Occupational Health & Safety Flashcards
What group is at the highest risk of injury?
Young workers within 6 months of experience
What can be done to lower the risk of new workers?
Educate new workers on workplace hazards and safe work procedures.
What is MSI, and why do you think the presenter spent time dwelling on it so much?
Musculoskeletal Injury. It is a common type of injury in office work that we may be exposed.
Briefly describe three hazard incidents that you researched on the WorkSafeBC Website.
■ A worker was standing near the edge of a sloped excavation and he slipped down the slope.
■ A worker was seriously injured when a load shifted unexpectedly
■ two rocks fell from a cliff, striking a grout mixer, with no injuries reported due to the absence of workers at the time
What are the workplace health and safety roles, rights and responsibilities of the owner?
■ Ensuring the health and safety of workers
■ Telling employers or prime contractors any potential hazards on the site
■ Following occupational health and safety requirements
You are responsible for the safety of a construction crew working on an Island with ferry access once a day. With regards to first aid, what do you need to ensure?
■ Sufficient first aid supplies
■ At least one trained first aid worker
■ Communication plan for emergency services
■ Transportation plan to get injured workers off the island
■ Regular safety meetings
What is the procedure for refusal of unsafe work?
■ Notify the supervisor of the unsafe work condition
■ Stay in a safe location until the situation is resolved
■ If the situation is not resolved, a joint investigation should be carried out by the supervisor and worker
■ Contact WorkSafe BC about the situation and get a prevention officer to investigate
■ Prevention Officer will conduct an investigation to determine whether the work condition is unsafe
■ If the Prevention Officer says it’s unsafe, they will issue an order to address the situation. If it’s safe, the worker may continue to refuse to work only if they follow a proper process