Occupational Safety and Health Quiz

What is the goal of all occupational safety and health programs?

• To promote competition among co-workers

• To increase workplace productivity

• To foster a safe work environment

• To maximize profits for the employer

What is the process of risk assessment?

• Identifying hazards and ignoring them

• Determining ways to increase hazards

• Evaluating the risk associated with hazards

• Ignoring hazards and continuing work as usual

What factors influence the degree of risk in a workplace?

• The amount of exposure to hazardous conditions

• The number of windows in the workplace

• The type of music played in the workplace

• The color of the workplace walls

What does TLV-TWA stand for in the context of risk assessment?

• Time-weighted average total limit value

• Total Limitation Value - Time Weighted Average

• Time-weighted average exposure limit

• Total Limitation Value - Total Weighted Average

What is the range of concentrations over which a flammable vapor mixed with air will flash or explode if an ignition source is present?

• 0 - 50%

• 50 - 100%

• 100 - 150%

• 0 - 100%

What is waste management related to?

• Reducing the effect on health and the environment

• Resource recovery

• Increasing the rate of consumption of natural resources

• Maximizing the harmful environmental impacts

What is the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 concerned with?

• Protecting and advancing the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology

• Promoting air pollution

• Advocating for the increase of air pollutants

• Encouraging the use of ozone depleting substances

What does the term 'air pollutant' mean in the context of the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999?

• Only radioactive substances

• Only gases and fumes

• Any matter found in the atmosphere other than oxygen and nitrogen

• Only smoke and dust

What does 'Ambient air quality' refer to?

• The average purity of the atmosphere at the source of pollution

• The general amount of pollution present in a broad area

• The concentration of air over specified periods

• The discharge measurements taken at the source of pollution

What does 'Emission' mean in the context of the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999?

• Only air contaminants

• Any air contaminant, pollutant, gas stream or unwanted sound from a known source which is passed into the atmosphere

• Only unwanted sounds from a known source

• Only pollutants from a known source