Occupational Health & Safety Test 1 Review

Front 1

What is the goal of Occupational Health & Safety Departments?

Back 1

To reduce occupational injury and illness

Front 2

Identify the occupational illness that has been around since ancient Egyptian times.

Back 2

Brown Lung (respiratory issues)

Front 3

In 1974 theOntario Government formed the Royal Commission on the Health and Safety ofWorkers in Mines. What three principalrights of workers were they the first to articulate?

Back 3

1. Rightto refuse dangerous workwithout penalty

2. Rightto participate in identifyingand correcting health and safety problems

3. Rightto know about hazards in theworkplace

Front 4

Define and Give Example of duediligence

Back 4

An expected standard of conduct that requires employers to take every reasonable precaution to ensure safety

Front 5

Two main goals of the Workmen's Compensation Act.

Back 5

1. Ensure injured workers received compensation and employers accepted liability

2. Prevent accidents and illness by establishing safe work environments

Front 6

Barriers to OH&S Programs

Back 6

- ERs more concerned with production quotas then safety records

- ER may clean up just before safety inspection

-Alliences amoung stakeholders overcome barriers and EE unions

Front 7

Loss-Time Injury Definition

Back 7

When an EE suffers and injury serious enough to warrant missing time from work

Front 8

Define Occupational Injury

Back 8

Any cut, fracture, amputation or sprain resulting from a workplace accident

Front 9

Internal Responsibility System

Back 9

The system of shared responsibility for health and safety that is the basis for most Canadian OH&S legislation

Front 10

What do the Workers duties include?

Back 10

-Complying with OH&S regulations

-Properly use safety equipment and clothing

-report hazards to supervisor

-report any contraventions of the act or regulations

Front 11

Primary function of Joint Health and safety committee

Back 11

To provide a non-adversarial atmosphere in which labour and management can work together to create a safer and healthier workplace

Front 12

WHMIS

Back 12

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Front 13

What 3 elements is WHMIS legislation based on?

Back 13

1. Labels designed to alert the worker that the container contains a potentially hazardous product

2. Material Safety Data Sheet outlining ingredients and safe handling procedure

3.EE training

Front 14

MSDS

Back 14

Material Safety Data Sheet

Front 15

Prfessionals granted limited right of refusal in Ontario

Back 15

1. Police

2. Firefighters

3. Teachers

4. Health care workers

Front 16

Define the Westray Legislation

Back 16

The so-called “Westraylegislation” makes company executives more accountable when workers are killedor injured on the job as a result of management negligence. It is named afterthe Westray tragedy, in which a mine explosion that killed 26 miners wasattributed to corporate negligence (see Chapter 1).

Front 17

In reference to Corporate Liability, listthe liabilities that directors and officers face

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-Fines or imprisonment for corporate pollution

-Cleanup costs associated with property the corporation owns, controls, or occupies

- Fines for failing to comply with regulatory legislation

Front 18

Define workers compensation

Back 18

Form ofinsurance governed by an act of Parliament to help workers injured on the jobto return to work.

Ensuresinjured worker receives:

o First aidtreatment

o Benefitswhile at home recuperatingo Propertreatment for any injurieso Rehabilitation

Front 19

Principles that the Workers Compensation Act is founded on.

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-Collective Liability for employers

-compensation for workers regardless of financial condition of ER

- compensation based on loss of earnings

-no fault system

-non-adversarial process

Front 20

What does Workers’ Compensation ensure thatinjured workers receive?

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-Payment while off work and all medical bills paid if the injury happened at work and because of work

-pension if disability is or becomes permanent

- benefits if he or she cannot earn the same amount of money as before the incident

Front 21

What are the two main social goals ofWorkers’ Compensation?

Back 21

-Provide services to prevent injuries or reduce psychological impact of injuries when they occur

-Provide training and development to prepare an injured worker to return to work

Front 22

Occupational Diseases include:

Back 22

-Various Cancers

-Skin Diseases

-Allergic Reactions to materials and components in the workplace

Front 23

Define Latency Period

Back 23

Time between exposure to a cause and development of a disease

Front 24

What are the 3 groups that stress-related disabilities can be divided into?

