Identify and describe four hazardous substances that affect employee health in the workplace. What are the health problems that can be associated with these substances?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers should include asbestos, cotton dust, radioactivity, and beryllium. Health problems include asbestosis, which scars the lungs making it difficult to breathe; lung disease caused by cotton dust; radiation is linked to cancer; and berylliosis is an incurable disease marked by lung inflammation and ulceration.

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When considering recidivism reduction, the type and duration of treatment is less important than the probation supervision itself

a. True b. False

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Judges may order misdemeanor offenders to perform community service as a substitute for a(n) ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Hallucinogens a. produce distortion

b. intensify sensory perceptions. c. lessen the ability to discriminate between fact and fantasy. d. produce distortion, intensify sensory perceptions, and lessen the ability to discriminate between fact and fantasy. e. none of the other choices.

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All of the following are commonly considered grounds for termination of parental rights EXCEPT:

a. The child is an abandoned infant b. The parent has committed a felony assault c. A child of any age has been in foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months unless exceptions apply d. The parent has committed, aided or attempted the murder or voluntary manslaughter of a sibling of the child

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