OHS
What are Alberta's main occupational health and safety laws?
The Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Code
How often are hazard assessment completed?
Monthly
Where can you find OH&S Resources and Links?
What are the confined spaces at the CVCRC Pool?
Air handling unit by tot pool, sump-pumps, basin when drained, surge tanks, and open filter tanks, Wave Chamber.
Where do you find information on the PPE required to handle a chemical?
SDS and City Place cards
What are the three rights of employees according to OHS?
The right to refuse dangerous work and know that you’re protected from reprisal
The right to know about workplace hazards and have access to basic health and safety information
How can people be a contributing factor to workplace hazards?
- Gaps in competency
- Emphasis on speed over safety
- Bullying/Harassments
- Working while impaired (i.e. fatigue, misuse of substances)
- Not using PPE when required
What forms need to be filled out in the event a staff member is injured?
Incident Report and Incident Data Collection (IDC)
How many trauma kits are in CVCRC and where are they?
7. Fitness desk, Gymnasium, Desk 1, Arena, First aid room, Lifeguard chair 1, and Cindy's Office
What do you need to have if you are transferring a chemical to a secondary container?
There must be a work place label on the secondary container.
Definition of a hazard:
An unsafe or unhealthy work site conditions that can result in personal harm or property damage.
What are the four categories of hazards?
- Physical
- Biological
- Chemical
- Psychosocial
Where can you share ideas to help the city improve our environmental performance and report non-conformance?
ENVISO website - Enviso suggestion and continual improvement form
Which hazard has the highest risk factor (before controls) in our facility that you handle as a Lifeguard? What is it rated?
Pressurized Air Cylinders (O2, Fire extinguishers, CO2). Rating before control is 9.
What training do you need to have to accept a chemical delivery?
Current TDG certification
What occupational health and safety incidents must an employer investigate?
Any incident that is legally required to be reported to Alberta OHS
If a hazard cannot be eliminated, what are the three levels of hazard control?
- Engineering
- Administrative
- Personal Protective Equipment
What are ENVISOs three commitments?
- Protect the environment
- Meet compliance obligations
- Continually improve the environmental performance
How many fire extinguishers are in CVCRC?
62
Main level - 34
Level 2 - 7
Mechanical Level - 7
Lower Level - 14
Total = 62
What kind of respiratory cartridges must be used when opening the pool acid?
Vapor cartridges
Multiple Gases/Vapor/P100
The Occupational Health and Safety law is based on what kind of system?
Internal Responsibility system: The main idea of this system is that everyone in the workplace shares accountability for health and safety, according to the authority and level of control they have.
What are the two different types of hazard assessments?
Formal Hazard Assessment: evaluates the overall operations of an organization to identify hazards and develop, implement, and monitor related controls.
Site Specific: addresses hazards that are specific to the job site or show up due to changing circumstances at the job site.
Name 4 of the OHS 10 Elements of the Health and Safety Program
1. Organizational Commitment
2. Hazard recognition and assessment
3. Hazard control
4. Joint Health and Safety Committees and Safety Representatives
5. Orientation and Training
6. Other worksite parties at or in vicinity of the worksite
7. Safety Inspections
8. Emergency Response Planning
9. Incident Investigation
10. Program Administration
Where is the aquatic SDS binder stored?
In the aquatic catwalk on the shelf with the PPE
What steps do you take in the event of a large chemical spill?
- Use the spill kit and refer to SDS for spill protocol
- Refer to the Emergency Response Plans (ERP) for Chemical Spill/Release procedures
- Contact facility management
What are the three ways you could be exposed to bodily fluids?
1. Needlestick Injury and/or Puncture Wound
2. Broken Skin
3. Mucous Membrane Exposure (eyes, nose, mouth)
What is the hazard rating for Slips/Trips/Falls before controls? Name two of the controls in place.
7.
a) Formal and informal safety inspections
b) Proper Footwear and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Aquatic Staff. Footwear Branch Instructions (steel-toed rubber boots, cleats and steel-toed boots)
c) Awareness of various trip and slip hazards and the injuries that could result. Immediately report and take actions to rectify these hazards.
d) Report conditions that are unsafe and require maintenance (i.e., excessive pool toys on deck, loose cords, etc.)
e) Proper work practices are followed related to lifting, moving heavy objects, storage of supplies, housekeeping and cleaning.
f) First Aid trained staff available with access to first aid/trauma kits
g) Winter: Slips, Trips, and Falls Toolbox Talk
h) Proper pool deck maintenance and housekeeping.
According to the Risk Rating scale, how is a "Serious" risk numerically defined, and what are the three specific factors used to calculate this value?
A "Serious" risk is defined by a numerical value of 7, 8, or 9. The three factors used to determine this are Severity, Probability, and Exposure.
What is a unique hazard mentioned regarding the WAPOchlor system, and what safety feature is built into the system to handle it?
The unique hazard is hydrogen off-gassing. The safety feature is that the Wapochlor system shuts down automatically if hydrogen levels become too high.
What does WHMIS Stand for?
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
According to Part 1 of the Alberta OHS Act, what is a "Supplier" legally required to provide to an employer when they supply a "harmful substance" for use at a work site?
A supplier must provide a written copy of the manufacturer’s specifications and instructions for safe use (typically in the form of a Safety Data Sheet or SDS) and must ensure that the substance is safe to use when used according to those specifications.
Where do you find the Aquatic Pepper Spray kit?
Under the radio charging table
4 hours
What are the characteristic of workplace appropriate footwear?
1. Have non-slip characteristics.
2. The design must secure the heel firmly at all times.
3. The design must provide midsole and insole support.
4. The footwear must be secured at the upper of the shoe.
5. The design of the outsole must be flat with a low heel
6. The footwear must have a quick drain feature.
7. The materials should have the quality to inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungus.
8. The footwear must be appropriately fitted.
9. The footwear must have non-marking outsoles.
10.The footwear must be clean and used only for indoor use.
What is WHMIS?
Canada's national hazard communication standard for hazardous chemicals used in the workplace.