Question 1: Explain the causes of workplace violence in America and consider strategies for prevention.

Question 2: Describe pressing occupational safety and health challenges in America today, and consider their importance in terms of overall community health.

Question 3: Differentiate between occupational injuries and diseases, and discuss at least two important examples of each.

Question 4: Review the information at http://www.bcsp.org. Consider the information presented in your textbook on Occupational Safety and Health Professionals, and that available at the website of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. Would you consider a career in this field yourself? If so, which specific area of expertise would interest you, and what types of programs would you be interested in managing? And if not interested, why not?

Question 5: It is interesting and important for community health professionals to study workplace injuries by geography, by industry, and over time.

Based upon your learning from the textbook and other sources, which of the U.S. states have the highest rates of fatal occupational injuries, and why do you think that is the case? Which specific industries have the highest rates of fatal occupational injuries and why? And what are the trends in this area over the past century.