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Employees with diabetes and other conditions often need to inject themselves at work to manage their condition. What is an administrative control that the human resource management department can implement to protect everyone from needlestick injuries?

A) install "sharps" disposal bins in restrooms
B) provide education and training to all employees
C) ask these employees to inject themselves in an off-site location
D) change work schedules, so they can inject at home before and after work

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A smoker who works for an asbestos removal company is more likely to develop lung cancer than a nonsmoker due to which of the following?

A) toxicity
B) otoxicity
C) synergism
D) acute toxicity

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Flashpoint is the highest temperature at which a liquid gas gives off enough vapour to form an ignitable mixture with air and produce a flame with a source of ignition.

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What type of biological agents if inhaled can cause occupational diseases in farm workers?

Hazards identified within WHMIS are organized by group and class.

What is the difference between a fume and a vapour?

Recalling the 12 toxic substances, what three would be the most likely to result in adverse health effects for firefighters?

Custodial staff (also known as janitors or cleaners) are the unsung heroes of the workplace. Going about their work while many of us are in bed, they deal with a whole host of situations that bring them into contact with a wide range of chemical and biological agents. They are exposed to residues left in the air and on surfaces from manufacturing processes, from service operations, and from human excretions (sweat, body oils, from sneezing, and so on) . While employees of the firms that they service receive training about specific chemical and biological hazards, the custodial staff are often unaware of some of the hazards that they may encounter. - What characteristic of chlorinated solvents could ultimately result in liver problems from cleaners?

Norma has been exposed to lead from the plumbing that supplies the drinking water in her workplace, consequently Norma is at risk of developing kidney disease.

Vapours are mostly likely to enter the body via which of the following routes of entry?

Which of the following is NOT considered a biohazard?

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the basic levels of protection within the respiratory tract?

Sarah has poured a hazardous cleaning chemical into her personal smaller and easier-to-use spray bottle. Sarah has poured only enough to use for the task at hand. Sarah is required to put a workplace label on her spray bottle.

Differentiate between chemical and biological agents. Identify a biological or chemical agent present in your workplace or in a workplace with which you are familiar (either by knowing someone who works there or by being a customer/patient). Explain the route of entry, type(s) of toxicity involved, and the health effects that this specific agent can have on the human body. Describe the controls that should be put in place to control this hazard.

Which of the following factors would have the greatest impact on a solvent's effectiveness?

The Globally Harmonized System is a system that would establish consistency around the world in terms of which of the following?

Custodial staff (also known as janitors or cleaners) are the unsung heroes of the workplace. Going about their work while many of us are in bed, they deal with a whole host of situations that bring them into contact with a wide range of chemical and biological agents. They are exposed to residues left in the air and on surfaces from manufacturing processes, from service operations, and from human excretions (sweat, body oils, from sneezing, and so on) . While employees of the firms that they service receive training about specific chemical and biological hazards, the custodial staff are often unaware of some of the hazards that they may encounter. -Custodial staff may be at more risk of acquiring an illness/injury from acute, rather than ambient, exposure to a chemical or biological agent. How would the cleaning manager know if it was an acute exposure?

Marco is a hair stylist for a large salon. On an average day Marco sees up to 12 clients, many of whom have their hair coloured. Consequently, Marco is frequently mixing chemical agents and using various toners and bleaching compounds. Marco is at risk for which of the following if he does not follow proper hand hygiene protocols?

The ingestion of chemicals or biohazards is often the result of poor hygiene.