OHS Quiz 2 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS!!
Chapters 2,6,13,3 - ANSWER
3 Parts of WHMIS - ANSWER-Labels to alert the worker that a container contains a
potentially hazardous product (2 types workplace and supplier)
-Safety Data Sheets (SDS's) outlining a product's potentially hazardous ingredient(s)
and safe handling procedures,
-Employee Training
2 Types of Labels - ANSWER-Supplier and workplace
Supplier Labels - ANSWER-Section 8 in reg 860
-Product Identifier
-Initial Supplier Identifier
-Pictogram(s)
-Signal Word
-Hazard Statement(s)
-Precautionary Statements
-Supplemental Label Information
Injured worker will receive (depending on the severity) - ANSWER-Payment while off
work and all medical bills paid if injury happened at work and because of work
-Pension if disability is or becomes permanent
-Benefits if he or she cannot earn same amount of money earned before incident
-Injured worker's immediate family and dependants entitled to benefits if worker is
killed or dies as a result of an injury on the job
Economic Loss - ANSWER-Wage or earnings loss when workers can no longer earn
the same amount of money that they were earning before the incident
Non-Economic Loss - ANSWER-Injured worker could receive non-economic loss if
unable to perform some of the things that they had been able to do before the
incident
Workplace Labels - ANSWER-Product Name
-Measures for Safe Handling
-Reference to the SDS for more information
Safety Data Sheets - ANSWER*SDS sheets do not expire, like they used to, only
time you need to change, is if the SDS/product gets updated
, *Need to have hard copies near where the ee's are working
-Identification
-Hazard Identification
-Composition/Ingredients
-First Aid
-Firefighting
-Accidental Release Measures
-Handling/Storage
-Exposure Controls/Personal Protection
-Physical/Chemical Properties
-Etc, etc
Training - ANSWER-Many do general online training that doesn't really apply
-Should follow up with the chemicals actually being used in the workplace
-Employer specific information*
-Duty of the employer to provide training
-Training is done once a year
Transportation of Dangerous Goods - ANSWER-OH&S professionals should be
familiar with the statutes relevant to their particular jurisdiction
-Environmental and transportation legislation seeks to supply the framework within
which society can protect itself from the risk that attends the transportation of
inherently dangerous materials
-Federal legislation governing the transportation of dangerous goods applies to all
persons who handle, offer for transport, transport, or import any dangerous goods
-Regulation of environmental hazards, occupational health and safety, and
transportation of dangerous goods is not the exclusive domain of the federal,
provincial, or territorial governments
Worker's Comp - ANSWERCollective liability for employers
-everyone paying in
-Compensation for workers despite employer's financial condition
-Compensation based on loss of earnings
-"No-fault" system
-Non-adversarial process: Little or no recourse in the courts
-Workers: compensated for injury without having to undertake expensive and lengthy
lawsuits
-Employers: obliged to pay for the workers' compensation system
protected from litigation that could drive them into bankruptcy
Medical Aid and Incident Prevention - ANSWER-Employees who sustain a work-
related injury are compensated for loss of earnings and loss of functional capacity
-Limit of ability or dexterity depending on seriousness of an injury
-Workers are no longer able to perform some of their job duties, such as lifting,
twisting, or bending, and are considered to have suffered loss of functional capacity
for which benefits are payable
Vocational rehabilitation - ANSWERrefers to the steps undertaken by WCBs to help
injured workers return to their place of employment or find similar or suitable work
VERIFIED ANSWERS!!
Chapters 2,6,13,3 - ANSWER
3 Parts of WHMIS - ANSWER-Labels to alert the worker that a container contains a
potentially hazardous product (2 types workplace and supplier)
-Safety Data Sheets (SDS's) outlining a product's potentially hazardous ingredient(s)
and safe handling procedures,
-Employee Training
2 Types of Labels - ANSWER-Supplier and workplace
Supplier Labels - ANSWER-Section 8 in reg 860
-Product Identifier
-Initial Supplier Identifier
-Pictogram(s)
-Signal Word
-Hazard Statement(s)
-Precautionary Statements
-Supplemental Label Information
Injured worker will receive (depending on the severity) - ANSWER-Payment while off
work and all medical bills paid if injury happened at work and because of work
-Pension if disability is or becomes permanent
-Benefits if he or she cannot earn same amount of money earned before incident
-Injured worker's immediate family and dependants entitled to benefits if worker is
killed or dies as a result of an injury on the job
Economic Loss - ANSWER-Wage or earnings loss when workers can no longer earn
the same amount of money that they were earning before the incident
Non-Economic Loss - ANSWER-Injured worker could receive non-economic loss if
unable to perform some of the things that they had been able to do before the
incident
Workplace Labels - ANSWER-Product Name
-Measures for Safe Handling
-Reference to the SDS for more information
Safety Data Sheets - ANSWER*SDS sheets do not expire, like they used to, only
time you need to change, is if the SDS/product gets updated
, *Need to have hard copies near where the ee's are working
-Identification
-Hazard Identification
-Composition/Ingredients
-First Aid
-Firefighting
-Accidental Release Measures
-Handling/Storage
-Exposure Controls/Personal Protection
-Physical/Chemical Properties
-Etc, etc
Training - ANSWER-Many do general online training that doesn't really apply
-Should follow up with the chemicals actually being used in the workplace
-Employer specific information*
-Duty of the employer to provide training
-Training is done once a year
Transportation of Dangerous Goods - ANSWER-OH&S professionals should be
familiar with the statutes relevant to their particular jurisdiction
-Environmental and transportation legislation seeks to supply the framework within
which society can protect itself from the risk that attends the transportation of
inherently dangerous materials
-Federal legislation governing the transportation of dangerous goods applies to all
persons who handle, offer for transport, transport, or import any dangerous goods
-Regulation of environmental hazards, occupational health and safety, and
transportation of dangerous goods is not the exclusive domain of the federal,
provincial, or territorial governments
Worker's Comp - ANSWERCollective liability for employers
-everyone paying in
-Compensation for workers despite employer's financial condition
-Compensation based on loss of earnings
-"No-fault" system
-Non-adversarial process: Little or no recourse in the courts
-Workers: compensated for injury without having to undertake expensive and lengthy
lawsuits
-Employers: obliged to pay for the workers' compensation system
protected from litigation that could drive them into bankruptcy
Medical Aid and Incident Prevention - ANSWER-Employees who sustain a work-
related injury are compensated for loss of earnings and loss of functional capacity
-Limit of ability or dexterity depending on seriousness of an injury
-Workers are no longer able to perform some of their job duties, such as lifting,
twisting, or bending, and are considered to have suffered loss of functional capacity
for which benefits are payable
Vocational rehabilitation - ANSWERrefers to the steps undertaken by WCBs to help
injured workers return to their place of employment or find similar or suitable work
