TEST #1 - HED 313s
Complete
the test below and send you responses to safety@siu.edu.
1.
Occupational injury -
2.
Occupational illness -
3.
Disabling Injury -
4.
Injury Prevention -
5.
Safety -
6.
Tort Liability -
7.
Malfeasance -
8.
Misfeasance -
9.
Nonfeasance –
a.
b.
c.
d.
11.
Of the above listed groups (classes) (from 2001 data): (2 points)
Which
class claimed the most deaths?_____________________________
Which
class claimed the most injuries?___________________________
Which
class claimed the least deaths?____________________________
Which
class would include boating accidents?_____________________
12.
There are six (6) components (categories, items) of costs that is used
to determine the total costs of accidents.
List four (4) of these categories: (2 points)
A.
B.
C.
D.
13.
List two (2) steps that would likely reduce the number and severity of
injuries that occur on the playground. (2 points)
A.
B.
14.
What does a safe school environment consists of when one is referring
to school safety? (2 points)
15.
What are the four (4) major hazards associated with farming
as described in the article in the course material packet? (2 points)
16.
Define ROPS (Also describe the importance of ROPS in farm
safety) (2 points)
17.
Define PTO (Also describe why this is a leading farm safety
problem) (2 points)
____18.
For the population as a whole, injuries are the _____ leading cause of
death.
a.
First
b.
Second
c.
Third
d.
Fourth
____19.
The population death rate is based upon the number of deaths per _____:
a.
10,000 population
b.
50,000 population
c.
100,000 population
d.
1,000,000 population
____20.
The motor-vehicle mileage death rate is based upon the number of deaths
per _____:
a.
100,000 miles driven
b.
1,000,000 miles driven
c.
100,000,000 miles driven
d.
500,000,000 miles driven
____21.
The first permanent body concerned with injury prevention was the
_____:
a.
Federal Highway Administration
b.
National Safety Council
c.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
d.
Women's Temperance Union
____22.
Which age group has the highest death rate from motor vehicle crashes?
a.
5-14 years
b.
15-24 years
c.
25-34 years
d.
35-44 years
____23.
Which age group has the highest death rate from falls?
a.
15-24 years
b.
25-44 years
c.
45-64 years
d.
75 and over years
____24.
Which of the following is not an injury related problem for the
elderly?
a.
Maturity
b.
Slow injury recovery
c.
Slow reactions
d.
Poor vision
____25.
Approximately one-third of work deaths each year are related to:
a.
falls
b.
motor vehicle crashes
c.
electrocution
d.
drowning
____26.
Which age group has the highest death rate from drowning?
a.
0-4 years
b.
5-14 years
c.
15-24 years
d.
75 and over
____27.
Which state has the highest accidental death rate?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____28.
What part of the body was injured the most in 1999?
a.
arms
b.
back
c.
fingers
d.
legs
____29.
The leading cause of how people died from public injuries in 1996 was:
a.
falls
b.
drowning
c.
firearms
d.
fires
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
31.
In the video Farm Safety: A
Second Chance and the video from John Deere on Tractor Safety which you viewed
in class or you requested from the instructor there were many concepts for
reducing injuries and health related problems in a farming environmental. List 8
of these points/concepts. (4 points)
32.
What was the main premise of the Illinois State Board of Education’s
Safe at School: A Public Promise, A State Plan for Assuring Safety and Order in
Illinois Schools. (3 points)
33.
What is the range of products that the
34. Pick one of the consumer products that you reviewed on the CPSC Web page or in Volume 1 of the course materials (from one of the Fact Sheets and not the one that you selected for your consumer product assignment) and discussed the potential hazards and concerns of this product. Also discuss what areas you would cover relating to this product if you were asked to give a presentation on the product and the safety of its use to a community civic group. (3 points)
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