Unit 7 - Health and Safety

Question 1

Contact with a fallen power line is an example of
a) Electrical energy
b) Pressure
c) Kinetic energy
d) Chemical energy
e) Gravitational energy

Answer 1

a) Electrical energy

Question 2

Some of the most common negative effects of shift work include
a) Disruption of circadian (sleep)
b) Disruption of family and social life
c) Sleep deprivation
d) All of the above

Answer 2

d) All of the above

Question 3

Hazards you may encounter at various postings include all of the following except
a) Angry or uncooperative persons
b) Isolated conditions
c) Alcohol sales
d) Compliant or cooperative persons

Answer 3

d) Compliant or cooperative persons

Question 4

Working around large amounts of cash or valuable goods (e.g. such as a Casino) is an example of a _____________-risk setting.
a) Very high
b) Medium
c) High
d) Low

Answer 4

c) High

Question 5

Clothing or hair becoming tangled in moving machinery is an example of
a) Kinetic energy
b) Material
c) Gravitational energy
d) Chemical energy

Answer 5

a) Kinetic energy

Question 6

The type of hazard and potential harm for asbestos is
a) Practice, falling
b) Material, cancer
c) Condition, slip and fall
d) Substance, smoke inhalation, death

Answer 6

b) Material, cancer

Question 7

Working at a height without a safety rope is an example of what type of hazard?
a) Thing hazard
b) Process hazard
c) Substance hazard
d) Material hazard
e) Practice hazard

Answer 7

e) Practice hazard

Question 8

Develop a habit of communicating, or ___________________ your supervisor or co-workers at the start of each shift.
a) Checking in with
b) Emailing
c) Writing a report with
d) Exercising with

Answer 8

a) Checking in with

Question 9

Hazard assessment should be a(n) ________________ process.
a) Ongoing
b) Supervisory
c) Legal
d) Observational

Answer 9

a) Ongoing

Question 10

Working a venue with numbers of persons present is an example of a _____________-risk setting.
a) Very high
b) High
c) Medium
d) Low

Answer 10

c) Medium

Question 11

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (2009) define a hazard as
a) Any source of potential damage that could cause harm to individuals at work
b) Any man-made or natural hazard that may occur at work
c) Any risk that could cause harm to someone or something under certain conditions at work
d) Any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone under certain conditions at work

Answer 11

d) Any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone under certain conditions at work

Question 12

Working a construction site or industrial site during daylight hours is an example of a _______________-risk setting.
a) Medium
b) Very high
c) Low
d) High

Answer 12

a) Medium

Question 13

If you are overtired or ill while on shift, you are a _____________ to yourself.
a) Physician
b) Victim
c) Contagious person
d) Hazard

Answer 13

d) Hazard

Question 14

Keep your uniform in _________________ to avoid potential hazards.
a) Plain sight
b) Good repair
c) Your locker
d) Your employer’s office

Answer 14

b) Good repair

Question 15

The type of hazard and potential harm for electricity is
a) Substance, smoke inhalation, death
b) Energy source, cancer
c) Energy source, electric shock
d) Electrical energy, death

Answer 15

c) Energy source, electric shock