What term describes the scientific evaluation of known or potential adverse health effects resulting from exposure to biological, chemical, and physical hazards?

• A. risk assessment
• B. clinical assessment
• C. workspace analysis
• D. physical set-up

Answer: (A)

Risk assessment is the systematic, scientific process used to estimate potential adverse health effects from exposure to hazards. It brings together what is known about biological, chemical, and physical hazards, considering hazard identification, how exposure occurs, how much exposure people might receive, and the likelihood and severity of health effects. This matches the description of evaluating known or potential adverse health effects resulting from exposure, making it the best choice. The others describe different activities: clinical assessment focuses on diagnosing and managing an individual's health condition, workspace analysis looks at safety or layout of the work area, and physical set-up concerns the arrangement of equipment or environments rather than evaluating health risk from exposures.