True or False
False
WHMIS training is part of a what worker right?
To know
Your employer gives you a new cleaner to use but you don't read the label to see how to use it safely. What would your teacher's face look like when you tell her?
At what height is a worker required to wear a full body harness and be tied off to an approved, engineered anchor point?
Ten (10) feet
A young worker is between what ages?
15 and 24
A supervisor or employer must provide workers with the appropriate safety equipment or protective equipment to complete a job safely.
True
To participate
How many sections does a Safety Data Sheet that was developed using the Globally Harmonized System (WHMIS 2015) have?
16
What is meant by the term "bottom out"
If your lanyard and shock absorber are longer than the height that you could fall from, your feet will touch the ground before the lanyard and shock absorber break your fall, potentially causing serious injury.
Young workers make up what percentage of the workforce in Ontario?
13%
It is your supervisor's responsibility that you wear your PPE properly.
False. It is YOURS!
You are asked to do something that you are uncomfortable with because it seems unsafe. What right do you have to exercise?
Refuse
What is the difference between the signal words danger and warning?
Danger - hazard categories 1, 2 and 3.
Warning - hazard category 4
What is the "safety factor" length that is worked into every fall distance calculation?
How many young workers died in Ontario due to work-related incidents between 2012 and 2016?
30
If you don't want to do a job that is safe because it will make your new shoes dirty, you can refuse.
Your supervisor provides you with a written procedure to review that goes step by step in how to do a specific task in a safe manner. What worker right is this?
Know
Section 4
Six (6) feet
Workers in Ontario are how many more times likely to be injured during their first month on the job than at any other time?
Three
If you want to have a voice in your workplace when it comes to health and safety, you can join the Joint Health and Safety Committee or become a H&S Representative.
True
There are multiple stages involving several people in this process if you exercise this worker right.
Refuse
How often should you complete WHMIS training?
Annually to every three years
If your full body harness is dirty, has illegible tags, and is torn in a couple of spots, what should you do with it?
Cut it up and throw it out, and replace it.
What training must new and young workers complete as a bare minimum before starting work?
Health and Safety Awareness Training for Workers (in Four Steps)