Safety in Livestock Production

are diseases and parasites that can

be passed between humans and animals.

• Viruses

• Fungus

• Zoonoses

• Bacteria

The ______ issues regulations designed

to reduce health risks associated with

chemicals.

• United States Department of Agriculture

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Center for Disease Control

• Safety Data Sheet

Heat stress suffered by workers during hot

weather is sometimes called

• heat exhaustion

• heat prostration

• heat stroke

• all the above

OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration

requires that Material Safety Data Sheets

be available for all chemicals in the

workplace.

• True

• False

Agriculture is not considered to be among

the more dangerous occupations in the

United States.

• True

• False

______ is the deliberate use of biological

or chemical weapons to bring harm to

agricultural enterprises.

• Agroterrorism

• Biosecurity

• Agrosecurity

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Nitrogen are toxic gases found in livestock confinement buildings.

• True

• False

To safely approach a horse,

• approach from directly behind

• approach only from the left side

• approach from an angle

• do not speak to the horse while approaching

Personal protective equipment

• is a nuisance to use around animals.

• will not prevent injuries from animals.

• may save a worker from injury by

  animals.

• is too expensive to be practical on the

  farm.

If a handler moves outside the flight

zone of a domestic animal such as a cow,

generally, the animal will

• move toward the flight zone

• stop or move slower

• reverse direction

• walk in a straight line at a fast pace