Health and Safety - Video learning

Question 1

Compliance processes used by regulators include:

Answer 1

Inspecting workplaces
• Issuing orders
• Investigating of accidents
• Investigating work refusals
• Resolving disputes
• Issuing fines and closures
• Prosecuting negligent parties

Question 2

Bill C-45

Answer 2

The Bill (introduced in 2003) established new legal duties for workplace health and safety and imposed serious penalties for violations that result in injuries or death. (allows for personal fines and imprisonment)

Question 3

Health & Safety Committees responsibilities

include:

Answer 3

 Supporting safety collaboration
 Conducting safety inspections
 Investigate work refusals and work stoppage
 Investigate accidents
 Respond to concerns
Committees include union, management and
employee representation.

Question 4

Causes of hazards include:

Answer 4

1. Human Factors
2. Environmental Factors
3. Situational Factors

Question 5

Human Factors

Answer 5

includes human error, laziness,
carelessness, things that shouldn’t happen and can be
fixed.

(that is when an accident and injury is caused because of human error because some are careless or in a rush or did not have the proper training or the knowledge or just forgot to follow the safety procedures)

Question 6

Environmental Factors

Answer 6

the condition of the work an environment like loud noises or cold temperatures; and conditions that are integral to the job and can’t be fixed or changed.

(Hazard can also be caused by environmental factors these are the things that can’t be fixed for example you can’t turn up the heat in the meat storage refrigerator)

Question 7

Situational Factors

Answer 7

include operations, equipment, or
materials that contribute to accident situations.

(if a worker received an electric shock from ungrounded equipment or tripped because the equipment was poorly arranged)

Question 8

Methods for identifying hazards include:

Answer 8

• Walk-through surveys (It involves a safety professional touring in search of hazards)
• Safety sampling (Also known as behavioural or activity sampling is when they document their observation in a structured manner - documenting the potential hazards after watching people in the workplace.
• Task and job inventories
• Historical safety records
• Incident investigations
• Safety audits
• Employee complaints

Question 9

The most common form of hazard analysis is

the

Answer 9

“analytical tree”: comprises of

1. Positive tree – shows the proper way of doing a job
2. Fault tree – shows things that can go wrong

Question 10

Risk assessment considers:

Answer 10

Frequency
Severity
Probability

Question 11

Frequency

Answer 11

measures of how often someone is exposed to

the hazard as a normal part of their job

Question 12

Severity

Answer 12

projects the consequences of the hazard

Question 13

Probability

Answer 13

estimates the likelihood of an accident

occurring given the hazard and its frequency

Question 14

Methods of controlling hazards include:

Answer 14

• Elimination: wherever possible the best control is to
eliminate the hazard. (In the case of diagnostic center either introducing Lazor or robot to take the blood sample can eliminate the hazard therefore this cannot be fully eliminated.
• Engineering Controls: the use of metal guards, shields,
barriers, etc.
• Administrative Controls: ensuring proper processes,
instruction, training, rotating shifts, etc. (so that workers don’t feel fatigued or boredom
• Personal Protective Equipment: wearing masks, gloves, aprons, hard hats, steel-toed boots, etc.