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Principles Of Health And Safety Management Flashcards

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  1. Describe the main purpose of PIR.
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Reducing work site injuries

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  1. Describe the COR audit cycle.
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3 year audit cycle
Year 1 - certification audit
Year 2 & 3 - maintenance audits

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  1. Describe the three reasons why an employer should have an HSMS in place.
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  1. Legal - must comply with legal requirements based on scope of work
  2. Financial - can reduce direct and indirect costs by reducing injuries/incidents
  3. Moral - the right thing to do
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  1. Describe the three factors that contribute to due diligence. (p.9)
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  1. Foreseeability
  2. Preventability
  3. Control
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  1. Describe a health and safety policy and the five key requirements of this policy. (p.12)
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A written statement that confirms the company’s commitment to having a health and safety workplace

  1. Commitment
  2. Purpose
  3. Responsibilities
  4. Compliance
  5. Sign-off
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  1. Describe employer, supervisor, worker and prime contractor responsibilities under the OHS Act
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Employers - Ensure health, safety and welfare of workers
- Ensure workers are aware of rights/duties
- Ensure not subject/participate in violence or harassment
- Ensure workers supervised by someone competent
- Ensure HSC/HSR complying with duties
- Resolve concerns from HSC/HSR
- Ensure workers are adequately trained
- Ensure H&S information and OHS legislation readily available
- Cooperate with persons exercising OHS duties

Supervisors - Take all precautions to protect H&S of workers
- Ensure workers follow OHS legislation
- Ensure not subject/participate in violence/harrassment
- Advise workers of known or reasonably foreseeable hazards
- Report unsafe/harmful work site acts/conditions to employer
- Cooperate w/persons exercising their OHS duties

Workers- Protect H&S of themselves and other persons at work sites
- Cooperate with employers/supervisors to protect H&S of workers
- Use all devices and ppe designated for their protection
- Report unsafe/harmful acts or conditions to employer/supervisors
- Participate in training provided by employer
- Do not cause/participate in harassment or violence
- Cooperate w/persons exercising their OHS duties
- Refrain from performing tasks in which they are not yet competent without direct supervision

Prime Contractors
- Establish a system to ensure OHS compliance with OHS legislation at a work site with two or more employers
- Designate a person in writing to address matters related to HSC/HSR requirements
- Conduct their work activities in a manner that does not impact the health and safety of others at the work site

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  1. List at least eight ways supervisors and workers participate in the HSMS. (p.17)
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  • Site/worker orientations
  • OTJ training
  • Safety meetings and HSC’s
  • Tailgate/toolbox
  • Performance evaluations
  • Competency/skill checks
  • Site-specific hazard assessments
  • Formal and informal inspections
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  1. Describe the three worker rights outlined in the OHS Act. (p.17)
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Right to Know (hazards/ways to eliminate)
Right to Participate (in H&S activities)
Right to Refuse (dangerous work)

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  1. Identify examples for each of the two types of OHS resources employers must provide to workers. (p.20)
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  1. Company Information (hazard id/assessments, hazard controls, inspection results, swp’s, sjp’s)
  2. OHS Act, Regs, Code (current paper, download or stored electronic)
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  1. Define two types of hazards
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Health - has the potential to cause and acute or chronic condition, illness or disease

Safety - has the potential to cause immediate injury or damage

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  1. Explain the difference between a formal hazard assessment and a site-specific hazard
assessment. (.25)
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Formal Hazard - pre-work

Site Specific - ongoing (daily)

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  1. Describe the nine steps in the formal hazard assessment process. (p.28)
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Step 1 - figure out what people do
Step 2 - list tasks associated w/jobs
Step 3 - identify H&S hazards
Step 4 - rank hazards according to risk
Step 5 - find ways to eliminate or control
Step 6 - implement selected controls
Step 7 - communicate hazards/controls
Step 8 - monitor implemented controls
Step 9 - review/revise hazard assessment as needed

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  1. Explain the difference between a job and a task. (p.29)
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Job is the position held by the worker

Task is an activity performed as part of a job

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  1. Identify the four contributing factors to health and safety hazards. (p.30)
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PEME

People
Equipment
Materials
Environment

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  1. Describe the two factors used to determine risk. (p.31)
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Likelihood X Severity

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  1. Describe the Hierarchy of Controls. (p.32)
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The OHS states the order of controls to follow known as the Hierarchy of Controls

Engineering - mech lift/transport, automate, enclosures, ventilation

Administrative - sjp/swp, code of practice, orientations

PPE - hard hat, bump cap, hearing protection, gloves

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  1. Identify three factors that influence the selection of hazard controls. (p.46)
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Legislation/Scope of Work/Client Requirements

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  1. Identify opportunities for monitoring controls or becoming aware of control issues. (p.49)
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  • During Inspections (formal/informal)
  • Exposure Testing (noise monitoring, water testing, air sampling)

Work Site Records (first aid records, incident reports, hazard reports, near miss reports, investigation reports, hazard assessments)

Employee Feedback (safety meetings, tailgate meetings/toolbox talks, HSC/HSR, internal communications)

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  1. Identify the OHS-required components of a harassment and violence prevention plan. (p.51)
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Violence & Harassment Prevention Policy/Procedure

Training Includes - recognition of violence/harassment
- policies, procedures and control measures
- responses to violence or harassment
- reporting and investigation procedures

Review - when incident of violence or harassment occurs
- when recommend by HSC or HSR
- every 3 years

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  1. State the main purpose of an HSC. (p.58)
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To identify and resolve safety concerns

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  1. List the topics HSC committee members or an HSR must be trained on. (p.59)
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Role
Responsibilities
Obligations or work site parties
Worker Rights

