Course Introduction
Industrial Hygiene Exam Preparation Guide
Industrial Hygiene explores the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace that may cause sickness, impaired health, or significant discomfort among workers or the community. This course introduces students to the principles and practices of identifying chemical, physical, and biological hazards, as well as strategies for minimizing exposure and ensuring compliance with occupational health regulations. Emphasis is placed on hazard assessment methodologies, monitoring and measuring workplace exposures, ventilation, control technologies, and the regulatory framework governing industrial hygiene practices.
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Industrial Safety and Health Management 6th Edition by C. Ray Asfahl
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Chapter 1: The Safety and Health Manager
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Q1) What is an example of a hazard that is physically feasible,but economically infeasible to correct?
Answer: The text cites crosswalks on university campuses as a hazard that is physically feasible,but economically infeasible to correct.
Q2) Which of the following agencies of the federal government maintains an institute at Des Plains,Illinois,for training the public in voluntary compliance with standards?
A)Centers for Diseases Control
B)Department of Health and Human Services
C)NIOSH
D)OSHA
Answer: D
Q3) Identify the following organizations of importance to the Safety and Health Manager.
Answer: ASSE--American Society of Safety Engineers
AIHA--American Industrial Hygiene Association
ACGIH--American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
NSC--National Safety Council
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Chapter 2: Development of the Safety and Health Function
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Q1) Needle sticks are not required to be recorded on the OSHA Form 300 log.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) There has been experimentation in privatization of state worker's compensation programs.Which state was the first to privatize?
Answer: West Virginia
Q3) Calculate the LWDI for a firm that has 40 employees and for the year has had 12 work-related injury cases,each involving one or more lost workdays?
A)12
B)30
C)16.5
D)indeterminate from the data supplied.
Answer: B
Q4) Workers Compensation premiums have grown in recent years to become a more significant percentage of total payroll.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Concepts of Hazard Avoidance
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Q1) Murphy's Law is addressed by which of the following approaches to hazard avoidance?
A)Enforcement
B)Psychological
C)Engineering
D)none of the above
Answer: C
Q2) The British Standard Code of Practise for Safety of Machinery considers (assigns points to)how many different criteria in the classification of hazards?
Answer: three
Q3) When a fire can result in a loss that exceeds $1,000,000,can the hazard ever be considered "moderate" under the Air Force Risk Assessment Code? Explain your reasoning.
Answer: Yes,if the probability of occurrence is low enough.The Risk Assessment Code (RAC)used by the U.S.Air Force rates a hazard as "code 3 - moderate" even if the severity is category 1 - "death or permanent disability,resource loss or fire damage more than $1,000,000" PROVIDED that the mishap probability is rated category D - "unlikely to occur."
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Chapter 4: Impact of Federal Regulation
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Q1) The basic structure of the OSHA standards is
A)horizontal
B)vertical
Q2) Which of the following agencies no longer exists as such:
A)Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
B)Department of Labor (DOL)
C)Department of Health,Education,and Welfare (HEW)
D)Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Q3) Which of the following are reasons for a reduction in citation penalty?
A)NAICS number
B)Number of Employees
C)Past History
D)Community Participation
E)Good Faith Efforts
Q4) The "General Duty Clause" prescribes general duties for which of the following parties?
A)OSHA Compliance Officers
B)OSHRC Commissioners
C)employers
D)labor unions
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Chapter 5: Information Systems
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Q1) What is the "use threshold" for manufacturing industries that use EPA listed extremely hazardous materials? (Explain what it is and specify the threshold level in pounds. )
Q2) Medical surveillance programs are required for employees who
A)may be exposed to health hazards at or above Action Levels
B)may be exposed to health hazards at or above PELs
C)may be exposed to health hazards at or above the PELs for 30 days or more per year
D)none of the above
Q3) Substances acquired prior to the enactment of "right-to-know" are grandfathered in,i.e. ,exempt from requirement for MSDSs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) For a manufactured item to qualify as an "article" under OSHA's Hazard Communication standard,it must have end use that is dependent upon the material of its manufacture.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly explain the function of a HAZMAT team.
Q6) What is the full name represented by the abbreviation SARA?
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Chapter 6: Process Safety and Disaster Preparedness
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Q1) After promulgation of OSHA's Process Safety Standard,the responsibility for providing a safe and healthful workplace for subcontractor employees has been transferred from the subcontractor to the prime.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Records of process safety analyses must be kept
A)for five years
B)until the next OSHA inspection
C)until requested by NIOSH
D)for the life of the process
Q3) What OSHA standard was prompted by the Bhopal and other national and world disasters?
Q4) The OSHA Process Safety Standard requires the prime contractor to maintain an injury and illness log for contractor employees.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In what way does the OSHA Process Safety Standard prevent employers from avoiding responsibility for compliance with OSHA standards?
Q6) Describe the particulars of the Phillips disaster of October,1989.
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Chapter 7: Buildings and Facilities
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Q1) What do federal standards prescribe for stairway landings with regard to: (a)width of landings
(b) length of landings (c) number of landings
Q2) The text names two toxic materials that are of such concern that strict specific standards specify their control and storage in the areas separate from food consumption and storage areas.What are these two toxic substances?
Q3) What is the most serious hazard for vehicle-mounted work platforms?
Q4) At what floor height (in general industry)does OSHA require protection for open sides?
Q5) Removable covers are an acceptable alternative to railings for protection of small open pits.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is the full name of the law,passed in 1990,that is the impetus for changing the height of drinking water fountains?
Q7) The text names a common material that is toxic and is particularly susceptible to that hazard of ingestion during food consumption.What is this material?
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Chapter 8: Ergonomics
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Q1) Describe an example of ergonomics applied to the safety of factory machines.
Q2) What industry,part of the meatpacking industry,has been the subject of considerable enforcement activity in the area of ergonomics?
Q3) The landmark NIOSH studies on back belts have shown no significant difference in the incidence of workers' compensation claims:
A)between workers who are required to wear back belts and those who are not required to do so.
B)between workers who wear back belts everyday vs.those who never wear them or,if they do wear them,do so only occasionally.
C)both of the above.
D)none of the above.
Q4) Describe an example in which long-accepted,but somewhat contradictory,principles of machine design have led to confusion on the part of the human operator.
Q5) Explain the difference between the terms MSDS and MSDs.
Q6) Describe the administrative procedure of "ramp-in":
Q7) Certain industries have particular problems with WMSDs,but one area of concern touches almost every industry.What is this area of concern?
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Chapter 9: Health and Toxic Substances
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Q1) A well-known agent is extremely hazardous as a monomer but is virtually harmless as a polymer.What is this agent?
Q2) In which of the following types of workers would you be most likely to find the nose septum completely destroyed?
A)cement worker
B)plating worker
C)steel worker
D)asbestos worker
Q3) Which of the following classifications of toxic substances primarily attacks the species,rather than the individual?
A)teratogens
B)mutagens
C)systemic poisons
D)endemic agents
Q4) The proportion of health specialists in OSHA has increased since the early 1970s.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What distinguishing effect do irritants have upon the body?
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Chapter 10: Environmental Control and Noise
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Q1) The device shown is a
A)tornado
B)cyclone
C)hurricane
D)heat pump
Q2) Ventilation is considered which of the following strategies to hazard control?
A)Engineering
B)Administrative
C)Work practice
D)Personal protective equipment
Q3) Which of the following types of ventilation most resembles sweeping dirt under the rug?
A)dilution ventilation
B)exhaust ventilation
C)push-pull ventilation
D)makeup air ventilation
E)ordinary heating and air conditioning systems
Q4) Describe some engineering solutions to the problem of toxic air contaminants arising from surface coatings during the welding process. Indicate a priority to rank the preference for the solutions to the problem.
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Chapter 11: Flammable and Explosive Materials
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Q1) Injury from liquid propane while opening the tank valve implies that the valve is defective.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is best classified as a Class C explosive?
A)black powder
B)propellant
C)photographic flash powder
D)explosive rivets
Q3) All combustible liquids are Class II liquids.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All Class II liquids are combustible liquids.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What term describing liquid refers to that concentration above which the vapors are too rich to ignite?
Q6) A broken light bulb can ignite vapors of flammable liquids.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Personal Protection and First Aid
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Q1) What reason was given by OSHA for requiring employers to pay for personal protective equipment when needed?
Q2) The employer is responsible for maintenance of employee-owned personal protective equipment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following types of metalworking fluids is most often responsible for oil folliculitis?
A)natural oils
B)soluble oils
C)semi-synthetic oils
D)synthetic oils
Q4) Fill in the blanks to name two hazard mechanisms that lead to suffocation of a worker in a confined space even when the atmosphere is not oxygen deficient and contains no toxic contaminants.
Q5) How can a closed-circuit SCBA be more of a fire hazard than an open-circuit type?
Q6) Name the four basic types of metalworking fluids.
Q7) What is the principal difference between a hose mask and an air line respirator?