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1. Physical injury or occupational disease leading to mental disability

2. Mental stress resulting in a physical disability, traumatic occurrence or series of occurrences

3. Mental Stress resulting in a mental condition

Front 25

Define regulations and responsibilities of Workers Comp Boards

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-Classify employers to ensure consistency

-Decide whether an individual is classified as a worker, a subcontractor, or an employer, as each class has different conditions

-System can pay benefits if worker is affected by an industrial disease that has resulted from his or her occupation

Front 26

Three Types of WCB rehabilitation

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1. Vocational (helps injured worker return to employment or find similar work somewhere else)

2. Physical (restores physical function)

3. Social

Front 27

Define Economic Loss

Back 27

Wage or earnings loss when workers can no longer earn the same amount of money that they were earning prior to the incident

Front 28

Define non-economic loss

Back 28

unable to preform some of the things that they had been able to do before the incident. Ex. if you used to be an avid skier

Front 29

When does the ER report have to be submitted to the WCB?

Back 29

Varies - Severe injruy within 24 hours, anything else within 3 days

$250 fine if not submitted

Front 30

Define risk and the steps involved in conducting a risk assessment

Back 30

Risk = Probability x Consequences x Exposure -Probability Chance or likelihood that an event will occur

-Consequences Results or severity of the injury -Exposure Number of times a contact is made with the event

Front 31

Define Hazard

Back 31

Any source of potential adverse health effect, damage, or harm on someone under certain conditions at work

Front 32

Define Human Factor as a Hazard

Back 32

When a person causes an accident by commission, poor judgement, or omission (failing to do something)

Front 33

Define Unsafe Act

Back 33

A deviation from standard job procedures or practices that increases a workers exposure to a hazard

Front 34

What do Hazard Identification Programs Include?

Back 34

-identifying hazards in the workplace

-visible inspection of the workplace or taking air samples to test for suspected contaminants

-walk-through surveys

-Safety sampling

Front 35

Define Hazard Analysis

Back 35

Orderly, analytical technique that examines a system for most probable hazards having the severest consequences

Front 36

Positive Tree

Back 36

Illustration of how job should be done

Front 37

Fault Tree

Back 37

Illustration of things that can go wrong

Front 38

List and Define the 3 Types of Injuries

Back 38

Injury: Any trauma, physical or mental, direct or indirect experienced by a human being

Overt Traumatic injuries: Injuries resulting in coming in contact with an energy source (ex. struck by falling object)

Overexertion Injuries: resulting in excessive physical effort, repetitive motions and possible awkward working positions

Front 39

Repetitive Strain Injuries

Back 39

Unnatural joint position or posture

Force application to hinge joints

Activity repetition

Pre-existing conditions

Front 40

Hazard Control

Back 40

Program or process used to establish preventative and corrective measures

Front 41

Define the 3 levels of intervention

Back 41

Pre-contact Control

Contact Control

Post-contact Control

Front 42

Define Engineering control

Back 42

Modification of work processes, equipment, and materials to reduce exposure to hazards

Front 43

Define Administration Control

Back 43

Management Involvement

Training of Employees

Rotation of EEs

Environmental Sampling

Medical surveillance

-The Goal is to protect individuals

Front 44

Give examples of administrative controls

Back 44

-Saftey awareness program

- Incentive programs

- Housekeeping Programs

- Preventative maintenance

- Development of policies and training modules for unique situations such as confined space entry

Front 45

Define personal protective equipment

Back 45

Clothing, helmets, goggles, and other devices to protect individuals from specific hazards

Front 46

What do Audits Ensure?

Back 46

Hazard controls are functioning effectively and identify new hazards

Safety programs are carried out without restrictions

Safety programs are up to date and deficiencies documented