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HSCI 202 Exam 2
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Health Care
Undergraduate 4
10/06/2009

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AREC
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Anticipation, Evaluation, Recognition, and Control .... what IH's do
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slide 6 -- # ppl die/year??
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Top 5 causes of death in US
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heart disease, cancer, stroke, lower resp infection, accidents
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The smell of gasoline comes from?
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vapor
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PEL stands for?
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Permissable exposure limit
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2 most important factors of aerosol dynamics?
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diameter and density
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Leading cause of occupational illness?
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ergonomics
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Heat stress causes safety hazard due to?
Definition
sweaty hands and decreased alertness
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DBA is used:
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take into account sound frequency
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magnetic fields produced by power lines:
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lower frequency than microwave radiation
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For which is there a consensus in the scientific community?
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UV radiation causes cancer
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. As temp increases, vapor pressure..
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increases
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If a child has pica, their risk to exposure increases because?
Definition
they eat non-food items
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Which is not an essential metal?
Definition
cadmium
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Which is not a standard health target of industrial solvents?
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endocrine system
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Which would not be considered a bioaerosol?
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volatile organic compounds
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which is not an experience in biological field sampling?
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biological activity decreases in areas of increased humidity
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approved NIOSH sampling method:
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NIOSH 0800
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Type of sampling media typically used for culturable bioaerosols?
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agar
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TWA is…
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a calculation of a person's average exposure
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t or f: ACGIH is a government organization.
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false
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Air quality standards for CO set by the EPA are lower than those set by OSHA because?
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EPA looks out for entire pop
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What is a measure of concentration?
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ppb, fibers/cm3, mg/m3
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Not an example of PPE
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fume hoods
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Use of PPe should be the highest priority of IH
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false
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IH priorities
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engineering > administrative > PPE
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Using benzene instead of toluene is an example of?
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substitution
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Mixtures of chemicals are considered separately if…
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they have different modes of action
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There are ___ hospitals in the US with ___% occupancy
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6000, 90%
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Annual healthcare expenditure is
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2.5 Trillion
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Since 1980, the number of hospitals in the US have?
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decreased by 1000
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MRSA, HINI, HIV/AIDS are:
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infectious agents that are issues in hospitals
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Non-fatal injuries are ____ per ___ full time workers
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122 per 10,000
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Everyday, ____ people die from work related injuries
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15
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Most frequently cited standard by OSHA in 2008
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scaffolding
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Deadliest job in US
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fisherman
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how many people die each year from illness/injury related to work?
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55,500
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dying from work is the __ leading cause of death in the US
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8th
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who said "the dose makes the poison"?
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paracelsus
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___ is considered the Father of Minerology
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Agricola
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___ was the father of industrial hygiene
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ramazzini
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___ is the father of modern epidemiology
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john snow
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____ mountain killed about 2000 miners from silicosis
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gauley
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any airborne suspension of particles
Definition
aerosol
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an airborne suspension of submicron solid particles, condensed from a temporarily vaporized solid
Definition
fume
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gaseous form of a substance evaporated from a volatile liquid
Definition
vapor
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4 types of aerosols
Definition
dust, fumes, mist, smoke
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major routes of exposure
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skin, oral, injection, olfactory, inhalation
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TLVs are set by
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ACGIH
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PEL is set by
Definition
OSHA
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4 types of hazard control
Definition
isolation, substitution, administration, ventilation
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disease in workers in the match industry due to white phosphorous
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phossy jaw
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dial painters disease is caused by
Definition
radium
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___ was caused by trichloroethylene and presented as a red rash on arms when combined with alcohol
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degreasers flush
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___ resulted in angiosarcoma. caused by vinyl chloride
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vat cleaner's disease
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an environmental agents that acts by transmitting force or energy to humans
Definition
physical agent
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death can occur at what body temps?
Definition
110 or 75
Term
types of non-ionizing radiation
Definition
electromagnetic -- magnetic, radiofrequency, microwave, infrared, UV
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a __ is a material used to dissolve another material
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solvent
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describes a liquid's tendency to evaporate
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vapor pressure
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lowest temperature at which enough vapor is given off to propagate a flame with an ignition source
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flash point
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temperature at which there is enough vapor to support continuous combustion
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fire point
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temperature at which combustion will automatically occur (self-ignition and self-sustaining)
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autoignition temp
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essential metals
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copper, iron, manganese, cobalt, Molybdenum, selenium, zinc,
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what metal caused "blue boys"?
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silver
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most common metal to cause metal fume fever
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zinc
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__ causes itai-itai disease
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cadmium
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___ caused deformations in minimata, japan
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mercury
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Airborne particles composed of or derived from living organisms
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bioaerosols
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types of bioaerosols
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Thermophilic Actinomycetes, bacteria, fungi
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a level of an environmental agent, above which adverse health effects may occur.
Definition
exposure limit (or exposure guideline)
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STEL
Definition
short term exposure limits - typically 15 min, up to 4x a day
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Excursion limits
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3-5x the TWA.. 30 min
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purposes of ventilation
Definition
regulate temperature & humidity
material recovery and control
prevent fire & explosions
satisfy OSHA requirements
prevent health hazards
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administrative control examples
Definition
scheduling, location, housekeeping, maintainence, training and education, hygiene
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___ respirators CLEAN the air from the environment
Definition
air purifying
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PAPR
Definition
particulate air purifying respirators
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HEPA
Definition
high efficiency particulate air (99.97% efficient) - type of PAPR
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gas/vapor purifying respirators remove particles by aB/aDsorption
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both
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___ respirators provide air from a clean, independent source
Definition
atmosphere supplying
Term
US Age Employment Discrimination Act defines older workers as over ___. In manual labor jobs, older workers are usually defined as over ___.
Definition
40, 45
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