Question

1. Review the list of injury-prone jobs and dangerous occupations in Table 12.2. Identify five other jobs that you think might also belong on each list.

Answer 1

Let me list out five jobs that could be considered as injury-prone jobs and dangerous occupations, these jobs are as stated below:

Logging work:

Logging works could be considered as one of the most injury prone jobs. Such Jobs come with high demand. Such kind of works is required to be done in remote area or in the forest or wild area. Logging work could include cutting off trees/plants, use of machinery like chain saws, harvesters, Log cutters, etc. with such nature of Job, accident or fatal injury could be happened, however, access to hospital usually is far away.

Painting on outside wall of high rise building:

Such Job also another dangerous Job and it is considered as one of the most injury prone jobs. Such painting work needs laborer to perform the job using various safety arrangements. However, with any safety arrangements, Job could be taking fatal risks and there could be moderate probability of occurrence of such fatal events.

Molten steel worker’s Job:

This Job is also dangerous Job and such Job requires Laborer to deal with high level of risks and surrounding temperatures go very high and this job will weaken mental and physical strength of workers. So, some kind of accidents or fatal injury could come anytime.

Demolition job:

This Job also can take severe role and workers are bound to take high level of risks. Such Job usually happens in remote areas or societies. Any kind of mistake could result into fatal injury.

Flight engineering Job:

This job may require inconsistent work schedules. This work could be demanding in nature. However, it could include significant amount of risks. Both body fatigue and mental fatigue could come with performing such Job.