Creating Employer correct answersan employer who causes a hazardous condition
Exposing Employer correct answersan employer whose own employees are exposed to the hazard
Correcting Employer correct answersan employer who is responsible for correcting a hazard
Controlling Employer correct an...
Creating Employer correct answersan employer who causes a hazardous condition
Exposing Employer correct answersan employer whose own employees are exposed to the hazard
Correcting Employer correct answersan employer who is responsible for correcting a hazard
Controlling Employer correct answersan employer who has general supervisory authority over the
worksite; including power to correct violations
change correct answersHazards __ throughout life of project
Ergonomic correct answersHazard from frequent lifting, unusual positions, etc
assumption of risk correct answersworker knew the job was dangerous
worker aware of danger and knowingly exposes themself
contributory negligence correct answersworkers actions helped cause the accident;
when an injured person care for his own safety was less than reasonable
fellow-worker doctrine correct answersaccident was precipitated by another worker, not the employer
14,000 correct answersbefore OSH act, __ workers were killed annually
Statutory workers compensation laws correct answerstransferred responsibility for injuries from
employee to employer
, OSH act of 1970 correct answers___ act states that: each employer shall furnish to each of his
employees a place free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm
health correct answersthe protection of the bodies and minds of ppl from illnesses resulting from
something used in the workplace
Safety correct answersthe protection of people from physical injury
welfare correct answersprovision of facilities to maintain the health and well-being of ind at the
workplace
occupational/work related ill-health correct answersconcerned with those illnesses or disorders that are
either caused or triggered by workplace activites
environmental protection correct answersarrangements to cover those activities in the workplace which
affect the environment and maybe the health and safety of employees and others.
accident correct answersan unplanned event, generally with negative consequences, that may or may
not be assoc with property damage or an injury.
Near miss correct answersan incident involving no injury and no property damage, but high potential for
such existed.
dangerous occurence correct answersis a near miss which could have led to serious injury or loss of life
competent person correct answersOne who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in
the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees,
and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them
falls, struck by, caught in between, and elecctrocution correct answersfatal 4
90 correct answerspercentage of the fatal 4
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