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Being an active member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee at work allows workers to satisfy which one of the principal OH&S employee rights?

A) the right to refuse dangerous work without penalty
B) the right to participate in identifying and correcting health and safety problems
C) the right to know about hazards in the workplace
D) the right to refuse wearing safety equipment that is uncomfortable

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Which of the following is a workplace injury that results in an employee missing time from work?

A) occupational injury
B) occupational illness
C) a lost-time injury
D) a covered workers' compensation injury

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Research has found that there is a negative relationship between job insecurity and safety,and between performance-based pay and safety.Explain why job insecurity and performance-based pay programs can override safety training.

Jean owns a company that cleans up houses after fires and floods.The Ministry of Health is investigating a complaint from one of her employees who claims he has developed a chronic respiratory condition from his work.Jean has obtained a lawyer.Her lawyer reviewed Jean's policies and practices to help demonstrate that Jean took every reasonable precaution to protect the health and safety of her workers.What is the lawyer most likely trying to demonstrate?

Which of the following is an economic benefit of effective OH&S programs?

Duane works for a heavy equipment operator.Recently,the brakes failed on an excavator Duane was assigned to operate.Duane and a construction worker were injured when the excavator drove into a building on the site.This incident was heavily covered in the news and the company now faces fines and a downturn in business due to the smear on its reputation.These expenses are best described as examples of which of the following?

Differentiate between direct and indirect costs of worker injuries and explain how indirect costs can affect the organization's profitability.Give an example to support your answer.

Due diligence ensures that organizations can avoid all foreseeable accidents.

A lost-time injury is a workplace injury that results in an employee missing time from work.

"Emphasis" is one of the three Es of the traditional views of safety.

According to the textbook,approximately how many workers in Canada die each day as a result of a workplace incident?

Which mechanism has been found to be the most influential in terms of health and safety in the workplace?

Which of the following is an example of an employer's responsibility under OH&S legislation?

What is a workplace hazard? Please define the term and give an example of a hazard that would be common in each of the following jobs: hairdresser,office worker,retail cashier.

Enrique is an OH&S professional at a large manufacturing company.The safety programs he implements always emphasize that the managers and workers share responsibility for healthy and safety at work.Which of the following can be said of Enrique's programs?

Lars is a volunteer firefighter and has just watched the safety training video about the new respirators.He finds that the one he has been given by his supervisor does not fit properly over his orthodontic braces.What should Lars do?

During the summer,Noriko works at a theme park.What is the main reason why seasonal workers like her are exposed to a higher risk of injury by the employer than full-time workers?

List four major stakeholders in OH&S.Describe two different health and safety partnership initiatives that involve pairs or groups of stakeholders.

Under OH&S laws,employers are responsible for conducting research on occupational health and safety.

Full- and part-time employees of an organization are required by law to report defective equipment and other workplace hazards.