Unit 6 Lesson 03 Other Workplace Hazards

What percentage of workplace injuries are related to manual handling?

• 10%

• 25%

• 33%

• 50%

What are some factors that can affect an individual worker's risk of being injured from manual handling activities?

• The worker's favorite color

• The worker's physical fitness

• The worker's favorite food

• The worker's favorite movie

What are some potential harmful substances workers in the manufacturing industry may come in contact with?

• Toxic fumes

• Healthy liquids

• Harmless gases

• Non-toxic powders

What is the most common complaint from workers exposed to whole-body vibration?

• Loss of sensation

• Back pain

• Numbness in the hands

• Poor blood circulation

What is the condition that can result from hand-arm vibration and cause long-term difficulty in using the hands?

• Hand-arm vibration syndrome

• Foot-leg vibration syndrome

• Arm-shoulder vibration syndrome

• Head-neck vibration syndrome

What are some precautions manufacturing workers can take to reduce their exposure to harmful levels of vibration?

• Use vibrating tools as much as possible

• Perform the job without the use of vibrating tools whenever possible

• Eat more candy

• Never perform routine maintenance on tools

What are employers in the manufacturing industry required by law to do if it's determined that workers are at risk for developing conditions related to vibration?

• Warn workers of the risk and teach them how to perform their job duties in the safest way possible

• Blame the workers for the risk

• Ignore the risk

• Do nothing

What do the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) require employers to do?

• Expose workers to harmful substances

• Ignore the health of workers

• Provide workers with the information, direction, and training they need to keep themselves safe

• Provide workers with unhealthy substances

What is the term for the vibration workers are exposed to in their hands and arms when operating hand-held power tools?

• Neck vibration

• Leg vibration

• Whole-body vibration

• Hand-arm vibration

What is the term for the vibration workers experience throughout their bodies when driving vehicles?

• Hand-arm vibration

• Foot vibration

• Head vibration

• Whole-body vibration