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OSHN01E - P1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Occupational injuries | are defined as any personal injury, diseasse or death resulting from occupational accident |
| Occupational disease | contracted as a result of an exposure over a period of time to risk factors arising from work activity |
| Occupational accident | is an unexpected and unplanned occurrence, including acts of violence, arising out of or in connection with work. |
| Safety training | ___ provide knowledge on how to use tools appropriately |
| Unsafe conditions | results in loss of skilled and unskilled but experienced labour |
| Unsafe conditions | results material loss i.e. damage to machinery and equipment as well |
| Unsafe conditions | results in costs of medical care, payment of compensation and repairing or replacing damage machinery and equipment |
| Occupational health | the promotion of maintenance of the highest degree |
| Occupational health | prevention amongst worker departures caused by their working conditions |
| Occupational health | the protection of workers in their employment from risks |
| Occupational health | the placing and maintenance of the worker in an occupational environment |
| Occupational health | the adaptation of work to man and of each man to his job |
| Harry McShane | a young american factory worker that got caught on the belt of a machine |
| International Labor Organization | estimates that some 2.3 million women and men around the world succumb to work-related accidents or diseases every year |
| 2.3 million | ____ women and men around the world succumb to work-related accidents or diseases every year |
| 340 million | worldwide, ther are around ___ occupational accidents |
| 160 million | ____ victims of work-related illnesses annuallly |
| Safety and health practices | aim at both prevention and protection |
| Burns | contact with heated objects such as boiling water, steam, etc.. |
| Heat exhaustion | caused by high temperatures |
| Heat exhaustion | heavy sweating and a rapid pulse, a result of your body overheating |
| Heat stroke | caused by body overheating |
| Heat stroke | prolonged exposure to or physical exertion in high temperatures |
| Heat cramps | painful, brief muscle cramps and can occur during exercise in a hot environment or begin a few hours later |
| Indirect effects of heat | decreased efficiency and increased fatigue and enhanced accident rates |
| Chilbains | inflammation of small blood vessels in your skin that occur in response to repeated exposure to cold but not freezing air |
| Immersion foot | foot injury caused by water absorption in the outer layer of skin |
| Frostbite | is an injury caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissues |
| Hypothermia | is a medical emergency tha toccurs when your body loses heat faster that it can produce heat |
| Miner's nystagmus | is characterized by rapid involuntary movements of eyes, associated with defect of vision, photophobia, and night blindness |
| Temporary or permanent hearing loss | may occur depending on the loudness or intensity of the noise, its pitch or frequency, the length and pattern of exposure. |
| 80 to 90 db | prolonged exposure to sound energy of intensity above ___ is likely to result in noise-induced hearing loss |
| Ionizing radiation | can be electromagnetic or paritculaate |
| Ionizing radiation | damages or destroys body tissues by breaking down the molecules in the tissues into positively or negatively charged particles called ions |
| Ionizing radiation | is dose dependent |
| Ionizing radiation | lesser doses result to acute gastrointestinal symptoms, such as severe vomiting and diarrhea, ulceration of the mouth and throat, hemorrhages, and hair loss |
| Ionizing radiation | delayed effects result in development of leaukemia and other cancers |
| Conjuctivitis | exposure to ultraviolet rays can temporarily damage the cornea and the cojuctiva |
| Keratitis (Welder's flash) | is a painful eye condition caused by insufficiently protected eyes to the UV rays from either natural or artificial sources |
| Raynaud's syndrome or vibration white finger | can result from the extensive use of vibratory hand tools, especially in cold weahter |
| Workers | handle chain saws, grinderrs, pneumatic drills, hammer, and chisels |
| Forestry workers | ___ in cold climates are particularly at risk for VWF |
| Inhalation (Dust) | symptoms and severity depend on the composition and size of the dust particle, the amount dust inhaled, and length of exposure |
| Asbestosis | this condition is caused when a person breathes in tiny asbetos fibers. over time, this leads to lung scarring and stiff lung tissue. its often linked with construction work |
| Coal worker's pneuomocniosis or black lung diseases | caused by inhaling coal dust. it causes lung inflammation and scarring. this can cause long-lasting lung damage and shortness of breathe |
| Silicosis | this condition is caused by breathing in airborne crystalline silica. This is a dust found in the iar of mines, foundries, and balstsing operations. It is also found in the air of stone, clay, and glass manufacturing. |
| Bysinosis (Brown Lung Diseases) | breathing in dust from hemp, flax, and cotton processing |
| Hypersensitivity pneumonitis | happens from breathing in many different substances e.g. fungus spores, bacteria, etc... they can come from moldy hay, bird dopppings, and other organic dusts |
| Work-related asthma | this is caused by breathing in dusts, gases, fumes, and vapors. It causes asthma symptoms such as a chronic cough and wheezing |
| Anthrax | workers handling the unsterilized hair, hide, and bone of infected animals and slaughter workers, farmers, veterinarians still frequently contract brucellosis |
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