardous occupation.

Accepted Answer

Those working on farms are at considerable risk not just for injuries, but for lung diseases, noise-induced hearing loss, skin diseases, and certain cancers associated with chemical use and sun exposure.

Question 9

A factor that increases a worker's risk for workplace assault includes working in community-based settings.

Accepted Answer

Working in a community-based setting is a factor that increases a worker's risk for workplace assault.

Question 10

Work-related asthma is the most commonly reported occupational respiratory disease.

Accepted Answer

Although there is no estimate of how many cases of work-related asthma occur nationwide, it is the most commonly reported occupational respiratory disease.

Question 11

What are 5 of the top 10 most dangerous jobs?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 16: Safety and Health in the Workplace