Question 1

How does the internal responsibility system assist each worker with occupational health and guide the creation of a healthy and safe working environment?&#10;A) It holds everyone accountable for safety.&#10;B) It provides jurisdictional boundaries.&#10;C) It promotes safety laws and policy.&#10;D) It specifically addresses hazards in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

The internal responsibility system posits that everyone in the workplace is accountable and responsible for their own safety and the safety of coworkers.

Question 2

Which ergonomic hazard requires daily attention and is commonly experienced in health care environments?&#10;A) Equipment challenges and malfunctions&#10;B) Stress in employee relationships&#10;C) Variety of physical locations worked in a typical day&#10;D) Repetitive movement issues

Accepted Answer

The health care work environment contains a wide range of hazards, including ergonomic concerns that arise from work processes requiring repetitive movements or an awkward posture. This necessitates knowledge and education about safety and continuous vigilance on the part of workers to prevent injury.

Question 3

How have employment opportunities changed over the past several decades in Canada?&#10;A) There has been a shift toward varied jobs in the natural resources sector.&#10;B) There has been a shift toward more jobs in the service sector.&#10;C) There has been a shift toward fewer service sector jobs.&#10;D) There has been a shift away from jobs in the natural resource sector.

Accepted Answer

Today, most Canadian workers are employed in the service sector.

Question 4

How does the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) promote the safe handling of dangerous substances and cleanup of spills?&#10;A) It requires the provision of safety data sheets on each work site.&#10;B) It ensures that employees are regularly updated on new safety information.&#10;C) It identifies handling and cleanup of substances as a management-only responsibility.&#10;D) It encourages employee discussions about handling dangerous substances.

Accepted Answer

Material Safety Data Sheets detail important information about the safe handling of hazardous substances and the proper cleanup of spills.

Question 5

Why is primary prevention the preferred level of action for addressing the physical, mental, and social well-being of employees in the workplace?&#10;A) It makes wellness programs a workplace priority for ensuring employee well-being.&#10;B) It involves frequent review of legislation.&#10;C) It involves ongoing risk assessment and implementation of controls in the workplace.&#10;D) It increases the frequency for regular inspections of equipment.

Accepted Answer

The goal of primary prevention, which includes ongoing risk assessment and controls, is to take action to protect workers from injury and illness in the first place.

Question 6

What is the next best approach for controlling an identified hazard when elimination of the hazard is not possible?&#10;A) Consultation&#10;B) Education&#10;C) Substitution&#10;D) Engineering

Accepted Answer

When elimination of an identified hazard cannot be achieved, substitution or the replacement of a hazardous substance with one that is less hazardous is the next best option.

Question 7

With labour force changes in recent years, why have health promotion interventions become more important for addressing occupational health?&#10;A) More time is spent at work.&#10;B) To ensure improvements to health determinants in the workplace.&#10;C) Many jobs now involve increased stress and reduced physical activity.&#10;D) To address social aspects of the workplace.

Accepted Answer

The labour force has changed in recent years to include more service sector jobs, which has led to increased worker stress, reduced physical inactivity, and an increase in noncommunicable diseases.

Question 8

Which of the following is an underlying hazard of public health significance related to mechanical and ergonomic agents and is common at many work sites?&#10;A) Atmospheric risks&#10;B) Terrorism risks&#10;C) Repetitive injuries&#10;D) Irritating chemical compounds

Accepted Answer

The result of chronic repetitive movements, exertions, impacts, or pressure that can have immediate or latent effects might not be consistently monitored. These hazards are of public health significance because they relate to disability and diminished quality of life.

Question 9

Which of the following are occupational health rights of each worker that are applied consistently across Canada? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) The right to question the ongoing actions of safety culture&#10;B) The right to participate in health and safety initiatives&#10;C) The right to explore economic action and the consequences of safety initiatives&#10;D) The right to refuse dangerous work&#10;E) The right to know workplace hazards

Accepted Answer

The rights of workers are the same across Canada and include the worker's right to know workplace hazards, the right to refuse dangerous work, and the right to participate in workplace health and safety initiatives.

Question 10

What key legislative elements that are intended to ensure health and safety guide federal, provincial, and territorial occupational health and safety acts? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) Joint health and safety committees&#10;B) Socioecological considerations of safety&#10;C) Systems for hazard management&#10;D) Weather-dependent safety mandates&#10;E) Due diligence requirements

Accepted Answer

Legislation that supports occupational health includes part two of the Canada Labour Code (federally) and provincial and territorial occupational health and safety legislation. Although the specifics may differ across jurisdictions, there are three aspects that are universal across the country: (1) the requirement for due diligence (the employer must demonstrate that reasonable steps were taken to become familiar with inherent dangers in the workplace and that action was taken to ensure workplace safety); (2) a federally legislated workplace hazardous materials information system to guide national and provincial/territorial systems, which is intended to ensure that workers are protected from hazards in the workplace; and (3) provincial occupational health and safety acts that mandate the existence of joint health and safety committees or health and safety representatives (whose purpose is to identify workplace health and safety hazards and to communicate their concerns to management in writing).

Deck 12: Occupational Health and Disease