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Prepared by: Mr. Leonard Patrick Bayno
Never stop doing GOOD until BETTER becomes BEST.
Midterm Examination on Occupational Safety and Health


Name:________________________________________Course:______________________________Date:____________________


I. Multiple Choice:

1. Discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides, or the by-products of manufacturing processes are examples of
A. Human wastes
B. Hazardous wastes
C. Solid wastes
D. Hazardous materials
2. They generally occur as a result of long term exposure and are of a long duration.
A. Acute
B. Carcinogen
C. Corrosive
D. Chronic
3. It usually occurs rapidly as a result of short term exposure and are of short duration.
A. Acute
B. Carcinogen
C. Corrosive
D. Chronic
4. It outlines the governments measures to reduce air pollution and incorporate environmental protection into it.
A. Philippines: Clean Water Act
B. The Philippine Labor Code
C. Philippines: Clean Air Act
D. All of the above
5. Ear plugs, muffs, cushion and helmets for noise are examples of _________.
A. Head Protection
B. Ear Protection
C. Face Protection
D. Head and Ear Protection
6. It is waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment.
A. Human waste
B. Hazardous waste
C. Solid waste
D. None of the above
7. It aims to ensure that ecosystem services are protected and maintained for equitable use by future human generations, and also, maintain
ecosystem integrity as an end in itself by taking into consideration ethical, economic, and scientific (ecological) variables.
A. Environmental protection
B. Environmental management
C. Environmental awareness
D. Environmental resources management
8. It is an act providing for a comprehensive water quality management and for other purposes.
A. Republic Act No. 9275
B. Republic Act No. 5729
C. Republic Act No. 9572
D. Republic Act No. 7259
9. A chemical which causes a substantial portion of exposed people to develop an allergic reaction in normal tissue after repeated exposure to
the chemical.
A. Corrosive
B. Highly Toxic
C. Irritant
D. Sensitizer
10. It is an act providing for a comprehensive air pollution control policy and for other purposes.
A. Republic Act No. 8749
B. Republic Act No. 8497
C. Republic Act No. 7489
D. Republic Act No. 9478
11. Those which may cause measurable changes in the body such as decreased pulmonary function.
A. Hazardous health
B. Environmental hazard
C. Health hazard
D. Human hazard
12. He develops meeting agendas; he coordinates and conducts orderly meetings.
A. Secretary
B. Concerned member
C. Vice-chairperson
D. Chairperson
13. A chemical that causes visible destruction of or IRREVISBLE alterations in living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact.
A. Corrosive
B. Highly Toxic
C. Irritant
D. Sensitizer
14. It is a practice of protecting the natural environment on individual, organizational or governmental levels, for the benefit of the natural
environment and humans.
A. Environmental protection
B. Environmental management
C. Environmental awareness
D. Environmental resources management


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15. The lead agency in implementing and enforcing OSH policies and practices.
A. DepEd
B. DFA
C. Supreme Court
D. DOLE
16. It is "a purposeful activity with the goal to maintain and improve the state of an environmental resource affected by human activities".
A. Environmental protection
B. Environmental management
C. Environmental awareness
D. Environmental resources management
17. It is also known as Health and Morals of Apprentices Act.
A. Human act
B. Industrial revolution
C. Renaissance
D. Factory act
18. He is responsible for maintaining, recording and disseminating minutes of each meeting.
A. Concerned member
B. Secretary
C. Vice-chairperson
D. Chairperson
19. It is one which is not corrosive but which causes a REVERSIBLE inflammatory effect on living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact.
A. Irritant
B. Carcinogen
C. Corrosive
D. Highly Toxic
20. It is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.
A. Hazard management
B. Occupational safety and health
C. The Philippine Labor Code
D. Department of Labor and Employment
21. Any liquid having a flashpoint below 100 deg f except any mixture having components with flashpoints of 100 deg f or higher
A. Combustible liquid
B. Gas
C. Flammable liquid
D. Hazardous material
22. The substitute person if the chairperson is not around.
A. Concerned member
B. Secretary
C. Chairperson
D. Vice-Chairperson
23. It refers to airborne concentrations of chemical substances and represents conditions under which it is believed that nearly all workers may be
repeatedly exposed, day after day, over a working lifetime, without adverse health effect.
A. FLV
B. TLV
C. TVL
D. VLT
24. Which one below is a problem in the use of PPE?
A. The NEED for personal protective equipment must be determined.
B. The problem of SELECTING the right type
C. Having the workers WEAR personal protective equipment once it has been chosen.
D. All of the above
25. It is the most important element of a Health and Safety Committee.
A. Chairperson
B. Vice-chairperson
C. Secretary
D. General members


II. Enumeration:

1-2 Types of Face Protection
3-8 Types of Hand, Foot and Arm Protection
9-13 Other Health Hazard other than Acute and Chronic
14-19 Types of Body or Torso Protection/Protective Clothing
20-25 Give the six classifications of PPE
26-32 Types of Respiratory Protection
33-38 Effective PPE Systems
39-40 Types of Fall Protection

III. Essay

Write your own idea on Environmental Protection and Environmental Management in one/two sentences. (10 points)