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Occupational Safety and Health is devoted to recognizing and controlling workplace hazards that can cause death, injury, illness or inefficiency among workers. Safety refers to hazards that can immediately cause accidents, while a near miss is an undesired event that under different circumstances could have caused harm. Health hazards can impair health or cause discomfort enough to lose work time. PPE is the last line of defense to control hazards.

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Cosh Terms

Occupational Safety and Health is devoted to recognizing and controlling workplace hazards that can cause death, injury, illness or inefficiency among workers. Safety refers to hazards that can immediately cause accidents, while a near miss is an undesired event that under different circumstances could have caused harm. Health hazards can impair health or cause discomfort enough to lose work time. PPE is the last line of defense to control hazards.

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DAY 1

________ is devoted to the recognition and control of factors (hazards) in the workplace which may cause
death, disability, injury, sickness or great discomfort and inefficiency among the workers.
Occupational Safety and Health

It is the control of recognized hazards to attain an acceptable level of risk


Safety

Type of hazard that tends to affect individuals by contact with the hazards often an "obvious danger" and the
result of an immediate accident that a potential for injury.
Safety hazard

It is an undesired event which, under slightly different circumstances could have resulted in harm to people,
or damage to property but may result to loss to process.
Incident or Near miss

DAY 2

Any condition (in the workplace) that may impair the health of employees or cause significant discomfort
(enough to make them lose time from work)
Health Hazard

A summary of the important health, safety and toxicological information on the chemical or the mixture
ingredients
safety data sheet

Shall mean sampling and analysis carried out in respect of the atmospheric working environment and other
fundamental elements of working environment for the purpose of determining actual conditions therein.
work environment measurement

Refers to the process or extent that a worker experiences or comes in contact with a particular hazard in the
workplace or as a result of one's occupation.
Exposure
These hazards are physical occupational health hazards, except?
Smoking

This is the last line of defense in the hierarchy of control measures for hazards.
PPE

These hazards are chemical occupational health hazards, except?*


Cold

These hazards are biological occupational health hazards, except?*


Mists

Which of these hazards is a psychosocial hazard?*


High Workloads

An occupational disease which occurs most commonly in individuals who perform welding and other metal-
joining activities.

Metal Fume Fever

Guidelines for the Implementation of Policy and Program on Tuberculosis Prevention and Control in the
Workplace

D.O. 73-05

Under RA 11332 Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act,
establishments are required to submit its Workplace COVID-19 Prevention and Control Compliance Report
(WAIR COVID 19 Form) on?

none of the above


It is the analysis of health information to look for problems that require prevention and serves as the feedback
loop to employer.

Medical Surveillance

Base on Rule 1967.03 of OSH Standard, periodic annual medical examinations shall include all
special examinations and/or investigations deemed necessary for the diagnosis of these diseases
which will be _____________ in case the workers are exposed to occupational health

free of charge.

What Rule in OSH Standards, contains the Occupational Safety and Health Standards?
Rule 1960

When should you wear a Hearing Protection Device?*


noise that is 90 decibels or greater for an 8-hour period of time

`DAY 3
Under Rule 1417-1418 of OSHS, Demolition should proceed storey by storey. Work on the ______ floors
should be completely over before removing the supporting members on the lower floor.
danger signs

_________ is a barrier erected on a roof to warn employees that they are approaching an unprotected roof
side or edge abd which designates an area in which roofing work may take place without the use if guard rail,
body built, or safety net systems to protect employees in the area.
Warning Lines

All employees shall be protected from fall of ______________ by the use of an approved fall protection
system.
Height / 6 ft and above
As per Rule 1414.07, what is the standard frequency of scaffold inspection.
daily and every shift

_____________ are platforms suspended by ropes, or other non-rigid means, from an overhead structure.
Suspended Scaffolds

Base on Rule 1414.12 of OSHS, what are fall protection?


Anchor Points and Lifelines
Guard Rail System
Safety Net

What are the three components of Guard Rail System


Top Rail, Mid-Rail, Toe Board

These are hierarchy of control categorized as risk reduction except,


Elimination

As per Rule 1414.02, Fall protection equipment is required when working at ______ meters and above.
2m

It is a temporary or movable platform supported from the ground or suspended, used for access and/or working
at considerable heights above the ground.
Scaffold

This is the standard rule for ladder inclination on a level surface when using.
4:1 Rule

Why do we not allow painting on wood platforms?


so that we can easily distinguish if wood is deteriorated or not
Base no DO 13, the General Constructor must provide one __________ for every ten (10) units of heavy
equipment assigned to the project site, to oversee the effective compliance with the Construction Safety and
Health Program at the construction project site, in terms of heavy equipment utilization and maintenance”
Safety Officer

Base on DO 13, all heavy equipment operators assigned at the project site must be tested and certified in
accordance with a standard trade test prescribed by ________ in coordination with its accredited
organization/s.
DOLE

What is the major cause of crane accidents?


