Brendan Works for OSHA Collecting Data on Workplace Safety Violations

question 48

Multiple Choice

Brendan works for OSHA collecting data on workplace safety violations. In compiling the statistics for 2008, he found the top ten violations included all EXCEPT:

• A) falling from ladders or scaffolding.
• B) failure to wear respiratory protection.
• C) electrocution from poorly designed electrical systems.
• D) improper labeling of hazardous chemicals.
• E) tripping over open file cabinet drawers.

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Definitions:

Central Nervous

Refers to the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and spinal cord, serving as the primary processing center for nervous system functions.

Peripheral Nervous

Part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, including nerves and ganglia, responsible for relaying information to and from the body to the central nervous system.

Parasympathetic Nervous

Part of the autonomic nervous system that restores the body to a state of calm and counterbalances the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.

Sympathetic Nervous

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for action by triggering the fight-or-flight response.