Mixed Deck — All SHS Topics Flashcards
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During heat stroke treatment in an industrial setting, which cooling method is most effective?
Answer: Immerse in ice-water or apply ice packs to armpits, groin, and neck
Aggressive cooling via ice-water immersion or ice packs at high-heat transfer points (armpits, groin, neck) is the most effective method to rapidly reduce core temperature in heat stroke.
Which of the following best describes 'contact stress' as an ergonomic risk factor?
Answer: Pressure on soft tissue from a hard or sharp surface edge
Contact stress occurs when body parts press against hard or sharp surfaces, compressing tissues and potentially restricting blood flow or nerve function.
Why is continuing education important for maintaining ethical practice?
Answer: It ensures practitioners stay current with evolving standards and best practices
Continuing education ensures practitioners stay current with evolving standards, new research, and best practices, directly supporting ethical and competent practice.
Which engineering control BEST addresses repetitive reaching above shoulder height?
Answer: Redesigning the workstation to position materials within the worker's power zone
Engineering controls that reposition materials within the worker's power zone eliminate the hazard at the source rather than managing worker exposure.
In the absence of a specific OSHA ergonomics standard for general industry, which regulatory mechanism is used to cite ergonomic hazards?
Answer: The OSHA General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1))
The General Duty Clause requires employers to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards, including ergonomic hazards, and is used by OSHA in the absence of a specific ergonomics standard.
ISO 45001:2018 replaced which earlier international standard for occupational health and safety management systems?
Answer: OHSAS 18001
ISO 45001:2018 superseded OHSAS 18001:2007, becoming the first true international standard for occupational health and safety management systems.
Under OSHA's fall protection standard for general industry (29 CFR 1910.28), the default trigger height for fall protection requirements on unprotected sides or edges is:
Answer: 4 feet
General industry fall protection is required at 4 feet or more above the lower level; construction has a different (6-foot) threshold.
A worker notices hydraulic fluid leaking from a lift truck during operation. What is the correct immediate action?
Answer: Shut down the equipment and tag it out of service
A hydraulic leak indicates a potential failure risk; the equipment must be shut down and tagged out of service immediately.
The hierarchy of controls for infection prevention places which strategy at the highest level of effectiveness?
Answer: Elimination
Elimination removes the hazard entirely and is considered the most effective level of the hierarchy of controls.
What is the primary purpose of a biometric screening in a workplace wellness program?
Answer: To establish baseline health data such as blood pressure and cholesterol
Biometric screenings measure key health indicators like BMI, blood pressure, and glucose to establish baselines and identify risk factors.
What is the primary purpose of maintaining accurate professional documentation?
Answer: To create a legal record of services and support continuity of care
Accurate documentation creates a legal record, supports continuity of care, facilitates communication among providers, and protects both practitioner and client.
The 'Swiss Cheese Model' of accident causation, developed by James Reason, describes which safety concept?
Answer: Multiple independent barriers each with weaknesses that, when aligned, allow accidents to occur
Reason's Swiss Cheese Model illustrates that accidents occur when holes (weaknesses) in multiple defensive layers align simultaneously, creating an uninterrupted path to harm.
An operator is asked to use a grinding wheel rated at 4,000 RPM on a grinder set to run at 5,500 RPM. What should the operator do?
Answer: Refuse and report the mismatched rating to the supervisor
Operating a grinding wheel beyond its rated RPM can cause the wheel to shatter violently; the operator must refuse and report the hazard.
Under OSHA standards, what is the permissible exposure limit (PEL) format expressed as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) designed to protect against?
Answer: Chronic health effects from routine daily occupational exposure
PELs as 8-hour TWAs are established to protect workers from chronic health effects associated with repeated daily occupational exposure over a working lifetime.
A patient asks a nurse not to share their HIV-positive status with their spouse. The nurse believes the spouse is at risk. What should the nurse do first?
Answer: Consult ethics committee and follow facility protocol on duty to warn
The nurse must balance confidentiality with potential duty-to-warn obligations, which requires consultation with ethics resources and adherence to institutional and state law.
What term describes the joint position where the least stress is placed on tendons, muscles, and nerves?
Answer: Neutral posture
Neutral posture is the position where joints are naturally aligned, minimizing stress on muscles, tendons, and nerves.
Which factor is most important when determining treatment frequency?
Answer: Evidence-based clinical guidelines and patient response
Treatment frequency should be based on evidence-based clinical guidelines and individual patient response to ensure optimal outcomes.
Which federal agency enforces the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) governing hazardous waste management?
Answer: EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the primary federal agency responsible for enforcing RCRA, which governs the management of solid and hazardous waste.
A Safety and Health Specialist arrives at a scene where a worker is unresponsive. After confirming unresponsiveness, what is the next immediate action?
Answer: Activate emergency medical services
After confirming unresponsiveness, the next step is to activate EMS (call 911) before beginning any resuscitation efforts.
Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), facilities must report releases of extremely hazardous substances above the reportable quantity to which entity?
Answer: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
EPCRA Section 304 requires facilities to immediately notify their LEPC and SERC when a release of an extremely hazardous substance equals or exceeds the reportable quantity.