Contacts with power lines
overturns
falls

Base on OSH standards, it refers to any machine with engine or electric motor as prime mover used
for lifting, excavating, leveling, drilling, compacting, transporting and breaking works in the
construction site, such as but not limited to crane, bulldozer, backhoe, grader, road compactor, prime
mover and trailer, with minimum operating weight and horsepower rating of 1,000 KG and 10 HP,
respectively.

Heavy Equipment

It refers to specific practices and procedures to safeguard employees from the unexpected energization or
startup of machinery and equipment, or the release of hazardous energy during service or maintenance
activities.
lockout/tagout

How Are Hazards Identified?


General inspections
Safety Investigations
Walk-around inspections

A system preventing the worker from accessing the potential hazard


Fall Restraint
Who Is Involved the JHA Process
Maintenance Personnel
Design Engineers
Safety Personnel

It is the OSH Standard rule for the construction safety.


Rule 1410

How Are Hazards Identified?


General inspections
Walk-around inspections
Safety Investigations

As per OSH Standards, Accident or illness resulting to death or permanent total disability – Must be reported to
DOLE Regional office within ________ hours; – DOLE will conduct investigation within _________ hours upon
receipt of report
24 hrs

As one of reportorial requirement, WAIR FORM shall be submitted by the employer on or before the ______
day of the month following the date of the occurrence of the accident.
20th

It refers to an employee who has completed the mandatory forty (40)- hour OSH training course applicable to
the industry as prescribed in the OSH standards.
Safety Officer 2 (SO2)

All workers shall undergo the mandatory ___________ as prescribed by DOLE. It may be conducted by the
safety officer of the establishment or any certified OSH practitioner or consultant.
Workers’ OSH seminar

Investigation are conducted to?


Prevent recurrence
Comply with policies and regulatory requirements
Maintain employee awareness
How are hazards identified?
General inspections
Safety Investigations
Walk-around inspections

It is the result of a calamitous event causing massive death, injury or damage

Disaster

What do you call the events that are caused by the forces of nature

natural emergency

Situation that threatens workers, customers or the public; disrupts or shutdown operations; or causes
physical or environmental damage which can be a result of human error, fatigue, poor housekeeping,
poor maintenance, lack of adequate training or in some cases, a willful intent. *

workplace/man-made emergency

Designed to provide employees and their families with income benefits and medical and other
benefits in the event of work-connected sickness, injury or death. *

Employees' Compensation Program

It is a 10-15 minute on-the-job-meetings held to keep employees alert to work related accidents and
illnesses. It is mandatorily done daily/per shift in line with D.O. 13
tool box meeting

These are unsafe practices or conditions that if not controlled may result into occurrence of an accident or
an incident.
Hazard

It is the prescribed and also entitled Guideline governing Occupational Safety and Health in
Construction Industry.*
D.O. 13
A set of mandatory rules on OSH which codifies all safety orders issued prior to its promulgation. Patterned
after the standards of other developed countries. It is the general reference/guidelines to OSH
implementation in the Philippines.
OSH Standards

__________ is an organized group established for the purpose of planning and policy making on all matters
pertaining to safety and health in a construction project.
Occupational Safety and Health Committee

What is the standard ratio for safety ladder use?


4:1

An effective method of reviewing the individual steps in performing a job and identifying both unsafe acts and
unsafe conditions in order to develop solutions to eliminate or control the hazard.
Job Hazard Analysis

It is the science and art devoted to the Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control of hazards.
Industrial Hygiene

_________ is the type of hazard control which should be considered as the last resort.
PPE

_________ is a system including but not limited to an anchorage, connectors, and a body belt or body
harness used to arrest an employee in a fall from a working level.
PFAS

Based on DO 13 Sec. 7.3, how many safety officer is required for twenty (20) heavy equipment?
Two (2) SO3

All employees shall be protected from fall at ______________ by the use of an approved fall
protection system.
Height of 6 ft and above

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