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50 Cards in this Set
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White portion of the eye
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Sclera
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the science devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace
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Industrial Hygiene
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Exposure guidelines set by the ACGIH for airborne concentrations of substances
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TLV - Threshold Limit Value
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OSHA trademark; exposure guidelines for airborne concentrations of substances
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PEL - Permissible Exposure Limit
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has the ultimate authority over most of the civilian uses of radioactive materials in the US
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NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the Department of Energy
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anything that is a solid at room temperature and pressure but because of some mechanical action becomes airborne
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Dusts
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a solid at room temperature and pressure but because of heat becomes airborne
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Fumes
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anything that is normally in a gaseous state at room temperature and pressure
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Gas
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normally a liquid at room temperature and pressure but because of heat becomes airborne
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Vapor
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a liquid at room temperature and pressure but becomes airborne due to some mechanical action |
Mists
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cancer causing agent
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Carcinogen
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solid matter, can be a dust or fume
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Particulate |
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the capacity of a material to produce harm when the chemical reaches a sufficient concentration at a certain site in the body
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Toxicity |
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unwanted sound
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Noise |
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a reduction in a persons level of hearing |
Threshold Shift |
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results from allergic reaction to a substance
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Sensitization |
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scare tissue in the lung
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Fibrosis |
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any inflammation of the lung
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Pneumonitis |
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the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease of the skin
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Dermatology |
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a skin condition caused by PCB's
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Chlor-Acne |
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the living or white part of the fingernail |
Lunular |
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any abnormal condition of the skin
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Dermatitis |
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substances the sensitize the skin to light
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Photosensitizers |
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het rash caused by working in hot, humid conditions
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Miliaria |
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found in the inner ear, it regulates balance for the body
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Vestibular System |
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the snail shaped part of the inner ear |
Cochlea |
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not caused by noise exposure, but by a disorder in the middle or external ear that prevents sound from reaching the inner ear
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Conductive Hearing Loss |
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a unit of measure for sound
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Decibel |
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divides the middle ear from the inner ear
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Oval Window
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tiny air sacks in the lungs, formed at the end of bronchioles; through the thin walls of the alveoli; the blood takes in oxygen and give up carbon dioxide in respiration
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Alveoli |
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the study of poisonous materials and what they do to the human body when exposed
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Toxicology |
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a substance that affects the part of the body it touches over a period of time
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Chronic local |
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the loudness of sound
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Amplitude |
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fatal amount of a substance administered by feeding or injection that will kill 50% of test animals
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LD50 |
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the frequency measured in cycles per second
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Hertz (Hz) |
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a substance that affects a part of the body other than the one it touches
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Acute systemic |
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an agent that affects the genetic material of an exposed organism
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Mutagen |
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OSHA acronym for nuisance dusts. "Particulates not otherwise regulated" |
PNOR |
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gases and vapors that replace oxygen in the air so that the concentration of oxygen falls below 18% |
Simple asphyxiate |
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the correlation between the amount of exposure to an agent or toxic chemical and the resulting effect on the body
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Dose-Response Relationship |
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Literally means "dusty lungs". A result of the continuous inhalation of various kinds of dust or other particulates; the tissue reaction resulting from the accumulation of such dust in the lungs
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Pneumoconiosis |
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an agent that affects only the developing fetus
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Teratogen
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causes asphyxiation by preventing oxygen uptake at the cellular level
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Chemical Asphyxiant |
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when an entire auto gram decreases due to noise but returns to normal after a period of rest
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Temporary Threshold Shift |
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a condition of the lungs cased when iron is burnt and becomes airborne as iron oxide
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Siderosis |
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loudness based on human ear response
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dBA |
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the preferred unit for measuring sound |
Decibel |
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a disease of the lung caused by the inhalation of silica dust |
Silicosis |
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a system of names or terms, or the rules for forming these terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.
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Nomenclature |
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a substance that causes visible destruction or permanent changes in the human skin tissue at the site of contact
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Corrosive |