CEN800 - Quiz 1 - Answers

Joint Health and Safety Committees are made of workers and management members True False A Health and safety policy must outline a detailed description of each and every job True False Young workers have faster reflexes, so they are less likely to be hurt on the job. True False The boss can fire a worker for refusing to perform unsafe work True False The workplace WHIMIS label on laboratory bottles containing chemical solutions need only to identify the chemical by its chemical formula True False WHMIS regulation requires that training be given to any worker who maybe handling, storing or using products containing hazardous chemicals True False If there is a hazard of injury to the head, hands, eyes, hearing etc., personal protective equipment must be used or worn True False First aid can be administered by anyone, even someone without a First Aid Certificate True False Management has responsibilities under OHSA, but the workers have no responsibility True False OHSA outlines Detailed requirements for health and safety in the workplace The foundation for health and safety standards in the workplace Name of the people involve in local regulations The First Aid station must be: In the basement of the building Under the qualified First Aid person supervision Have at least two first aid boxes and a stretcher An accident causing an injury at work must be: Reported to your supervisor Reported to your co-worker Reported to the Joint Health and Safety committee WHMIS requires employers to: Create suppliers labels for products Provide training, workplace labels and Materials safety Data sheets to workers Make sure that the personal protective equipment is supplied Hazardous chemicals may only harm if: They get on your clothes or in your hair The chemical gets into the body or on the skin and causes changes to the cells They are not stored in a proper storage area. Who has the responsibility to enforce the law? Ministry of Labor Workers Employers All of the above WHMIS: Balances workers' right-to-know with industry's right to protect confidential business information Includes a mechanism for ruling on claims for exemption from disclosure of confidential business information Allows appeals to the above rulings. All of the above If an employer find that a worker has an occupational illness, he must: Notify the Ministry of Labor Notify the union Notify the worker family Both 1 and 2 If you have been injured at work you should: Get proper medical treatment immediately Report the incident to your supervisor Go home Both 1 and 2 Engineers are considered to be in contravention of the Health and Safety Act if: Give advice and as a result a worker is endangered Give certification and as a result a worker is endangered Sign a design not done by them Both 1 and 2 A certified member of a committee is: Any member of the committee A member of the management A member who received special training in occupational health and safety A member of the union An employer in charge of a workplace where hazardous materials are used has the following three main duties To identify the hazardous materials To provide material safety data sheets To provide help in an accident To train the workers The Joint Health and safety committee has some of the following responsibilities (select 3) Identify workplace hazards Make recommendations to the employer Approve work refusals Investigate serious injuries Which of the following workers have a limited right to refuse unsafe work (you can select more than one answer): Welders Tool and Die Makers Police officers Workers employed in correctional institutions A Supervisor must do the following under the OHA: (select 3 correct answers) Ensure that the worker complies with the ACT Ensure that protective equipment is used by worker Ensure that a doctor is on site Advise the workers of potential health or safety hazards The act gives the workers 3 rights: The right to know The right to stop work The right to participate The right to refuse unsafe work