Question

assignment booklet 2
⑩ 2. for the hazards described in each workplace example below, choose the type of hazard it exemplifies. place the letter of the appropriate hazard type in the blank to the left of each definition.

a. physical hazard
b. biological hazard
c. chemical hazard
d. ergonomic hazard
e. psychological hazard

______ 1. a worker has to cross a busy highway to estimate damage to the asphalt surface.
______ 2. the tsetse fly has been known to cause sleeping sickness in people who work with cattle. a worker has to herd these cattle.
______ 3. a worker in a car battery manufacturing plant is responsible for filling certain batteries with sulfuric acid.
______ 4. a recent immigrant is teased by fellow workers because of his lack of mastery of the english language.
______ 5. a court stenographer uses a computer keyboard to record lengthy testimony and questioning in court proceedings.

Explanation:

1.

Crossing a busy highway involves physical dangers like collisions, so it's a Physical Hazard (a).

Tsetse fly (a biological agent) causes sickness, so herding cattle with such flies is a Biological Hazard (b).

Sulfuric acid is a chemical, so handling it is a Chemical Hazard (c).

Answer:

a. Physical Hazard

2.