Exam 4: Hazard Recognition, Assessment, and Control

Kim Sung is a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee at her workplace and she has been asked to work with an outside safety expert to identify hazards from poor housekeeping throughout the hospital. A walk-through survey would be an effective way for them to collect this data.

Which of the following most closely reflects the definition of a hazard, as given in the textbook?

Many of the colloquial (everyday) names for repetitive strain injuries listed in the textbook refer to what part of the body?

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

What is an example of an unsafe condition?

What is an example of a lockout?

Nico fell asleep for a minute while driving his company vehicle and narrowly missed hitting a car in the next lane. This would be classified as an OH&S incident.

As Plant Safety Officer, Celine's job is to identify human factors in workplace incidents so that blame can be laid on those who engaged in unsafe acts and/or created unsafe conditions.

What is the prerequisite step before engaging in risk assessment?

What is an example of a repetitive strain injury?

What is an example of an unsafe act?

What is an example of a process modification that would be supported by the Hawthorne studies?

Rina should ignore her coworkers in the woodworking area when they tell her that she should use compressed air to clean up her work area at the end of the day.