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  1. State the three parts of the OHS definitions of competent and direct supervision. (p.68)
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Competent
1. Qualified
2. Trained
3. Experienced to work with minimal to no supervision

Direct Supervision
1. Must be done by competent worker
2. Must be done personally and visually
3. Must be able to communicate readily and clearly with the worker

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  1. Describe the two common types of orientations. (p.73)
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General Safety Orientation
(Company specific)

Site Specific Orientation

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  1. Describe the four common training principles used for On-the-Job Training (OJT). (p.75)
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Tell
Show
Do
Review

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  1. Describe methods used for internal assessments. (p.77)
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  1. Describe the work site parties identified in the OHS Act. (p.82)
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Contracting Employer - through contracting agreement or ownership, directs the activities of one or more employers

Owner - person registered under Land Titles Act as owner of land on which work is being carried or may be carried out; or person who enters into an agreement with owner to be responsible for meeting the owner’s obligations under act, regs, code but does not include a person who occupies land or premises used as a private residence unless a business, trade or profession is carried out in that premises

Service Provider - provides training, consulting, testing, program development, or other services in respect of any occupation or work site

Supplier - sells, rents, leases, erects, installs or provides any harmful substance or explosive testing be used by a worker in respect of any occupation or work site

Temporary Staffing Agency - retains workers and deploys or facilitates the placement of workers with other employers

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  1. Describe contracting employer responsibilities. (p.83)
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Ensure employers comply with OHS legislation

Ensure other work site parties are informed of existing or potential hazards that may affect them at the work site

Cooperate with others who are exercising their duties under the OHS legislation Ensure other

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  1. Describe the contracted employer management process. (p.84)
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  1. Pre-Qualification and Selection
    Establish process, determine requirements, assess contracted employers, select a contracted employer
  2. Pre-Project Meeting
    Review scope of work, review project safety plan, collect documentation
  3. Monitoring, Evaluation and Feedback
    Monitor contracted employers
    Evaluate contracted employers
    Provide feedback
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  1. Identify the two key elements of a PSP that must be readily available to all work site parties.
(p.85)
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Hazard Assessments & Inspection Reports

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  1. List at least five key inspection-related issues that the HSMS should focus on. (p.91)
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Have all hazards and potential hazards been identified?
Are supervisors and workers complying with legislation?
Are supervisors and workers following rules and procedures?
Have potential direct causes of hazards been identified?
Is there monitoring of hazard controls?

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  1. List the four basic steps of most formal inspection models. (p.93)
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Step 1. Plan the inspection
Step 2. Conduct the inspection
Step 3. Complete the report
Step 4. Monitor the corrective actions

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  1. Describe the four requirements of an inspection policy and procedure. (p.94)
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Areas and equipment to inspect
- are all areas that need to be inspected identified?
- what equipment needs to be inspected?

Personnel
- who are designated personnel responsible for completing inspections?
- are all levels of company represented?
- are designated personnel conducting inspections at the stated frequency?

Frequency
- is the frequency appropriate for the type of work the company does?
- does the standard reflect OHS legislative very requirements, industry standards and manufacturer’s specifications?

Format
- is the format for inspections appropriate for the work sites, work areas, equipment, materials, etc?

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  1. State reasons why management and workers should participate in formal inspections. (p.98)
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Management is responsible to make sure inspections are happening, signing off. Important for them to see how HSMS is working

Workers as critical input as they know the job site the best and are most impacted by hazards

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  1. Describe the steps that must occur when there is a work refusal. (p.100)
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  1. Report refusal to HSR/HSC as soon as possible
  2. If employer does not remedy the alleged undue hazard immediately, discuss with worker and immediately inspect the reported hazard
  3. Complete written report including information on work refusal, inspection and actions taken
  4. Provide a copy of the report to the worker and HSC/HSR
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  1. Recognize common sources of information that can be used to identify emergencies requiring an ERP. (p.103)
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Formal HA’s - PRIMARY
SSHA’s
Inspection reports
Incident/Investigation reports
Client requirements
Past events

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  1. Identify the OHS-required components of an ERP. (p.105)
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Communication Systems
Emergency Contact Numbers
Emergency Personnel
Evacuation Plans

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  1. Identify the OHS-required components of a first aid report. (p.110)
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  • Name of worker
  • Name and qualification of first aider
  • Description of illness/imjury
  • Description of first aid provided
  • Date and time illness/injury
  • Date and time illness/injury reported
  • Location where incident occurred
  • Work related cause of incident if applicable
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  1. State the minimum requirement for conducting ERP drills. (p.114)
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At least once a year

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  1. Identify reasons why near misses should be investigated. (p.116)
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Near missed eventually lead to an incident

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  1. Identify the injuries or incidents that employers must investigate and report on. (p.117)
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  • death of worker
  • reason to believe worker has been or will be admitted to hospital
  • unplanned/uncontrolled explosion/fire/flood that cause serious illness/injury or has potential to cause
  • collapse of crane, Derrick or hoist
  • collapse or failure of any component of building or structure necessary for the structural integrity of the building or structure
  • injury, illness or incident that had a likelihood of causing a serious injury or illness
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  1. Recognize the components of a S.M.A.R.T. corrective action. (p.123)
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Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time-Bound

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  1. State why a record management system is an important part of the HSMS. (p.126)
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Continuous improvement of the HSMS

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  1. State the benefits of auditing. (p.1128)
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Audits help to identify how well an HSMS is performing against a standard

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  1. Describe leading and lagging indicators. (p.129)
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Leading - proactive/pre-event

Lagging - reactive/post-event

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  1. Describe the purpose of an action plan. (p.132)
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To provide a plan to improve the HSMS over the upcoming year

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