SHE Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Policies, procedures, programs, training, and supervision to establish rules and guidelines for workers to follow in order to reduce the risk of exposure to a hazard.

The contamination of the atmosphere, especially by industrial waste gases, fuel exhausts, smoke, or particulate matter (finely divided solids).

A state of mind or feeling with regard to some issue or event.

An observable action or reaction of a person under certain circumstances.

A living or once-living organism, such as a virus, a mosquito, or a snake, that poses a threat to human health.

Any hazard that comes from a solid, liquid, or gas element, compound, or mixture that could cause health problems or pollution.

Security measures intended to protect information and information technology from unauthorized access or use.

U.S. Department of Transportation; a U.S. government agency with a mission of developing and coordinating policies to provide an efficient and economical national transportation system, taking into account need, the environment, and national defense.

Controls that use technological and engineering improvements to isolate, diminish, or remove a hazard from the workplace.

Environmental Protection Agency; a Federal agency charges with the authority to make and enforce national environmental policy.

Hazards that can create physical and psychological stresses because of forceful or repetitive work, improper work techniques, or poorly designed tools and workspaces.

Also called a plant. A building or place that is used for a particular industry.

A substance, method, or action by which damage or destruction can happen to personnel, equipment, or the environment.

Substances, methods, or actions by which damage or destruction can happen to personnel, equipment, facilities, and/or the environment.

The transfer of energy from one object to another as a result of a temperature difference between the two objects.