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Chapter 13: Fire Protection
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Q1) The principal problem with dry chemical extinguishment media is the generation of toxic air contaminants in the vicinity of the fire.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain why,besides the effect upon hearing,that ruptured eardrums might be a hazard for members of a fire brigade.
Q3) The required frequency for inspection of fire extinguishers is
A)weekly
B)monthly
C)quarterly
D)annually
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a principal ingredient of a fire prevention plan?
A)preventive maintenance
B)housekeeping
C)hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers
D)none of the above,all are essential to fire prevention
Q5) What fire and explosion in 2008 resulted in the third largest OSHA fine in the history of the agency?
Q6) What are the three basic facets or strategies for fire safety programs?
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Chapter 14: Materials Handling and Storage
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Q1) "Here he lies all calm and placid;he poured water in his acid."
Q2) HAZARD: Rated load marking missing on overhead crane
Q3) HAZARD: No sweeps to protect bridge trucks from rolling off the crane rails
Q4) The standard for materials stacking in warehouse storage is of the:
A)performance type
B)specification type
Q5) Explain the phenomenon of "two-blocking."
Q6) Headlights on forklift trucks
A)are required by OSHA if ambient light is less than 2 lumens/ft<sup>2</sup>
B)are required by OSHA if ambient light is less than 5 lumens/ft<sup>2</sup>
C)are required by OSHA under all circumstances
D)are not mentioned in the OSHA standards.
Q7) Explain the proper sequence for mixing acid and water.
Q8) Industrial trucks,designated EX,DY,G,LPS,etc. ,are classified by two criteria.What are these two criteria?
Q9) HAZARD: Engine left running on an unattended forklift truck
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Q10) Explain how materials handling hazards differ in nature from other hazards in a typical industrial plant
Q11) Trolley bumpers
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Chapter 15: Machine Guarding
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Q1) Which of the following point of operation safeguarding methods is most appropriate for presses that employ automatic feeding of coils of strip stock and automatic ejection of the finished parts?
A)awareness barrier
B)top stop limit device
C)anti-repeat
D)fixed barrier
Q2) Which of the following types of presses require point of operation safeguarding?
A)full revolution,hands-in
B)full revolution,hands-out
C)part revolution,hands-in
D)all of the above
Q3) For a part revolution mechanical power press used with hands-in-the-dies feeding and equipped with two hand controls,does the OSHA standard permit an alternative to having a brake monitor and control system on the press? If so,what is this alternative?
Q4) What is the principal hazard when compressed air is used for cleaning?
Q5) What three precautions are recommended if air compressors are guarded by placing them in a separate room?
Q6) What system checks for top-stop overrun? How often is it required to check it?
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Chapter 16: Welding
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Q1) Which metal fume is cited in the text as being responsible for "metal fume fever?"
Q2) Which of the following welding methods would most likely be found as part of a production process in the fabrication of large structural steel beams or plate girders?
A)RSW
B)RSEW
C)SAW
D)TW
Q3) A principal advantage of seam welding operations is that they
A)are relatively safe
B)produce stronger welds
C)are good for pinpoint accuracy
D)are flux-cored
Q4) Which of the following agents in the welding environment is considered the least dangerous?
A)lead
B)mercury
C)tin
D)zinc
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Chapter 17: Electrical Hazards
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Q1) When one probe of a circuit tester contacts a hot wire and the other probe a neutral wire,
A)the bulb will light
B)a fuse or breaker or the tester bulb will blow
C)the tester will be electrocuted
D)OSHA will issue a citation
Q2) When a receptacle wiring tester is plugged into a receptacle that is wired correctly
A)no indicators will light
B)one indicator will light
C)two indicators will light
D)three indicators will light
Q3) When equipment is connected to a circuit having an "open ground," but equipped with a GFCI
A)a fuse will blow or a breaker will be tripped
B)the equipment will not operate
C)the GFCI will be tripped
D)the equipment will operate normally
Q4) What is the full name represented by the abbreviation GFCI?
Q5) Explain why electric shock can arrest the heart.
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Chapter 18: Construction
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Q1) Lasers are used as tools for checking steel girder alignment and deflection in bridges and buildings.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What other hazard besides drowning is of concern for construction workers who might fall into water?
Q3) All trenches are excavations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The general construction area minimum lighting standard is
A)5 foot-candles
B)10 foot-candles
C)15 foot-candles
D)none;there is no general lighting standard for construction sites
Q5) The general construction area minimum lighting standard is A)3 foot-candles
B)5 foot-candles
C)10 foot-candles
D)20 foot-candles
Q6) What is the general construction area minimum lighting standard?
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