Chap 11 Health and safety

Question 1

Traditional vs contemporary thinking about worker safety

Answer 1

Question 2

What are the 3 levels of responsability for health and safety in an organization

Answer 2

Top Management: Set policies, ensure supervisor training, and make OH & S concern part of the organizational culture and strategy

Supervisor: Know about OH & S laws, safety regulations, detecting safety violations, communication skills

Employee: Protect their own health and safety. Wear protective clothing and equipment; Follow rules, report any contravention of the law or regulations

Question 3

What are the 2 causes of accidents in the work place

Answer 3

• unsafe employee behaviour and
• unsafe working conditions

Question 4

What are the 7 unsafe worker Behaviour

Answer 4

• Throwing materials
• Operating or working at unsafe speeds
• Rendering safety devices inoperative
• Using unsafe equipment or using equipment unsafely
• Taking unsafe positions under suspended loads
• Lifting improperly
• Distracting, teasing, abusing, startling, horseplay, quarrelling

Question 5

What are the 6 unsafe working conditions

Answer 5

• Improperly guarded equipment
• Defective equipment
• Hazardous procedures
• Unsafe storage
• Improper illumination
• Improper ventilation

Question 6

What are the 4 health hazard in a working environment

Answer 6

Question 7

What are the safety related ergonomics issues

Answer 7

Activity-related soft-tissue injuries of the neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, back and legs

Question 8

Definition of Workplace stress

Answer 8

The harmful physical and emotional responses that can happen when there is conflict between job (and/or school) demands of the employee (student) and the amount of control the employee (student) has over meeting those demands

Question 9

Definition of a stressor

Answer 9

Stressful working conditions that can directly influence the health and safety of employees (students)

Question 10

What are the 5 major causes of workplace stress

Answer 10

• Factor unic to the job
• Role in the organization
• relationship at work
• Organizational climat
• Career development

Question 11

What factors unic to the job are causes of worplace stress

Answer 11

Workload, work pace, autonomy, shift work, physical environment, isolation

Question 12

How do roles in the organization cause workplace stress

Answer 12

Role conflict/role ambiguity, level of responsibility

Question 13

What relationship at work are causes of stress

Answer 13

Supervisors/co-workers and/or subordinates, threat of violence or harassment

Question 14

How is the organizational climat a cause of stress

Answer 14

Level of participation in decision-making, management style, communication patterns

Question 15

What is stressful in career dvt?

Answer 15

Under or over promotion, job security, career development opportunities, job satisfaction

Question 16

What is eustress

Answer 16

The optimum level of stress to acheive high performance

Question 17

What are the 2 stress managment measurs

Answer 17

• Preventive measurs
• curatives measurs

Question 18

Definition of preventive measures against stress

Answer 18

Attempts to change or eliminate the cause of stress e.g. stress management training sessions, improving working conditions

Question 19

Definitions of curative measures against stress

Answer 19

Try to correct the outcome of excess stress e.g. yoga, aerobic exercises, and meditation

Question 20

What are the 8 preventive measurs known to reduce or eliminate stress

Answer 20

Question 21

What are the 3 fundamental employee rights under the Federal and provincial safety regulations

Answer 21

1) The right to know about hazards in the workplace
2) The right to participate in correcting those hazards
3) The right to refuse dangerous work

Question 22

How does the Hazardous Products Act (1985) protect consumers

Answer 22

It protects consumers by regulating the sale of dangerous products

Question 23

What are the 2 requierments of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System WHMIS (1988)

Answer 23

• Requires labels on all hazardous products
• Requires use of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Question 24

What are the 8 jobs of a health and safety committee

Answer 24

• Meet at least 1/month.
• Keep accurate records
• Investigate and resolve complaints
• Participate in investigations of health and safety-related injuries.
• Monitor health and safety programs
• Cooperate with safety officers investigating a complaint or accident.
• Develop, establish, and promote health and safety programs and procedures.
• Obtain information concerning existing or potential hazards in the workplace

Question 25

What are the 4 implications of workplace health and safety for HRM

Answer 25

1) Ensure consistent reinforcement, training, education & due diligence
2) Conduct health and safety audits
3) Put policies and practices in place to promote a safety climate and culture at top management and in local work groups
4) Downsizing and Safety; low job satisfaction leads to low safety motivation, knowledge and compliance, leading to more accidents