BOHS LESSON 1 P1

is generally defined as the science of the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards arising in or from the workplace that could impair the health and well-being of workers, taking into account the possible impact on the surrounding communities and the general environment.

This domain is necessarily vast, encompassing a large number of disciplines and numerous workplace and environmental hazards.

A wide range of structures, skills, knowledge and analytical capacities are needed to coordinate and implement all of the “____________” that make up national OSH systems so that protection is extended to both workers and the environment.

The scope of occupational safety and health has evolved gradually and continuously in response to social, political, technological and economic changes.

• True

• False

In recent years, globalization of the world’s economies and its repercussions have been perceived as the greatest force for change in the world of work, and consequently in the scope of occupational safety and health, in both positive and negative ways.

• True

• False

Liberalization of world trade, rapid technological progress, significant developments in transport and communication, shifting patterns of employment, changes in work organization practices, the different employment patterns of men and women, and the size, structure and life cycles of enterprises and of new technologies cannot generate new types and patterns of hazards, exposures and risks.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Can generate

Demographic changes and population movements, and the consequent pressures on the global environment, can also affect safety and health in the world of Earth.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

work not earth

is a discipline with a broad scope involving three major fields– Occupational Safety, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene.

_______________ deals with understanding the causes of accidents at work and ways to prevent unsafe act and unsafe conditions in any workplace.

_____________ discusses concepts on good housekeeping, proper materials handling and storage, machine safety, electrical safety, fire prevention and control, safety inspection, and accident investigation