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The document outlines the composition of Health and Safety Committees based on workplace size, detailing member roles for large, medium, small, and very small workplaces. It also provides definitions for key terms related to workplace injuries and disabilities, including types of disabilities and injury metrics. Lastly, it specifies conditions that constitute Permanent Total Disability.

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09 Quiz 1

The document outlines the composition of Health and Safety Committees based on workplace size, detailing member roles for large, medium, small, and very small workplaces. It also provides definitions for key terms related to workplace injuries and disabilities, including types of disabilities and injury metrics. Lastly, it specifies conditions that constitute Permanent Total Disability.

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A.

Composition of the Health and Safety Committee (20 points)

Type A: Large-scale workplace (more than 400 workers)

Members:

Chairman (Top Operating Official)

Safety Officer

Occupational Health Personnel (e.g., Physician, Nurse, Dentist)

Heads of departments or units

Workers’ Representatives (from the rank-and-file)

Type B: Medium-scale workplace (200 to 400 workers)

Members:

Chairman (Top Operating Official)

Safety Officer

Occupational Health Personnel

Heads of departments

OR
Workers’ Representatives

Supervisors

Type C: Small-scale workplace (50 to 199 workers)

Members:

Chairman (Top Operating Official)

Safety Officer

Occupational Health Personnel (as applicable)

Workers’ Representatives

Supervisor or Foreman

Type D: Very small workplace (less than 50 workers)

Members:

Chairman (Employer or Manager)

Safety Officer

Workers’ Representative
First Aider

Supervisor

B. Fill in the blanks (10 points)

Term Bank Used:

Exposure, Medical Treatment, Injury, Temporary Total Disability, Employee, Disabling Injury,
Severity Rate, Permanent Partial Disability, Disabling Injury Frequency Rate, Death, Day of
Disability

Employee — Includes working owners and officers

Death — Fatality resulting from a work injury

Severity Rate — The number of days lost per 1,000,000 employee-hours of exposure

Medical Treatment — An injury that does not result in a disabling injury but requires first aid
and medical treatment

Permanent Partial Disability — Any injury which results in the loss or loss of use of a body part

Temporary Total Disability — Any injury or illness which results in disability from work for a day
or more

Disabling Injury — Work injury resulting in death, permanent total disability, permanent partial
disability, or temporary total disability
Day of Disability — Any day in which an employee is unable to perform a full shift due to injury
or illness

Disabling Injury Frequency Rate — The number of disabling injuries per 1,000,000 employee-
hours of exposure

Exposure — The occupation or job description of the activities performed by an employee at


the time of the accident

C. Permanent Total Disability includes the complete loss or use of any of the following (5 x 2 =
10 points)

Both eyes

Both hands

Both feet

One hand and one foot

Head (brain injury or mental incapacitation)

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