MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.

What three characteristics is the human hearing response conditional on?

a. duration, standards, and loudness
b loudness, duration, and level
.
c. frequency, standards, and level
d frequency, duration, and loudness
.

2.

In what three ways can noise affect humans?

a cognitive effects, sensorineural damage, and sociological effects
.
b physiological damage, physiological effects, and psychological effects
.
c sociological damage, psychological effects, and sensorineural damage
.
d physiological effects, sociological effects, and cognitive damage
.

3.

What two basic types of physiological damage can create hearing loss?
a. trauma and infection
b. sensorineural and infection
c. conductive and sensorineural
d. trauma and conductive

4.

According to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, when might a workplace
be too noisy?
a. when employees stop going out after work
b. when employees have chronic ear infections
c. when employees have a general feeling of fatigue
d. when numerous employees have hearing problems

5.

Long-distance truck drivers could be subject to what whole-body vibration related problem as a
result of sitting over or near the engine for long periods of time?
a. Raynauds phenomenon
b. impaired vision
c. sore joints
d. muscle atrophy

6.

Rick is the supervisor of a road crew working on highway resurfacing. What administrative
control would help his workers acclimatize to working in the heat?
a. a heat stress assessment
b. reduced worker activity
c. cooling vests
d. mandatory water breaks

7.

What condition is an employee likely experiencing if he or she reports tingling in the fingers,
loss of sensation in the fingers, and loss of grip strength?
a. HAVS
b. hyperpyrexia
c. hyperreflexia
d. neuritis

8.

Marguerite turns up the sound on her computer speakers by 3 dB to play her favourite song. How
much louder would this sound be to Genevieve who is in the next cubicle next?
a. just as loud
b. twice as loud
c. three times as loud
d. five times as loud

9.

What heat-related condition could you resolve by giving workers salty crackers along with some
water?
a. heat stroke
b. heat syncope
c. heat cramps
d. heat hyperpyrexia

10.

What type of non-ionizing radiation is more likely to cause damage to the retina of the eye?
a. high-energy X-rays
b. far infrared radiation
c. short ultraviolet radiation
d. long ultraviolet radiation

11.

In the equation for thermal stress, what does the character M stand for?
a. body mass
b. metabolic heat production
c. metabolism
d. mechanical energy

12.

What statistical value should Aiko look at to compare the hearing protection of various devices
on the market?
a. dB(A)
b. Hz
c. WBGT
d. NRR

13.

What factor would explain why in a cold climate, Worker A can raise their body temperature by
four degrees by jogging on the spot or skipping with a rope, whereas Worker B can only raise
their body temperature by two degrees?
a Worker A is in better physical condition.
.

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c
.
d
.
14.

Worker B is an older worker.

Worker A is a non-smoker.
Worker B is female.

In what situation could frostbite happen as quickly as frostnip?

a. when the temperature is below 30 degrees C.
b. when the worker has inadequate hand and foot protection
c. when the worker is exposed to cold compressed gas
d. none because frostbite takes more time to develop than frostnip

15.

Which of the following devices emits ionizing radiation?

a. computer monitor
b. fluorescent light
c. tanning bed
d. hospital scanner

16.

What has research to date indicated about the use of cellphones and the risk of brain cancer?
a. Cancer risk is unclear.
b. Cancer risk varies with gender.
c. Cancer risk varies with age of the cellphone.
d. Cancer risk varies with amount of usage.

17.

The effect of noise exposure in the workplace is measured using what type of device?
a. dosimeter
b. audiometer
c. octave band analyzer
d. sound pressure level meter

18.

School boards can generate the free field effect for teachers by taking what action?
a. requiring open classroom windows
b. installing white noise machines
c. having longer recess and lunch periods
d. making teachers close classroom doors

19.

What is the required noise attenuation in a commercial laundry with the following
characteristics: actual noise level is 95 dB(A) and the standard is 88 dB(a) for eight hours?
a. 1 dB(A)
b. 14 dB(A)
c. 49 dB(A)
d. 176 dB(A)

20.

Akanksha is a dental hygienist who cleans patients teeth for 35 hours a week. What is the most
realistic way of minimizing segmental vibration from the electric polishing brush?

a.
b.
c.
d.

using a manual polishing brush

reducing the number of patients that she sees
loosening her grip on the polishing brush
adding padding to the handle of the brush