PHOS 3

What is Occupational Hygiene?

• Responsible to educate employee on risk

• Responsible to identify hazardous agent

• Responsible to promote better safety & community

• Responsible to study about hazardous agent

Choose the CORRECT important aspect of Occupational Hygiene is _________

• to control the hazards

• to give awareness about hazards

• to guide employer about hazardous agent

• to observe the hazards

Choose the common workplace that Occupational Hygienist involved with

• public school

• petrochemical

• culinary

• poultry

What does an Occupational Hygienist do? (Choose more than 1 answer)

• Identify type of hazards

• Evaluate exposure of hazards

• Select engineer officer

• Choose appropriate PPE

Determine the type of hazard below:

"A hazard that can cause acute illness after short-term exposure to a high-level hazardous agent either in liquid, gas, or vapor forms."

Determine the type of hazard below:

"A hazard that can cause chronic illness after long exposure to noise, vibration, and radiation."

Determine the type of hazard below:

"A hazard that can cause acute and/or chronic illness after being exposed to a contaminated water system."

Determine the type of hazard below:

"A hazard that can cause acute and/or chronic musculoskeletal problems."

What is the benefit of Occupational Hygiene?

• reduce number of high-risk jobs

• reduce healthcare costs

• improved employee health claims

• select expensive PPE

"Illumination is important to ensure a safe working environment designed based on the desired illumination levels for the employee."

Determine the term above refers to ____