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What guidance note is Communicable diseases? |
GN-2-5 |
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What is Guidance note (GN-2-7) |
Reporting exposures to Biological, chemical, or physical agents |
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What is Reg. 833? |
Control of exposure to Biological or Chemical Agents |
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What are the 4 general routes of transmission of diseases? |
Contact (direct) Airborne (indirect) Vehicle (indirect) Vector (indirect) |
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What happens if the chain of transmission breaks? |
The transmission can not occur |
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What is qualitative fit test? |
Is a pass/fail test that relies on the employees response to a test agent. |
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What is a quantitative fit test? |
Measures the adequacy of a respirators fit by numerically measuring the amount of leakage into the respirator. |
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What guidance note covers Clandestine Drug labs/Marijuana grow houses? |
GN-6-17 |
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Where could you find a Clandestine drug lab? |
City, Rural area, House, Outbuilding, apartment, farm, industrial unit, motel room, and recreational vehicle |
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What do we call the people that make the drugs in a clandestine drug lab? |
Cooks |
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What are drug lab hazards? |
Clandestine labs pose a serious threat to the safety of everyone Most chemicals in a clandestine drug lab are highly toxic, corrosive, explosive or flammable |
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What are some warning signs of a meth lab? |
Strong odour of solvents Residences with windows blacked out Iodine or chemical stained bathroom or kitchen fixtures Travel trailer or RV parked on the property Increased activity, especially at night Excessive trash |
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What are some security hazards we have to watch out for in a drug lab or illegal grow ops? |
Booby traps Electrical hazards Dangerous animals |
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What are the effects of the job on a worker? |
Pain Money Stress Psychological Problems |
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What are effects of the job on an employer? |
Production WSIB cost Morale Training $$ |
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In ancient history Ramses was the first recorded to have a H&S guidelines? |
Hammurabi 2000 BC |
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The turning point for H&S was the miners from Elliot Lake, went on strike because of H&S issues, what resolution came from this? |
1. To refuse dangerous work without penalty 2. To participate in H&S programs 3. To know about hazards in the workplace |
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How many people died in the Ocean Ranger sinking? |
84 people died |
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What is the definition of H&S? |
The anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards in the workplace |
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What is the definition of a critical injury? |
Any cut, fracture, sprain or amputation resulting from a workplace accident |
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What regulation relates to critical injury? |
R.R.O. 1990, regulation 834 |
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What category of workers are most susceptible to injuries in the workplace? |
Workers in small business Young workers |
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Do all workers have the right to refuse work? |
No, some workers that are considered to be in emergency services cannot when there is an emergency |
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What is the definition of ergonomics? |
The science that studies the relationship between a worker and his or her job |
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What is one of the people factors in relation to falls? |
Running or walking too fast |
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What is the definition of communication? |
Communication is the transfer of a predetermined idea from one person to another |
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What is the meaning of the Communications Loop? |
When a communication is sent out in any form, an answer must be returned to the sender to ensure that the sender knows the message was received |
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What is the definition of WHMIS? |
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System |
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How many pictograms does Globally Harmonized System have? |
There are 9 |
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When we look at the SDS form there are 16 categories how many sections are mandatory? |
12 sections are mandatory 4 sections are not mandatory |
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What is an incident? |
Unplanned and unwanted event |
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What is an accident? |
Unplanned, unwanted, but controllable event |
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What incident was the turning point for the Ontario Fire Services? |
July 1990 Port Colborne Water Rescue Incident |
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How many people died in the Port Colborne Incident? |
3 people (1 firefighter, 2 civilians) |
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What is section 21? |
Fire Service Advisory Committee ! Established under Section 21 OH&SA |
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What was the Fire Service Advisory Committee called prior to the incident? |
Section 11 committee |
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What is the mandate of the section 21 committee? |
To advise and make recommendations on matters relating to: The Health and Safety of all firefighters in the Province of Ontario |
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What is the full definition of confined space? |
Means a fully or partially enclosed space (a) that is not both designed or constructed for continuous human occupancy (b) in which atmospheric hazards may occur because of its construction, location or contents or because of work that is done in it |
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What is the equivalent of weight of one cubic meter of dirt? |
The weight of a car |
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Supervisors are responsible to the —— for their safety |
Workers |
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What does our social “value system” do? |
Promotes risk and competition |
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What are rewards of effective safety management? |
Sense of well being Higher moral Positive company or workplace image |
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Who is responsible for employees? |
Employer |
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What is the meaning of hazard information? |
Means information on the proper and safe use, storage and handling of hazardous product |
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What does hazard product mean? |
Means any product, mixture, material or substance that is classified in accordance with the hazardous products regulations (Canada) |
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Who is responsible to ensure SDS are current? |
Employer |
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Chemicals and other hazardous substances can enter the body by... |
Inhalation Absorption Injection Ingestion |
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If a critical injury occurs who must be contacted immediately? |
Ministry of Labour |
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What is one of the purposes of the section 21 committee? |
Provide advice to the MOL |
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Examples of a fire department program? |
Respiratory protection Pump testing flow testing |
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What is a metre called that measures sound? |
Decimetre |
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Insulators are used to conduct electricity |
False, they are used because they do not conduct electricity |
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How should we instruct a person where their car has hit a hydro pole with live wires lying on top and the vehicle is on fire? |
Do not touch the car body and exit by keeping your feet tight together and hop for 30m |
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What is meant by step potential? |
When stepping across the ground the voltage is different from one foot to the other creating, when the current goes up one leg and through your body and back down the other |
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What are causes of trench cave ins? |
Type of soil Vibration Surcharge (heavy load of the soil at top of trench) Previous excavation Weather |
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What is the difference between N-95 mask and a surgical mask? |
N-95 mask: has a close fit, sealing surfaces and protects from airborne transmissions Surgical mask: is a barrier with no sealing surfaces and protects mouth and nose from large droplets of fluids |
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What is Universal precautions? |
Are a set of strategies developed to prevent of transmission of blood borne pathogens. Such fluids include; Pleural, amniotic, fluid in joints, semen, and vaginal secretion. |
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What is behaviour based safety? |
Is a kind of reinforcement to change existing unsafe behaviours in the workplace, and then apply corrective measures to reduce the unsafe actions by employees. |
