Exam 8: A Part 1creating a Safe and Healthy Work Environment

Scenario 8.2: Faulty Scaffolding The owner and supervisor of a small BC construction company and a scaffold platform supplier were charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death,in addition to 12 provincial health and safety legislation charges.Two migrant workers fell 11 storeys from a high-rise building when the faulty scaffolding broke,and they were not attached to harnesses. -Please refer to Scenario 8.2.In this situation,whose responsibility was it to ensure the migrant workers' workplace was safe?

It was found that several of an organization's workers had not been trained and did not know their three fundamental rights that underlie health and safety legislation.Which of the following is one of their three rights?

Scenario 8.3: Emergency Room Shutdown On Saturday,February 28,2013,Ciara Michal,the human resource manager at Strathcona Hospital,made a decision to shut down the hospital's emergency room.A second registered nurse had refused to work a 12-hour shift due to fears concerning the spread and infection of several communicable diseases.Patients had to be directed to another hospital,260 km away.Michal had spent the last several hours fielding questions and concerns from hospital staff,the public,and government representatives about the hospital emergency room closure.Several additional health and safety concerns were brought to her attention,pointing to a larger problem. Emergency room doctors and nurses working at Lochview Hospital are particularly concerned about the risk of patients contracting C.difficile virus,as the incidents of infection had increased 300% in two years.There had been two recent needle-stick injuries: one involving a rushed emergency room cleaning staff person and the other,a practicum nursing student.These incidents posed both physical and emotional threats related to the hepatitis B virus,the hepatitis C virus,and HIV.All emergency room staff,as well as paramedics and emergency social services staff,are concerned about the shortage of hospital beds and the makeshift system of creating an overflow ward in the hallways and cafeteria.Hallway beds don't have the safety equipment available,leading to mistakes and poor care.Extension cords run across the floors in order to reach electrical outlets.Patients with acute problems are seen in chairs,and some are tucked way into corners where they cannot be observed.These stressful working conditions are having an adverse impact on emergency room health-care workers.Over 10% of the emergency room staff are on extended stress-related leaves. -Please refer to Scenario 8.3.Which of the following is a major category of the causes of workplace stress?

What type of hazard would an electrician apprentice be exposed to when doing the electrical wiring for a high rise building?

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic ways of overcoming polluted buildings?

It was found that a retail worker fell off a ladder on her first month of work.Which of the following is one of the three fundamental rights that the she should have been informed of?

What are employee complaints of headaches;dizziness;disorientation;fatigue;and eye,ear,and throat irritation often symptoms of?

What primary legal body regulates Occupational Health and Safety at Bell Canada?

What are two workplace stressors?

Several office administration workers are experiencing pain,tingling and numbness in their fingers.What is this injury called?

Scenario 8.1: SaFE The Safety For Everyone (SaFE)program at Canadian Rails (CR)encourages peer-on-peer safety."SaFE observers" provide positive and constructive feedback to peers during a shift.At-risk behaviours are discussed in confidence and corrected on the spot.General observations are noted by the SaFE observer and shared with supervisors for future analysis.Several weeks ago CR experienced a train crash in which several employees were injured.Many employees are emotional and shocked that this occurred as CR has extensive health and safety policies and practices to ensure public safety of which SaFE is only one of many health and safety initiatives.There had also been a high number of injuries by employees working in the Canadian Rails shipyards. -Please refer to Scenario 8.1.CR has several joint health and safety committees.What is the primary legal responsibility of these committees?

What is one tip for reducing job-related stress?

Please refer to Scenario 8.5.What best defines the care worker's legal fundamental health and safety responsibilities?

Scenario 8.4: BC Ferries Queen of the North Sinking The Transportation Safety Board investigation into the sinking of the BC Ferries Inc.Queen of the North,and the fatalities of two passengers warned that some crew members in safety-critical positions regularly smoked cannabis between shifts,both on board and off the vessel on which they lived for several weeks.During the investigation,the CEO of BC Ferries reacted emotionally,requesting publicly that he wanted the TSB to recommend mandatory drug testing of all employees.The Marine Workers' Union stated that they were not aware of cannabis use by crew members,yet it seemed well-known among BC Ferries' employees and officers.The union,speaking on behalf of its members,has never supported substance abuse testing. -Please refer to Scenario 8.4.What legislation would you rely on primarily in this situation?

Please refer to Scenario 8.5.ECHS follows a shared responsibility model of workplace safety.What does this model assume about health and safety?

What do most employers consider alcoholism to be?

What primary legal body regulates occupational health and safety for airlines?

What is the least likely problem in working with video display terminals?

Scenario 8.2: Faulty Scaffolding The owner and supervisor of a small BC construction company and a scaffold platform supplier were charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death,in addition to 12 provincial health and safety legislation charges.Two migrant workers fell 11 storeys from a high-rise building when the faulty scaffolding broke,and they were not attached to harnesses. -Please refer to Scenario 8.2.Which health hazard category were the migrant workers not aware of?

Scenario 8.1: SaFE The Safety For Everyone (SaFE)program at Canadian Rails (CR)encourages peer-on-peer safety."SaFE observers" provide positive and constructive feedback to peers during a shift.At-risk behaviours are discussed in confidence and corrected on the spot.General observations are noted by the SaFE observer and shared with supervisors for future analysis.Several weeks ago CR experienced a train crash in which several employees were injured.Many employees are emotional and shocked that this occurred as CR has extensive health and safety policies and practices to ensure public safety of which SaFE is only one of many health and safety initiatives.There had also been a high number of injuries by employees working in the Canadian Rails shipyards. -Please refer to Scenario 8.1.The rail workers (employees)who work around or directly handle certain materials are required to identify these materials through the procedures outlined in WHMIS.What symbol used on the supplier's products would help workers be aware of materials causing immediate and serious toxic effects?