Health & Safety Protocols Flashcards
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A CSC is helping a company develop a chemical inventory for Tier II reporting. Which federal law requires this reporting?
Answer: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
EPCRA Section 312 requires facilities storing hazardous chemicals above threshold quantities to submit annual Tier II reports to state and local emergency planners.
Which health metric is most commonly used to quantify the cancer risk to a population from chronic low-level exposure to a carcinogenic substance?
Answer: Excess lifetime cancer risk
Excess lifetime cancer risk expresses the incremental probability of developing cancer over a 70-year lifetime due to continuous exposure to a carcinogen.
A green office building achieves WELL Certification. WELL Building Standard primarily focuses on:
Answer: Human health and well-being through the built environment
The WELL Building Standard evaluates built environment features—air, water, nourishment, light, movement, thermal comfort, mind, and sound—that affect occupant health and well-being.
When assessing heat stress risk for outdoor workers in summer, which index combines temperature and humidity to estimate perceived heat?
Answer: Heat Index
The Heat Index combines air temperature and relative humidity to reflect how hot conditions actually feel, and is widely used in occupational heat stress guidelines.
Under OSHA's bloodborne pathogen standard (29 CFR 1910.1030), which control is considered an engineering control that reduces needlestick injuries?
Answer: Safer sharps devices with built-in retraction mechanisms
Safer medical devices with engineered sharps injury protections—such as retractable needles—are engineering controls that eliminate or minimize the hazard at the source.
A sustainability consultant recommending green cleaning programs should note that the primary health benefit of switching from conventional to green cleaning products is:
Answer: Lower VOC exposure for building occupants and custodial staff
Green cleaning products are formulated with reduced or eliminated VOCs, directly lowering inhalation exposure risks for custodial workers and building occupants.
In the context of environmental health equity, 'cumulative impact assessment' is used to:
Answer: Evaluate combined stressors—environmental, social, and health—facing a community
Cumulative impact assessment accounts for multiple overlapping environmental burdens and social vulnerabilities that disproportionately affect environmental justice communities.