Exam 10: Occupational Health and Safety

The "due diligence" requirement in occupational health and safety legislation requires that every reasonable precaution to ensure the health and safety of workers be taken by

Accidents are generally most frequent between the ages of 17 and 28, declining thereafter to reach a low

A number of health-related issues and challenges can undermine employee performance at work.These can include any of the following except

Several studies suggest that a test such as the Employee Reliability Inventory (ERI) can help employers reduce unsafe acts at work.

Mechanical and physical conditions that cause accidents are referred to as

Workers' compensation premiums for employers are proportional to

Supervisors are the company's first line of defence in combating substance abuse in the workplace and they must act as company detectives.

The appropriate time to begin "controlling" workers' compensation claims is before the accident happens, not after.

HR managers have an important role to play in communicating the importance of health and safety to senior management by demonstrating how it affects the bottom line.

In Canada, when dealing with alcohol and substance abuse, employers must balance conflicting legal obligations from occupational health and safety legislation and

List and describe the three basic rights of employees under the joint responsibility model of occupational health and safety and describe the employer's "due diligence" requirement.

The following are all steps employers can take to reduce the incidence of workplace violence except

An attempt to reduce unsafe acts by workers will meet with little success without the commitment of the critical link in the chain of management, namely

Occupational health and safety inspectors have all of the following powers except

The components of WHMIS are

Senior management commitment to safety can be demonstrated in all of the following ways except by

In order for drug and alcohol testing to be legal in Canada, one of the conditions that must be met is that

After a workplace accident occurs, the employer can reduce workers' compensation claims in any of the following ways except by

The art of fitting the workstation and work tools to the individual is known as

Vision is related to accident frequency for many jobs, since workers who have high visual skills have fewer injuries than those who do not.