PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS| ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the main reasons why every company should develop and implement a safety program?
✔Correct answer-- legal requirements
- moral obligations
- financial benefits
- due diligence
What year was the Alberta Occupational Health & Safety Act passed? ✔Correct answer-1977
The ability to demonstrate that a person did what could reasonably be expected under their
circumstances, in order to satisfy a legal requirement. ✔Correct answer-Due Diligence
A due diligence defence depends on your ability to demonstrate what? ✔Correct answer-The
actions taken before an incident occurs, not after.
What is the key difference between "doing what is reasonably practicable" and "due diligence"?
✔Correct answer-"Doing what is reasonably practicable" is a legal obligation that you must perform
at all times.
"Due diligences" is a defense where the person has failed to comply with an OHS legal requirement,
but can prove that they did everything reasonable to avoid that non-compliance.
What are the three main factors a judge or jury considers in determining whether a person's defence
of due diligence is valid? ✔Correct answer-1. Foreseeability: could a reasonable person foresee
that something could go wrong?
2. Preventability: Is there an opportunity to prevent an injury or incident?
3. Control: Who has the ability or responsibility to prevent an injury or incident from occurring?
What are the 10 work site parties defined in the OHS Act? ✔Correct answer-- employers
- supervisors
- workers
- suppliers
- service providers
- owners
- contractors
- prime contractors
- self-employed persons
- temporary staffing agencies
Anything with the potential to cause human injury or loss, or damage to equipment or property; loss
of production and / or damage to the environment. ✔Correct answer-Hazard
A condition, device or substance that can directly cause injury to people or damage to property
A thorough examination of a specific job or operation to identify what actual and potential hazards
exists ✔Correct answer-Hazard Assessment
, A process for the examination of potential losses resulting from workplace hazards, changing
conditions in the workplace or health and / or safety program system failures.
Ranking the priority of a job or task based on the level of risk ✔Correct answer-Prioritization
A method, or combination of methods, used to eliminate or reduce the presence of a hazard.
✔Correct answer-Controls
What are the two general types of hazard assessments? ✔Correct answer-- Formal
- Site Specific
What are the four major elements or subsystems in any organization that provide their sources?
✔Correct answer-- People
- Equipment /Tools
- Materials
- Environment
(This is what the workplace consist of)
What are the two types of hazards? ✔Correct answer-- health hazards
- safety hazards
Physical, chemical, biological or psychological hazards which may cause acute or chronic health
effects to exposed workers (i.e., noise, dirt, heat, ergonomics) ✔Correct answer-Heath Hazards
Substances, processes, actions or conditions that may endanger the immediate safety of employees
(I.e., chemical burns, shear points, slips and falls, etc.) ✔Correct answer-Safety Hazards
What are the five categories of hazards? ✔Correct answer-- Biological
- Chemical
- Ergonomic
- Physical
- Psychological / Psychosocial
What are the 7 steps in a Workplace Hazard Assessment and Control Process? ✔Correct answer-1.
Identify the jobs / tasks performed by the company in the workplace.
2. Identify the health and safety hazards involved in completing the jobs / tasks
3. Assess the level of risk for each hazard
4. Prioritize the jobs / tasks according to the level of risk and develop a critical task list
5. Identify appropriate control measures
6. Implement control measures
7. Monitor effectiveness of the Hazard Assessment and Control Process
Chance of loss or gain. Also, a measure of potential loss that considers both the magnitude of a loss
and its likelihood of occurring. ✔Correct answer-Risk
A measure of the magnitude of a loss. Equivalent terms include severity, consequence and
seriousness. ✔Correct answer-Impact
There may be a range of possible impacts associated with an event.
The likelihood that specific events or outcome will have an identified effect, often express as high,
moderate or low or as a percentage. ✔Correct answer-Probability
EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS| ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the main reasons why every company should develop and implement a safety program?
✔Correct answer-- legal requirements
- moral obligations
- financial benefits
- due diligence
What year was the Alberta Occupational Health & Safety Act passed? ✔Correct answer-1977
The ability to demonstrate that a person did what could reasonably be expected under their
circumstances, in order to satisfy a legal requirement. ✔Correct answer-Due Diligence
A due diligence defence depends on your ability to demonstrate what? ✔Correct answer-The
actions taken before an incident occurs, not after.
What is the key difference between "doing what is reasonably practicable" and "due diligence"?
✔Correct answer-"Doing what is reasonably practicable" is a legal obligation that you must perform
at all times.
"Due diligences" is a defense where the person has failed to comply with an OHS legal requirement,
but can prove that they did everything reasonable to avoid that non-compliance.
What are the three main factors a judge or jury considers in determining whether a person's defence
of due diligence is valid? ✔Correct answer-1. Foreseeability: could a reasonable person foresee
that something could go wrong?
2. Preventability: Is there an opportunity to prevent an injury or incident?
3. Control: Who has the ability or responsibility to prevent an injury or incident from occurring?
What are the 10 work site parties defined in the OHS Act? ✔Correct answer-- employers
- supervisors
- workers
- suppliers
- service providers
- owners
- contractors
- prime contractors
- self-employed persons
- temporary staffing agencies
Anything with the potential to cause human injury or loss, or damage to equipment or property; loss
of production and / or damage to the environment. ✔Correct answer-Hazard
A condition, device or substance that can directly cause injury to people or damage to property
A thorough examination of a specific job or operation to identify what actual and potential hazards
exists ✔Correct answer-Hazard Assessment
, A process for the examination of potential losses resulting from workplace hazards, changing
conditions in the workplace or health and / or safety program system failures.
Ranking the priority of a job or task based on the level of risk ✔Correct answer-Prioritization
A method, or combination of methods, used to eliminate or reduce the presence of a hazard.
✔Correct answer-Controls
What are the two general types of hazard assessments? ✔Correct answer-- Formal
- Site Specific
What are the four major elements or subsystems in any organization that provide their sources?
✔Correct answer-- People
- Equipment /Tools
- Materials
- Environment
(This is what the workplace consist of)
What are the two types of hazards? ✔Correct answer-- health hazards
- safety hazards
Physical, chemical, biological or psychological hazards which may cause acute or chronic health
effects to exposed workers (i.e., noise, dirt, heat, ergonomics) ✔Correct answer-Heath Hazards
Substances, processes, actions or conditions that may endanger the immediate safety of employees
(I.e., chemical burns, shear points, slips and falls, etc.) ✔Correct answer-Safety Hazards
What are the five categories of hazards? ✔Correct answer-- Biological
- Chemical
- Ergonomic
- Physical
- Psychological / Psychosocial
What are the 7 steps in a Workplace Hazard Assessment and Control Process? ✔Correct answer-1.
Identify the jobs / tasks performed by the company in the workplace.
2. Identify the health and safety hazards involved in completing the jobs / tasks
3. Assess the level of risk for each hazard
4. Prioritize the jobs / tasks according to the level of risk and develop a critical task list
5. Identify appropriate control measures
6. Implement control measures
7. Monitor effectiveness of the Hazard Assessment and Control Process
Chance of loss or gain. Also, a measure of potential loss that considers both the magnitude of a loss
and its likelihood of occurring. ✔Correct answer-Risk
A measure of the magnitude of a loss. Equivalent terms include severity, consequence and
seriousness. ✔Correct answer-Impact
There may be a range of possible impacts associated with an event.
The likelihood that specific events or outcome will have an identified effect, often express as high,
moderate or low or as a percentage. ✔Correct answer-Probability
