test 2

Question 0

What is a risk

Answer 0

Chance that a person will be harmed

May also apply to situation with property/equipment loss

Question 1

What is a hazard

Answer 1

Any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on Someone under working conditions

Question 2

What are the factors that influence degree of risk

Answer 2

How much person is exposed to hazardous thing
How the person is exposed
How sever the effects are under conditions of exposure

Question 3

What are some adverse health effects

Answer 3

Bodily injury 
Disease
Change in way body function 
Decrease life span
Change in mental condition

Question 4

What are the types of hazard

Answer 4

Biological (bacteria,viruses..)
Chemicals 
Ergonomic (repetitive movements)
Physical 
Psychosocial 
Safety

Question 5

What does the hazard control program consist of

Answer 5

Steps to protect workers from exposure

Procedure required to monitor worker exposure

Question 6

Main ways to control a hazard

Answer 6

Elimination
Engineering controls (design/modify plants/building/machine)
Administrative controls (alter way work is done)
Personal protective equipment

Question 7

Where are the controls used

Answer 7

At source
Along path
At worker

Question 8

What are some engineering controls

Answer 8

Process control (change way job is done)
Enclosure (keep hazard away from worker)
Ventilation

Question 9

What are some administrative controls

Answer 9

Scheduling
Use job rotation schedules
Use work rest schedule

Question 10

What’s is the prevention methodology

Answer 10

Systematic approach to dealing with hazards

Question 11

What are the steps in prevention methodology

Answer 11

Set your standards
Comply with standards
Identify hazards
Act to resolve hazards (engineering controls, control solution, personnel solution, protective equipment)

Question 12

Who had the right to refuse dangerous work

Answer 12

Any employee
If refusal does not put life /safety of another person in danger
If danger in question is not normal condition of employment

Question 13

What is danger

Answer 13

Any existing potential hazard

Activity that can cause injury

Question 14

What is the procedure to refuse work

Answer 14

1. Report circumstances to employer
2. Employer agrees: must take action to fix hazard and protect employee
   Employer disagree: employee can cont refuse work but have to report to employer and workplace committee
3. Employer must investigate matter in presence of employee and one other perso (health and safety rep/member of workplace committee)

Question 15

What happens if employee still feel danger after investigation

Answer 15

Employer can ask employee to do different work/stay at safe place
Health and safety officer will investigate

Question 16

What protects workers from discrimination In workplace

Answer 16

Canadian human rights act

Question 17

What is workplace harassment

Answer 17

Any unwanted conduct that offends you
Can create neg work environment
Takes place if reasonable person ought to have known behaviours was unwelcome

Question 18

Form of harassment

Answer 18

Threats intimidation verbal abuse
Jokes about race religion age
Showing Sexist racist pic
Sexually suggestive remarks

Question 19

Canadian human right commission accept harassment compliant based on

Answer 19

Race
Colour
National ethnic origin
Sexual orientation 
Marital status
Family status 
Sex
Age
Religion 
Mental physical disability
Pardoned conviction

Question 20

What are employers responsibility to prevent harassment

Answer 20

Make it clear harassment wil not be tolerated
Establish harassment policy
Make sure all employees understand harassment policy
Investigate harassment ASAP

Question 21

What do you do if you are being harassed

Answer 21

Make it clear actions are not welcomed
document your case
Contact appropriate person
File a complaint

Question 22

What is class a extinguishers used for

Answer 22

Ordinary combustibles (wood,paper)

Question 23

What are class b extinguishers used for

Answer 23

Flammable liquids (oil,grease )

Question 24

What is class c extinguishers used for

Answer 24

Electrically energized fire (electrical equipment)

Question 25

What are class d extinguishers used for

Answer 25

Combustible metals

Question 26

What are class k extinguishers used for

Answer 26

combustible cooking oil

Question 27

What does fire need to start

Answer 27

Heat
Fuel
Oxygen
Chain reaction

Question 28

What are the remedies to put out fire

Answer 28

Starvation (replace fuel)
Smothering (replace oxygen)
Cooling (replace heat)
Stop chain reaction

Question 29

What are the classes of extinguishers

Answer 29

A b c d k

Question 30

What are some types of extinguishers

Answer 30

Dry chemical 
Halon
Co2
Water
Foam

Question 31

What fire are dry chemical extinguisher used for

Answer 31

Multipurpose
Contain compressed non flammable gas
A b c
Smothering

Question 32

What is halon extinguisher used for

Answer 32

Stop chemical reaction
On class c
Leave no residue

Question 33

What is water extinguisher used for

Answer 33

Contain water compressed gas
Acts as cooling
Only used on class a

Question 34

What is co2 extinguisher used for

Answer 34

Class b c
Only effective 3 to 8 feet
Smothering cooling

Question 35

What is foam extinguisher used for

Answer 35

Smothering cooling

Class a b

Question 36

What does fire blanket do

Answer 36

Smothering

Question 37

What to do during fire

Answer 37

Call fire department 
Don't fight fire alone
Have unobstructed exit path 
Approach with wind behind you (upwind)
Get only as close as necessary 
Never return extinguisher
Only approach if safe

Question 38

How to use fire extinguisher

Answer 38

Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep