Community Medicine Practice

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Module 15 — Occupational Health & Injury Prevention

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Question 01 • Single best answer

Which question is most useful in an occupational history?

A. What is the workplace logo color? B. Do symptoms change during time away from the task? C. Which music plays at lunch? D. How many advertisements does the company publish?

Question 02 • Single best answer

Which control ranks highest when feasible?

A. Gloves alone B. Warning posters alone C. Eliminating the hazard D. Rotating exposed workers only

Question 03 • Single best answer

Installing local exhaust ventilation is which type of control?

A. Personal protective equipment B. Medical screening only C. Engineering D. Compensation

Question 04 • Single best answer

Why must substitution be assessed carefully?

A. The replacement may introduce different hazards B. Every replacement is automatically harmless C. Substitution is never useful D. It eliminates all need for monitoring

Question 05 • Single best answer

What is the main limitation of relying only on PPE?

A. PPE never has any value B. PPE eliminates hazards from the workplace C. Protection depends on correct selection, fit and consistent use D. PPE replaces all engineering controls

Question 06 • Single best answer

What does ergonomics aim to do?

A. Make every worker tolerate any task B. Replace all machines with manual lifting C. Fit work and tools to human capabilities D. Diagnose every disease from posture alone

Question 07 • Single best answer

Does a normal surveillance examination remove the need for dust control?

A. Yes for all future exposure B. Yes if the worker is young C. No D. Yes until retirement

Question 08 • Single best answer

Which action fits a systems approach to road injury prevention?

A. Safer speeds, infrastructure, vehicles and post-crash care B. Education alone regardless of road design C. Blaming every injured person D. Ignoring restraint use

Question 09 • Single best answer

What dimensions are organized by the Haddon matrix?

A. Host, agent and environment across event phases B. Only age and income C. Only drug dose and timing D. Only laboratory sensitivity

Question 10 • Single best answer

Why investigate near misses?

A. They reveal hazards before serious injury occurs B. They prove no risk exists C. They should always be erased D. They replace every worker consultation