Deck 8: A Part 1creating a Safe and Healthy Work Environment

Question 1

Which of the following is a factor that causes an occupational illness?

A)stove burns
B)fracture (workplace accident)
C)inhalation of fumes
D)back injury

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is an employer's responsibility under health and safety legislation?

A)providing on-the-job safety training
B)monitoring workers' health and safety behaviours
C)informing workers about safety and health requirements
D)compiling an annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What best defines the workers' legal fundamental health and safety responsibilities?

A)to ensure day-to-day health and safety of rail crew practices
B)to take reasonable precautions to ensure employee safety
C)to follow on-site rules and expectations of their organization
D)to ensure all employees and customers know what is expected of them regarding health and safety

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In all jurisdictions,to whom are employers required to report any accidents that cause injuries or diseases?

A)the Occupational Health and Safety officer
B)the company doctor
C)local health officials
D)the Workers' Compensation Board

Question 5

What primary legal body regulates occupational health and safety for hospitals?

A)provincial health and safety legislation
B)federal health and safety legislation
C)regional health and safety legislation
D)national health and safety legislation

Question 6

Which of the following is an occupational injury?

A)chemical exposure
B)fracture (workplace accident)
C)inhalation of fumes
D)stress

Question 7

Why does health and safety concern managers and supervisors?

A)because customer service as well as safety is extremely important
B)because of global competition
C)because cutting costs is essential
D)because occupational health and safety accidents are numerous and costly

Question 8

Which of the following is an employee responsibility for health and safety?

A)perform all duties assigned regardless of risk of exposure to hazards
B)implement health and safety programs
C)follow all safety rules and regulations
D)report all unsafe conditions to the Workers' Compensation Board

Question 9

What is a supervisor's duty under health and safety legislation?

A)taking every precaution to guarantee that all company equipment works safely
B)ensuring that workers use or wear safety equipment,devices,or clothing
C)writing the online safety manual and reporting forms
D)reporting a work refusal to the appropriate government agency

Question 10

What does the shared responsibility model of workplace safety assume about health and safety?

A)workers share the responsibility for safety among themselves
B)workers and line supervisors share responsibility for safety together
C)the employer is solely responsible for safety
D)the employees and the employer must co-operate on ensuring safety

Question 11

Which of the following is an occupational illness?

A)chemical burns
B)leg fracture
C)inhalation of asbestos
D)cumulative trauma disorders

Question 12

What are the supervisor's legal responsibilities concerning employee health and safety?

A)establish safety committees
B)follow safe work procedures
C)establish a health and safety program
D)conduct workplace inspections and correct unsafe acts

Question 13

What is part of employer obligation under health and safety regulations?

A)keep records of all work-related accidents and injuries
B)ensuring that workers use or wear safety equipment,devices,or clothing
C)compensate employees who have been injured or have become ill due to work-related factors
D)question employees who have filed safety complaints with the ministry of labour

Question 14

What best defines an organization's senior management team's legal fundamental health and safety responsibilities?

A)to ensure day-to-day health and safety of employees
B)to take reasonable precautions to ensure employee safety
C)to follow on-site daily rules and expectations of the organization
D)to follow health and safety on-site practices

Question 15

Which of the following is an employee responsibility for health and safety?

A)perform all duties assigned regardless of risk of exposure to hazards
B)implement health and safety programs
C)develop safety rules and regulations
D)report all unsafe conditions

Question 16

Frequently,employers will create a group consisting of representatives of various segments of the organization to work on safety-related issues.What are these groups commonly called?

A)employee-management safety committee
B)wellness committees
C)human resources assistants
D)labour-management committees

Question 17

Which of the following is a factor that causes an occupational injury?

A)chemical exposure
B)fracture (workplace accident)
C)inhalation of fumes
D)stress

Question 18

What best defines an organization's CEO's legal health and safety responsibilities?

