Entering the World of Work

Section 2: Working Safely

Answers to Section Review

After You Read

1. You would use a hardhat to protect your head from debris, goggles to protect your eyes from dust, debris, or chemicals, a respirator to protect your lungs from dust, debris, or chemicals, an apron to protect your body from dangerous materials, and safety-toe boots to protect your feet from heavy objects.
2. Sketches should vary but should indicate the correct way of lifting an object (bending knees, keeping back upright, holding object close to your body) and any incorrect way, such as twisting your body.
3. Answers may vary but might recognize that many of the accommodations for a worker in a wheelchair would be the same as for any another worker. One accommodation might be that the space under his or her desk would have to allow room for the wheelchair.