Chapter 12 - Promoting Safety and Health

Question 1

Occupational injury

Answer 1

any cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation resulting from a workplace accident or from an exposure involving an accident in the work environment

Question 2

Occupational illness

Answer 2

an abnormal condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an occupational injury, caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment

Question 3

Acts

Answer 3

are laws passed by various legislatures/parliaments across canada

Question 4

Regulations and guidelines

Answer 4

specify how the laws should be applied

Question 5

Employers duties

Answer 5

provide a hazard free workplace, must inform their employees about health and safety requirements, keep records - to compile an annual summary of work-related injuries and illness

Question 6

Required to prove due diligence -

Answer 6

establishing a comprehensive occupational health and safety management system, providing competent supervision, training, and instruction, taking every reasonable precaution in the workplace

Question 7

Duties of workers

Answer 7

• employees need to
• comply with all applicable acts and regulations
• report hazardous conditions or defective equipment
• follow all employer safety health rules and regulations
• can refuse any unsafe work without fear of reprisal

Question 8

Duties of supervisors

Answer 8

defined as a person who has charge of a workplace and authority over a workers

• they must advise employees of potential workplace hazards
• ensure that workers wear or use safety equipment, devices, or clothing
• provide written instructions when applicable
• take every reasonable precautions

Question 9

Duties of Joint Health and Safety Committees

Answer 9

the objective is to establish a non adversarial climate for creating safe and healthy workplaces

Question 10

Industrial disease -

Answer 10

a disease resulting from exposure to a substance relating to a particular process, trade, or occupation in industry

Question 11

Creating a Culture of Safety

Answer 11

Need to motivate managers, supervisors, and subordinates to be champions of safety considerations

Question 12

Role of supervisors

Answer 12

communicate to an employee the need to work safely

Question 13

Proactive safety training

Answer 13

• first aid, defensive driving, accident prevention techniques, hazardous materials, emergency procedures

Question 15

Enforcing Safety Rules:
Opportunities for employee involvemen

Answer 15

Jointly safety standards with management, participation in safety training, involvement in designing and implementing special safety training programs, involvement in establishing safety incentives, and rewards, and inclusion in accident investigations

Question 16

Distracted driving

Answer 16

• companies taking action to prevent, outfitting their phones with apps, to prevent drivers from online browsing or checking their email

Question 17

Workplace violence -

Answer 17

threatening behaviour - shaking fists or throwing objects, written or verbal threats, harassment, verbal abuse, physical attacks

Question 18

Preventative measures

Answer 18

workplace design - safety locks, physical barriers, administrative practices - keeping cash register funds to a minimum, varying the time of day that cash is emptied

Question 19

Workplace practice -

Answer 19

designated contact kept information of the employees schedule and checking the credentials of clients

Question 20

Workplace bullying

Answer 20

unwanted and ongoing negative actions of one or more persons against another within the workplace

Question 21

Emergency action plan

Answer 21

a plan an organization develops that contains step-by-step procedures for dealing with various emergency situations

Question 22

Crisis Management Teams

Answer 22

conduct initial risk assessment surveys, develop action plans to respond to violent situations, and perform crisis intervention during violent or potentially violent encounters.

Question 23

Ergonomics

Answer 23

• focuses on ensuring that jobs are designed for safe and efficient work while improving the safety, comfort, and performance of users

Question 24

Cumulative trauma disorders

Answer 24

injuries of the muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, and spinal discs caused by repeated stresses and strains

Question 25

Chemical Hazards

Answer 25

WHMS

Question 26

Labels

Answer 26

designed to alert the worker that there are potentially hazardous substance

Question 27

Material safety data sheets

Answer 27

identifies the product and its potentially hazardous ingredients and suggests procedures for handling the product safely

Question 28

Training

Answer 28

workers must be trained to check for labels and to follow specific procedures for handling spills

Question 29

Depression

Answer 29

negative emotional state marked by feelings of low spirits, gloominess, sadness, and loss of pleasure in ordinary activities

Question 30

Drug abuse

Answer 30

loss of productivity, increased number of accidents and injuries, rising rates of employee theft

Question 31

Stress

Answer 31

any adjustive demand caused by physical, mental, or emotional factors that require coping behaviour

Question 32

Eustress

Answer 32

positive stress that accompanies achievement and exhilaration

Question 33

Distress

Answer 33

harmful stress characterized by the loss of feelings of security and adequacy

Question 34

High demand

Answer 34

having too much to do in too short of time

Question 35

High effort

Answer 35

having to expend too much mental or physical energy over too long a period

Question 36

Low control -

Answer 36

having too little influence over the way a job is done on a day to day basis

Question 37

Low reward

Answer 37

receiving inadequate feedback on performance and no recognition for a job well done

Question 38

Burnout

Answer 38

the most severe stage of distress, manifesting itself in depression, frustration, and loss of productivity