A)to ensure day-to-day health and safety of employees
B)to take reasonable precautions to ensure employee safety
C)to follow onsite daily rules and expectations of their organization
D)to follow health and safety on-site practices

Question 19

Which statement indicates the emphasis of Workers' Compensation?

A)the emphasis of Workers' Compensation is on assessments and payment of claims
B)the emphasis of Workers' Compensation is on unlimited medical aid
C)the emphasis of Workers' Compensation is to return the employee to his or her job (or some modification thereof)as soon as possible
D)the emphasis of Workers' Compensation is to deal with industrial disease and illnesses

Question 20

Which of the following is an employee responsibility for health and safety?

A)perform all duties assigned regardless of risk of exposure to hazards
B)implement health and safety programs
C)wear all prescribed safety equipment
D)write up all unsafe conditions for safety committees

Question 21

Substance abuse among employees is one of the major societal issues of today,found in all levels of an organization.Who plays a key role in identifying potential substance abuse problems through regular employee monitoring of attendance,behaviour,and performance?

A)supervisor
B)co-workers
C)senior management and owner
D)Workers' Compensation Board

Question 22

What primary legal body regulates occupational health and safety for companies such as Walmart and Costco?

A)provincial health and safety legislation
B)federal health and safety legislation
C)regional health and safety legislation
D)national health and safety legislation

Question 23

It was found that several of an organization's workers had not been trained and did not know their three fundamental rights that underlie health and safety legislation.Which of the following is one of their three rights?

A)the right to refuse dangerous work without penalty
B)the right to receive job training
C)the right to minimum employment conditions
D)the right to a fair and equitable workplace

Question 24

What would be an indirect cost of a workplace fatality?

A)lost wages
B)fines
C)lost production
D)compensation

Question 25

Employers,managers and supervisors are required by law to provide health and safety orientations to newly hired employees.What would be a critical first step to providing a new employee orientation?

A)check the training needs of the employees
B)deliver training to the employees
C)use training and communication methods employees can understand
D)ensure that the employees can transfer the training to their jobs

Question 26

What recent legislative changes have broadened the responsibility of employers to ensure
The work environment is free of violence.

A)health and safety
B)security
C)human rights
D)labour standards

Question 27

What is the key legal role of the supervisor with respect to ensuring the safety of workers?

A)to administer employee disciplinary procedures
B)to communicate to each of the workers how to work safely
C)to observe the workers' job performance behaviour on-the-job
D)establish a health and safety program

Question 28

What primary legal body regulates occupational health and safety for communications companies?

A)provincial health and safety legislation
B)federal health and safety legislation
C)regional health and safety legislation
D)national health and safety legislation

Question 29

An organization was charged with several safety offences as they did not take all reasonable precautions to ensure employee safety.What legal defense was required,which the organization could not prove?

A)due process
B)reasonable cause
C)due diligence
D)shared defence

Question 30

What primary legal body regulates violence in the workplace?

A)health and safety
B)security
C)human rights
D)labour standards

Question 31

It was found that several of an organization's workers were inexperienced and did not know their three fundamental rights that underlie health and safety legislation.Which of the following is one of their three rights?

A)the right to know about medical benefits
B)the right to participate in identifying and correcting health and safety problems
C)the right to immigrant aid and support
D)the right to information on health and safety legislation

Question 32

The courts found that a drywall company did not display due diligence.What best defines due diligence?

A)carry out your work and your health and safety responsibilities
B)meet the minimum health and safety legal standards
C)taking all reasonable care to protect the well-being of workers or co-workers
D)meet the maximum health and safety legal requirements

Question 33

What legislation would be the primary legislation you would rely on in a situation that involves substance abuse?

A)privacy
B)health and safety
C)human rights
D)labour law

Question 34

An owner of an oil and gas company discovered that several employees working in safety-sensitive work environments smoked cannabis between shifts and on coffee breaks.The supervisor stated that he was not aware of cannabis use by the employees.What were the supervisor's legal responsibilities in this situation?

