OHS Act
Safety Rights
Safety Responsibilities
WHMIS
Common Safety Mistakes
100
This is a duty and precaution for ______________co-operate with the employer and with the employee’s fellow employees to protect the employee’s own health and safety and that of other persons at or near the workplace;
What is EMPLOYEE
100
YOU have the right to ___________what hazards are present in the workplace;
What is KNOW?
100
___________ is responsible for providing and maintaining equipment with proper safety devices
Who is the EMPLOYER?
100
ACRONYM TIME:
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems
What is WHMIS?
100
Employees might not report ___________ because they are seen as embarrassing or funny or perhaps, they just can't be bothered with the paperwork. . At the end of each week, month or quarter, review the near misses that have occurred to highlight patterns and determine actions that need to be undertaken to strengthen weak areas.
What is Near MISS?
200
____________means practicable unless the person on whom a duty is placed can show that there is a gross disproportion between the benefit of the duty and the cost, in time, trouble and money, of the measures to secure the duty;
What is REASONABLY Practicable?
200
The right to ______________ in keeping your workplace healthy and safe
What is PARTICIPATE?
200
___________ is responsible for making sure employees wear personal protective equipment and know how to use it proper
Who is the EMPLOYER?
200
“Danger” or “Warning”
What is a SIGNAL WORD?
200
When new staff join, there is usually pressure to get them up to speed very quickly. But rushing through ____________ given to new starters with verbal or written information that they are expected to remember and apply isn't going to be effective.
What is inneffective or rushing TRAINING
300
This is a duty or precaution of _______________ to provide such information, instruction, training, supervision and facilities as are necessary to the health or safety of the employees;
Who is the EMPLOYER
300
You have the right to__________ work that you believe to be dangerous to yourself or your co-workers.
What is REFUSE?
300
______________ has a responsibility to reporting anything in the workplace that may be dangerous
Who is the EMPLOYEE?
300
A phrase assigned to a hazard class and category that describes the nature of the hazard including, where appropriate, the degree of hazard
What is a Hazard Statement?
300
The failure to use ____________usually comes down to poor management, communication, and training. If workers don't understand why ________ is necessary and have no say in choosing it, they are likely not to use it.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
400
A Safety Policy is a requirement Where ______or more employees are regularly employed by an employer other than a constructor or contractor;
What is 5?
400
True or False the worker must go to Tim Hortons and tell the host that they are refusing to work when the concern about dangerous work arises
False-
(a) immediately report it to a supervisor; (b) where the matter is not remedied to the employee’s satisfaction, report it to the committee or the representative, if any; and (c) where the matter is not remedied to the employee’s satisfaction after the employee reports in accordance with clauses (a) and (b), report it to the Division. 1996, c. 7, s. 17.
400
____________ has a responsibility to wear personal protective equipment and following safety procedures
Who is the EMPLOYEE?
400
Your _____________ is required to provide education and training that will help you understand and use the information provided on the SDS.
What is EMPLOYER?
400
Do not use the top _________rungs of a ladder?
What is 3 The higher a person goes on a ladder, the greater the possibility that the ladder will slip out at the base.
500
A requirement for a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHSC)At every workplace where _____________or more persons are regularly employed, the employer shall establish and maintain one joint occupational health and safety committee or, at
What is 20
500
True or False the employer assign someone else to do the work after a worker has refused?
What is TRUE
Yes, but under specific conditions. While waiting for the investigation and decision of an inspector, another worker can be assigned that task as long as the new worker has been advised of the first work refusal and the reasons why it was refused.
500
Nova Scotia's Occupational Health and Safety Act is based on the idea that the primary responsibility for occupational health and safety is shared by everyone connected with that workplace — including employers, employees, contractors, owners and suppliers. This is known as the __________________________________________________.
What is the Internal Responsibility System (IRS).
500
The WHMIS 2015 SDS has a standardized format of_________ sections, with specific information required for most sections
What is 16?
500
Lack of_____________ on your site sets the theme. When your site is disorganized, unstructured and messy has an increased risk of slips, tripping and other injuries
What is HOUSEKEEPING?