Discuss Environmental Influences on Human Health.

Information regarding this question may be found at the OSHA Website. The OSHA publication QuickTakes Newsletter is a good source for information at the site as well. Other info may be found by searching the Net.a. Basic OSHA info: 1) What is OSHA 2) What is it part of? 3) What is its mission 4) How old is it 5) Who leads it? b. OSHA has an On-Site Consultation Program 1) Provide a description of this program 2) What types of participants is it geared towards? 3) What is the SHARP Program? 4) Provide a description of a “Success Story” relating to this program c. Assessments of safe exposure (Looking outside of the OSHA website will help): 1) What’s the difference between PEL, TLV, and REL? 2) How do they relate to TWA, Ceiling Value, and STEL? 3) Provide the PEL, REL, TLV, STEL, and Ceiling Value for Formaldehyde. d. Lockout/Tagout – Examine the “Lockout/Tagout Fact Sheet” and “Workplace Solutions: Using Lockout and Tagout Procedures to Prevent Injury and Death during Machine Maintenance.” 1) What is Lockout/Tagout? 2) What kinds of devices does it pertain to? 3) What is it for? 4) How many employee deaths and injuries has the OSA standard protected? 5) What are employee and employer responsibilities? e.Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers (https://www.osha.gov/Publications/3328-05-2007-English.html) 1) What is a pandemic? 2) What did a modeling study, where 15-35% of the U.S. population contract the illness, say it could cause? In terms of hospitalizations and deaths, how does this compare with the seasonal influenza? 3) What according to OSHA, is the cornerstone of pandemic influenza preparedness? 4) What are the standard precautions for infection control (keep it simple)?Heirarchy of Controls 1) Discuss engineering controls recommended for .i. Triage ii. Admitted patients iii. Diagnostic&Research Labs 2) Administrative Controls – i. Choose 3 points with regard to staff education and training and discuss ii. Choose 3 points with regard to surveillance activities regarding healthcare workers 3) PPE: In regard to PPE, there are four points under Special Considerations for Pandemic Preparedness. Please describe what they are. f. Look in News Releases or in one of the QuickTakes Newsletters and choose a high profile safety incident that lead to a violation. Describe the incident and the violation. g. (Bonus) Look in News Releases or in one of the QuickTakes Newsletters and describe an incident regarding a Whistleblower.