A)ensure that all workers ,contractors and visitors on the worksite were kept safe
B)follow safe work procedures
C)establish a health and safety program
D)conduct workplace inspections and correct unsafe acts

Question 35

What is the name of the primary health and safety legislation in which the company owners,directors,supervisors,and suppliers who work within the provincial jurisdiction can receive fines and penalties if they do not take every reasonable precaution to ensure employee health and safety?

A)Bill C45
B)Workers' Compensation Act
C)Workers' Compensation Code
D)Labour Code

Question 36

What is the name of the health and safety legislation in which company owners and directors,and governments can be charged with criminal negligence?

A)Health and Safety Code
B)Bill C45
C)Workers' Compensation Act
D)WorkSafe BC

Question 37

Which of the following would be an indirect cost of a workplace accident?

A)lost wages
B)possible fines
C)public fears
D)compensation

Question 38

A year after several investigations,a company was found criminally liable for several health and safety violations.What legal body regulates health and safety criminal negligence charges?

A)provincial and regional health and safety legislation
B)federal health and safety legislation
C)Bill C45
D)Workers' Compensation Act

Question 39

What primary legal body regulates occupational health and safety for airlines?

A)provincial health and safety legislation
B)federal health and safety legislation
C)regional health and safety legislation
D)national health and safety legislation

Question 40

What is the owners' responsibility under health and safety legislation?

A)take every reasonable precaution to guarantee worker safety
B)ensure that workers use or wear safety equipment,devices,or clothing
C)discipline employees who refuse to do work they believe is unsafe
D)regularly inform employees about health and safety requirements

Question 41

There are a variety of ways that safety rules are enforced.What would be the most effective way to help employees understand the organization's health and safety rules?

A)employee training manual
B)ensuring access the online health and safety regulations
C)having signs posted that state employees must follow Workers' Compensation laws
D)supervisor provides on-the-job coaching in health and safety

Question 42

What best defines young workers' (18 to 23 years of age)legal fundamental health and safety responsibilities?

A)to ensure day-to-day health and safety of crews
B)to take reasonable precautions to ensure crew safety
C)to follow health and safety on-site practices
D)to ensure all employees and customers know what is expected of them regarding health and safety

Question 43

What is one of the minimum legal elements of an organization's health and safety program?

A)report all unsafe acts and conditions to Workers' Compensation boards
B)inspect accidents and incidents weekly
C)inspect of premises,equipment,and work
D)implement employee wellness programs

Question 44

What is typically NOT referred to in employer safety rules?

A)complying with accident-and-injury reporting procedures
B)using proper work procedures
C)reporting careless or unsafe co-workers
D)avoiding carelessness or horseplay

Question 45

Several employees working for a construction company received injuries that will require them to miss time from work.What is a workplace injury called when a worker misses time from work?

A)lost-time injury
B)critical incident injury
C)accident injury
D)compensated injury

Question 46

According to the text,what is the most important role of a safety program?

A)to show employees that safety is a serious business and those unable to perform their jobs in a safe manner will be terminated
B)to motivate managers,supervisors,and subordinates to be aware of safety considerations
C)to keep injury and illness costs at a minimum
D)to keep injury levels at a reasonable level,while maintaining high productivity

Question 47

Where do injuries and fatalities typically occur?

A)more frequently off the job than on the job
B)as frequently off the job as on the job
C)more frequently on the job than off the job
D)more frequently on the highway than anywhere else

Question 48

It was found that a fast food worker received burns to his hands on his first work shift.Which of the following is one of the three fundamental rights that the worker should have been informed of?

A)the right to know about medical benefits
B)the right to participate in identifying and correcting health and safety problems
C)the right to young worker training and support
D)the right to information on health and safety legislation

Question 49

What are the legal duties of suppliers under health and safety legislation?

A)to ensure that workers follow the legal requirements of supply handing
B)to conduct workplace inspections concerning supplies
C)to ensure that any biological,chemical,or physical agent being supplied is labelled in accordance with legislation
D)to investigate incidents concerning supplies

Question 50

What are the components or elements of WHMIS?

