M6 – test | Agrisafetynet
KNOWLEDGE TEST
1. Which of the following sentence regarding health hazard in agriculture is not true:

Health hazard for farmers in particular includes:

  1. Exposure to farm chemicals, such as pesticides and fertilizers, as well as toxic gases which may be produced from common farm practices
  2. Falls from ladders, grain bins, falls from farm equipment, or other heights
  3. Exposure to continuous stress through daily contact with the customer
  4. Exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun, which can effect skin cancer
  5. Exposure to high levels of dust, which can contain mold, bacteria, and animal droppings
  6. Joint and ligament injuries, which can result in arthritic conditions affecting mobility

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2. Which accidents don't happen or happen very sneakily in agriculture:
  1. falling from a height
  2. struck by moving or falling objects
  3. asphyxiation / drowning
  4. spinal pains caused by continuous work in front of a computer
  5. contact with machinery
  6. livestock related fatalities

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3. Which phrase is false:

Work hazard in agriculture includes

  1. chemical agents (plant protection products and fertilizers)
  2. biological agents (infectious microorganisms, parasites as well as sensitizing)
  3. machinery related to the maritime industry (Fish-fishing machines, fish-fedding machines)

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4. Choose the correct definition of occupational health:
  1. should aim at: the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations; the prevention amongst workers of departures from health caused by their working conditions; the protection of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health; the adaptation of work to man and of each man to his job
  2. is the method of pest management where crops are genetically altered to release chemicals when consumed
  3. is the category of pest management where crops are genetically altered to produce more.

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5. Which of the below accident rarely happen on the farm:
  1. Fall of farm structures (barns, sheds, agricultural equipment). Many farmers are seriously injured by the fall of grain containers, ladders, haystacks, agricultural equipment or other farm buildings.
  2. Farm workers can be seriously injured and disfigured when they are hit by a train in the city.
  3. Farm workers may be trapped in a grain container or silo, in enclosed spaces which do not have adequate oxygen levels or are contaminated with silo gas or manure and farmers may suffocate.

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