QUESTION 1

Pneumoconiosis can be caused by

Question 1 options:

coal dust

Asbestos

all of the answers are correct

silica dust

Question 2 (10 points)

The industry sector with the highest rate of fatal work injuries in 2018 was 

Question 2 options:

Construction

Transportation

agricultural, fishing, and forestry

sales and hospitality

Question 3 (10 points)

The commonest cause of sickness absence in developed countries, accounting for up to 40% of time lost, is

Question 3 options:

Injuries

heart disease

mental health

viral diseases

Question 4 (10 points)

 

The major cause in occupational fatalities is

Question 4 options:

fires and explosions

transportation incidents

exposure to harmful substances or environments

Homicides

Question 5 (10 points)

 

__________ suggests that policymakers should err on the side of precaution and prevention to protect the environment, wildlife, and human health when full scientific certainty is lacking. 

Question 5 options:

Precautionary principle

Environmental policy

Polluter-pays principle

Environmental justice

Question 6 (10 points)

In the policy cycle

Question 6 options:

research and science should influence all stages of policy making

it is not prudent to involve communities and stakeholders

the final stage is policy implementation

policy implementation is always achieved in favor of policy establishment

Question 7 (10 points)

 

An OSHA standard that is subject specific and used in enforcement of occupational health regulations is 

Question 7 options:

biological exposure indices

permissible exposure limits

threshold limit value

maximum allowable concentrations

Question 8 (10 points)

 

This Act gave EPA the authority to control hazardous wastes from “cradle-to-grave”

Question 8 options:

OSHA

RCRA

CERCLA

Toxic Substances Control Act

Question 9 (10 points)

 

This act set up a fund to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment.

Question 9 options:

NEPA

CERCLA

FIFRA

RCRA

Question 10 (10 points)

 

The first major US law to address water pollution enacted in 1948 was the

Question 10 options:

CERCLA

Clean Water Act

Safe Drinking Water Act

National Environmental Policy Act

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