CMHR A+ MID TERM EXAM REVIEW MODULE 1-5.
INSIGHTFUL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1974
What year did the Royal Commission on the Health and Safety of Workers in Mines was
formed by the Ontario Government and chaired by Dr. James Ham?
1. The right to refuse unsafe work that the worker deems unsafe for themselves of
others
2. The right to participate in making the workplace safe
3. The right to know about hazards in the workplace
The Ham Commission presented 3 basic common rights for workers, what are they?
1981
What year was WHMIS introduced in Ontario?
Bill C-45
What Bill attempts to ensure a healthy and safe workplace through the efforts of the
corporation and individuals?
Financial Costs
The financial cost to organizations and individuals due to an accident or illness, can be
very expensive to very little, there can be direct and indirect costs.
Lost Time Injury
Example of direct costs
Company Reputation
Example of indirect costs
Human Costs
When someone is not able to participate in his/her normal, everyday activities, it
impacts them and their family
Through engineering, education, and enforcement
How does HR play a role in OH&S?
OH&S and HR rep will research and acquisition of an engineering control
Engineering
OH&S and HR rep will work together to create educational info in order to deliver
training or educate works on specific topic
,Education
HR is involved through the disciplining of an employee who fails to follow some
specific instruction related to an occupational health and safety rule(s)
Enforcement
1. CRBOH - Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (designation
- ROH (Registered Occupational Hygienist))
2. BCRSP - Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (designation -
CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional))
What are the 2 major professional boards?
1. Government
2. Unions
3. Employers
4. Supervisors
5. Workers
Who are the (5) key stakeholders in OH&S?
ensures that the health and safety interests of workers are being addressed via a
collective bargaining agreement
What does a union do?
1. Workers are supervised to protect their H&S
2. Ensure underage workers are not hired (as per OH&S Act)
3. Provide workers with protective equipment
4. Ensure supervisors are knowledgeable of the OH&S Act
What does management guarantee through the Acts and Regulations?
Help the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) carry out duties, ensures
written policy is in place, set up a program to implement the policy, also has legal
obligation to take every precaution reasonable for the protection of workers
What does the employer do?
Ensure workers work in compliance with OH&S legislation and use protective
equipment, inform workers of any potential/actual hazards in the workplace,
demonstrate due diligence
What do supervisors do?
, work in compliance to the act, must wear proper equipment, report hazards or
violations, not use any equipment in which they do not have training or that may
endanger any other workers or themselves
What do workers do?
Occupational Health & Safety
The identification, evaluation, and control of the hazards associated with the work
environment
Hazard
Any source of potential adverse health effect on or damage or harm to something or
someone under certain work conditions
Improve efforts to identify potential workplace hazards and control workers'
exposure to them and reduce occupational injuries and illness
What are the purpose of OH&S programs?
Occupational injury
Any cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation resulting from a workplace accident
Occupational Illness
Any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to environmental factors
associated with employment
Lost time injury
A workplace injury that results in the employee missing time from work
Brown lung
A disease of the lungs caused by excessive inhalation of dust, in the pneumoconiosis
family and often afflicts textile workers
Employer used to have little to no liability under the doctrine of "assumption of
risk" -- the blame used to be on "careless" employees. This was then changes
after recognizing the enhancing OH&S requires cooperation among multiple
stakeholders (gov, employers, employees etc)
What used to be the perspective on risk/liability of workplace injuries?
Assumption of risk
The belief that a worker accepted the risks of employment when he or she accepted a
job
INSIGHTFUL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1974
What year did the Royal Commission on the Health and Safety of Workers in Mines was
formed by the Ontario Government and chaired by Dr. James Ham?
1. The right to refuse unsafe work that the worker deems unsafe for themselves of
others
2. The right to participate in making the workplace safe
3. The right to know about hazards in the workplace
The Ham Commission presented 3 basic common rights for workers, what are they?
1981
What year was WHMIS introduced in Ontario?
Bill C-45
What Bill attempts to ensure a healthy and safe workplace through the efforts of the
corporation and individuals?
Financial Costs
The financial cost to organizations and individuals due to an accident or illness, can be
very expensive to very little, there can be direct and indirect costs.
Lost Time Injury
Example of direct costs
Company Reputation
Example of indirect costs
Human Costs
When someone is not able to participate in his/her normal, everyday activities, it
impacts them and their family
Through engineering, education, and enforcement
How does HR play a role in OH&S?
OH&S and HR rep will research and acquisition of an engineering control
Engineering
OH&S and HR rep will work together to create educational info in order to deliver
training or educate works on specific topic
,Education
HR is involved through the disciplining of an employee who fails to follow some
specific instruction related to an occupational health and safety rule(s)
Enforcement
1. CRBOH - Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (designation
- ROH (Registered Occupational Hygienist))
2. BCRSP - Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (designation -
CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional))
What are the 2 major professional boards?
1. Government
2. Unions
3. Employers
4. Supervisors
5. Workers
Who are the (5) key stakeholders in OH&S?
ensures that the health and safety interests of workers are being addressed via a
collective bargaining agreement
What does a union do?
1. Workers are supervised to protect their H&S
2. Ensure underage workers are not hired (as per OH&S Act)
3. Provide workers with protective equipment
4. Ensure supervisors are knowledgeable of the OH&S Act
What does management guarantee through the Acts and Regulations?
Help the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) carry out duties, ensures
written policy is in place, set up a program to implement the policy, also has legal
obligation to take every precaution reasonable for the protection of workers
What does the employer do?
Ensure workers work in compliance with OH&S legislation and use protective
equipment, inform workers of any potential/actual hazards in the workplace,
demonstrate due diligence
What do supervisors do?
, work in compliance to the act, must wear proper equipment, report hazards or
violations, not use any equipment in which they do not have training or that may
endanger any other workers or themselves
What do workers do?
Occupational Health & Safety
The identification, evaluation, and control of the hazards associated with the work
environment
Hazard
Any source of potential adverse health effect on or damage or harm to something or
someone under certain work conditions
Improve efforts to identify potential workplace hazards and control workers'
exposure to them and reduce occupational injuries and illness
What are the purpose of OH&S programs?
Occupational injury
Any cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation resulting from a workplace accident
Occupational Illness
Any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to environmental factors
associated with employment
Lost time injury
A workplace injury that results in the employee missing time from work
Brown lung
A disease of the lungs caused by excessive inhalation of dust, in the pneumoconiosis
family and often afflicts textile workers
Employer used to have little to no liability under the doctrine of "assumption of
risk" -- the blame used to be on "careless" employees. This was then changes
after recognizing the enhancing OH&S requires cooperation among multiple
stakeholders (gov, employers, employees etc)
What used to be the perspective on risk/liability of workplace injuries?
Assumption of risk
The belief that a worker accepted the risks of employment when he or she accepted a
job
