Exam 4: Hazards, Risk, and Control

Mohan has decided not to put down a safety guard on the saw he is using. This is an example of which of the following?

What is another term for a direct unsafe act?

Which of the following is an example of an unsafe act?

Wakkhar's first job required him to sit at a computer for a minimum of 8 hours per shift. While Wakkhar's chair and desk were comfortable and ergonomically friendly, his keyboard and mouse were very small and required his hands to frequently rest at an awkward angle. After a year of work, Wakkhar's right hand and wrist started to ache and in some cases tingle. Which of the following injuries is Wakkhar most likely to have?

What numerical measure is typically used to communicate risk, regardless of how it is assessed?

Define and give examples of two of the four types of overt traumatic injuries discussed in the textbook. What are some prevention strategies that an HRM can implement to prevent overt traumatic injuries?

In order to accurately describe the risks involved in using various types of lasers by surgeons at the clinic, Oleg must consider both likelihood and severity of both overt traumatic and overexertion injuries.

Ventilation is a type of administrative control that specifically targets airborne hazards.

Jeremy works in a large shipping area of a courier company. A guard placed around the perimeter of a conveyor is an example of an engineering control.

Differentiate between engineering controls and administrative controls, giving an example of how each could be applied in a situation where workers have to work outside in the summer (e.g. road crew or roofing crew).

The Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) uses which of the following indicators of severity of consequences?

Which of the following is a representative of a hazard?

Careless stacking of boxes such that the boxes later fall on a coworker would be classified as what type of hazard?

Who is most likely to carry out safety sampling?

Which of the following steps should you complete first if you wanted to determine whether a new piece of equipment in your workplace was safe to use?

In the context of occupational health and safety, what groups of individuals are most likely to receive kickbacks?

The performing arts (theatre, dance, music) do not always come to mind when hazardous workplaces are being discussed. However, performers at Canada's famed Shaw and Stratford festivals encounter many hazards and OH&S incidents can occur. Imagine a theatre with suspended overhead lights, trapdoors in the stage, on-stage sets that look real but are built of flimsy materials, narrow hallways and stairs, and actors engaged in fight scenes using realistic weapons. The same process of hazard recognition, risk assessment, and control must take place. -Preventive work plans are often completed according to which of the following?

Which of the following is an example of a lockout?

The performing arts (theatre, dance, music) do not always come to mind when hazardous workplaces are being discussed. However, performers at Canada's famed Shaw and Stratford festivals encounter many hazards and OH&S incidents can occur. Imagine a theatre with suspended overhead lights, trapdoors in the stage, on-stage sets that look real but are built of flimsy materials, narrow hallways and stairs, and actors engaged in fight scenes using realistic weapons. The same process of hazard recognition, risk assessment, and control must take place. -What analytic technique is available to show why the defective repair occurred and contributed to the incident?

Hazards can be controlled by identifying and attacking the source and the path it travels.