A)labeling of hazardous material;public information sessions;material safety data sheet (MSDS)
B)public information sessions;training supply labels
C)MSDS employee,customer and supplier training
D)labeling of hazardous material;MSDS;training

Question 51

What is one of the minimum legal elements of an organization's health and safety program?

A)statement of aims and responsibilities
B)lists of all physical hazards
C)ensure that there are NO unsafe acts or conditions
D)control all hazards

Question 52

What is a supplier's legal role in ensuring health and safety?

A)to take steps to minimize unhealthy and unsafe situations related to the transportation of supplies
B)to jointly create health and safety programs and policies that improve supply handling safety
C)to ensure that any biological,chemical,or physical agent being supplied is labelled in accordance with legislation
D)to ensure CR workers are adequately trained and are qualified to safely handle supplies

Question 53

What primary legal body regulates Occupational Health and Safety at Bell Canada?

A)provincial and regional health and safety legislation
B)federal health and safety legislation
C)Bill C45
D)Workers' Compensation Act

Question 54

What is the primary legal responsibility of joint health and safety committees?

A)to develop the legally required management and worker health and safety programs
B)to develop the legally required public health and safety programs
C)to create a non-adversarial environment between employee and management representatives where people can work together to improve the safety and health of the workplace
D)to take steps to minimize unhealthy and unsafe situations

Question 55

Of the following penalties,which one is least likely to be used to deal with employees who are safety risks,except for serious violations?

A)a verbal reprimand
B)termination/dismissal
C)suspension
D)a written reprimand

Question 56

It was found that a gas station worker had run after a truck driver who had left the gas station without paying for his gas.He was not aware of his three fundamental rights that underlie health and safety legislation.Which of the following is one of his three rights?

A)the right to know about hazards in the workplace
B)the right to work in dangerous and risky work environments
C)the right to receive job training
D)the right to a fair and equitable compensation when working in more dangerous work environments

Question 57

A short time after a convenience store robbery,a team of professionals arrived at the store to provide counselling to employees who were experiencing shock and other emotions around the robbery.What are these intervention teams called?

A)crisis intervention and critical incident teams
B)trauma and recovery teams
C)health and safety committee emergency teams
D)risk assessment and intervention teams

Question 58

It was found that a retail worker fell off a ladder on her first month of work.Which of the following is one of the three fundamental rights that the she should have been informed of?

A)the right to know about medical benefits
B)the right to participate in identifying and correcting health and safety problems
C)the right to immigrant aid and support
D)the right to information on health and safety legislation

Question 59

It was found that a worker for AJ Manufacturing received burns to his arms.He had just been employed part-time at minimum wage.He was vulnerable in that he was inexperienced and did not really understand his three fundamental rights that underlie health and safety legislation.Which of the following is one of his three rights that he needed to know before he began working?

A)the right to minimum employment conditions
B)the right to a fair and equitable workplace
C)the right to refuse dangerous work without penalty
D)the right to receive job training

Question 60

What would likely be the most effective means for an organization to communicate its safety rules?

A)in a new employee orientation program
B)by creating employee handbooks
C)with bulletin board notices
D)through its supervisors

Question 61

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic ways of overcoming polluted buildings?

A)eliminating tobacco smoking
B)prohibit employees from wearing cologne and perfume in the workplace
C)removing sources of pollution
D)maintaining the ventilation system

Question 62

What is considered to be the most severe hazard facing office workers?

A)noise pollution
B)air pollution
C)electric shocks
D)trips and falls

Question 63

Which statement best explains the purpose of Material Safety Data Sheets?

A)They are designed to alert the worker that the container holds a potentially hazardous substance.
B)They are a primary method of informing employees about health risks and handling instructions associated with chemicals and other potentially hazardous substances.
C)They replace Hazard Communication Standards under previous safety legislation.
D)They are meant predominantly to warn transportation workers such as truck drivers.

Question 64

What does the federal Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS)require of organizations?

