OSH CAT I - University Mount Kenya SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCE...

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS MANAGEMENT
UNIT TITLE: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY I
COURSE CODE: HCH 061
DATE: JUNE 2013 CAT I TIME: 1
HOUR
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (30mks)
1. Explain the meaning of the following terms as applied in occupational health.
(4mks)
a) Occupational hygiene
b) Systemic toxicity
c) Occupational toxicology
d) Biomonitoring
2. Differentiate between the following terms and concepts as applied in occupational health.
a) Toxicant and toxin (1mks)
b) Amplitude and frequency of vibration (1mks)