The occupational health nurse is assessing environmental hazards in a manufacturing facility that produces loud noises. This is considered which type of environmental hazard?
A) Biological
B) Chemical
C) Physical
D) Psychosocial
C) Physical
Explanation: A) Biological hazards are primarily exposures to microorganisms and parasites.
B) Chemical hazards consist of both inorganic and organic (i.e., carbon-based) agents.
C) Transfer of energy in the environment poses a physical hazard. Sources of energy include electricity, kinetic (mechanical) forces, light, radiation, sound waves, and thermal energy.
D) Psychosocial hazards are stressors resulting from human interaction with the social environment that produce uncertainty, anxiety, or lack of control, often referred to as stress.
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