A)that hazardous materials they transport must be inspected and labeled by the federal government
B)that their suppliers need to train employees on chemical products they produce
C)that their chemicals must be transported safely
D)that their suppliers provide a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)on each hazardous product they produce

Question 65

Second-hand smoke is an example of what type of health and safety hazard,and issue?

A)a physical agent that can cause an injury or accident
B)a technological force that can cause an accident
C)a biohazard that can cause an illness
D)chemical agent that can cause an illness

Question 66

What is the least likely problem in working with video display terminals?

A)visual difficulties
B)electrical shocks
C)radiation hazards
D)job stress

Question 67

As far as workplace violence is concerned,which measure is NOT required under occupational health and safety regulations?

A)Employees who witness violence must take reasonable action to stop it.
B)The incidents must be reported.
C)Policies and procedures must be developed.
D)Risk management strategies must be established.

Question 68

What does the federal Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS)require?

A)that medical product suppliers need to train employers on how to label chemical products that will be transported
B)that medical product suppliers provide a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)on each hazardous product they produce
C)that medical suppliers need to train employees on chemical products they produce
D)that medical chemicals must be labeled by the federal government and transported safely

Question 69

What WHMIS symbol used on the supplier's products would help workers be aware of hazardous compressed gas materials?

A)flame in circle
B)capital R in circle
C)capital T in circle
D)tube-shaped cylinder in circle

Question 70

What is a common measure for reducing workplace violence?

A)employment testing for all job candidates
B)electronic entry key cards
C)bullet-proof glass for all offices
D)worker and supervisor training

Question 71

What are employee complaints of headaches;dizziness;disorientation;fatigue;and eye,ear,and throat irritation often symptoms of?

A)distress
B)overexposure to a video display terminal
C)exposure to second-hand smoke
D)sick-building syndrome

Question 72

Several office administration workers are experiencing pain,tingling and numbness in their fingers.What is this injury called?

A)technological force reaction
B)stress trauma
C)carpal tunnel syndrome
D)ergonomic related syndrome

Question 73

What are the new legislative requirements that owners must meet to ensure their work environment is free of violence?

A)conduct a risk assessment
B)development of policies and procedures to deal with security measures
C)post the legislation where employees can read it
D)develop an emergency response plan

Question 74

Which is NOT a way to prevent repetitive strain injuries?

A)properly designed work stations
B)changing positions
C)mini-breaks involving exercises
D)regular use of an anti-inflammatory

Question 75

What is workplace stress?

A)stress is any adjustive demand caused by physical,mental or emotional factors that require coping behaviour
B)stress is an adjustive response to strain that require coping behaviour
C)stress is anxiety or depression
D)stress is an individual's response to or evaluation of stress and strain

Question 76

What type of hazard would an electrician apprentice be exposed to when doing the electrical wiring for a high rise building?

A)physical agents
B)biohazards
C)chemical hazards
D)liquid agents

Question 77

What WHMIS symbol used on the supplier's products would help workers be aware of hazardous materials that could cause burns to the skin?

A)flame in circle (flammable and combustible material)
B)capital R in circle (dangerously reactive material)
C)hand and stick burning in circle (corrosive material)
D)capital T in circle (biohazardous infectious material)

Question 78

What WHMIS symbol used on the supplier's products would help workers be aware of materials causing immediate and serious toxic effects?

A)flame in circle (flammable and combustible material)
B)capital R in circle (dangerously reactive material)
C)capital T in circle (biohazardous infectious material)
D)cross bones in circle (poisonous and infectious material)

Question 79

Building supply companies have yard workers who are exposed to many hazards when lifting,hauling and moving building supplies.Which type of hazard is lifting and hauling building materials?

A)physical agent
B)technological force
C)biohazard
D)ergonomic

Question 80

WHMIS states that workers have a right to know about potential workplace hazards.What three elements are the federal Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS)based on?

A)class symbols,labels,and training
B)labels,posters,and online information
C)Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS),WHMIS symbols,and subclass designations
D)Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS),training,and labels