IDRL 308 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

IDRL 308 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS

fungi - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-plants that lack chlorophyll, such as mushrooms,
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yeast, mold |




gaming - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-behaviour whereby an employer maximizes the
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return it receives from the experience-rating system by means other than
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improving safety |




hand-arm vibration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a form of segmental vibration
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affecting a worker's hands and arms, often caused by gripping power tools
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hazard assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process of determining which of
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identified hazards need to be addressed most urgently
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hazard control - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-implementing corrective measures to
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eliminate or mitigate the effect of a hazard
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hazard recognition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the systematic act of identifying all
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hazards present, or potentially present, in a workplace
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heat stroke - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a health effect caused by a body becoming
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too hot
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,hierarchy of controls - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a list of hazard controls in
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descending order of effectiveness | | |




human rights legislation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an act prohibiting discrimination
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on the basis of protected grounds (e.g. disability, age, gender, race)
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hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a health effect caused by a body becoming
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too cold
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idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-unknown cause
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impairment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a cognitive or physical difference that, in a
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specific context, may give rise to a disability
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incident - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-any undesired event that leads to or could have
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led to harm to workers
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incident investigation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process of determining what
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caused an incident and identifying ways of preventing its recurrence
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incident report - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a written document outlining the
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findings of an incident investigation, including recommendations for preventing
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future incidents
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index case - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the first care that indicates an outbreak of
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disease

, industry safety associations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-bodies formed by employers
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in an industry to deliver safety services and advocate on behalf of the employers
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on safety issues
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instructional design - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process of systematically
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developing training to meet particular goals and objectives
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internal responsibility system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-system of shared
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responsibility for OHS | |




investigation kit - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a collection of materials, including a
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process, forms, and recording equipment designed to assist in an incident
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investigation


ionizing radiation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-radiation with enough strength to
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remove electrons from a molecule as it passes through, such as x-rays, gamma
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rays, alpha particles, and neutrons
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job demand-control model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a model of workplace stress
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analyzing the interaction of job demands with job control
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job design - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-decisions employers make about what tasks
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will be performed by workers and how that work with be performed.
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job sharing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an arrangement wherein two workers share
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a single position, each working some portion of the otherwise full-time job
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