Deck 2: Legislative Framework

Question 1

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
Sharon Nelson is the bakery manager and is a certified member of the JHSC at the new Sobeys store where she works. According to legislation, what other member of the JHSC must be certified?

A) Phillipe Gagnon, the store manager
B) Michelle Strickland, a full-time cashier
C) Asmin Zahid, the accounting manager
D) Brock Sutherland, the produce manager

Answer 1

Michelle Strickland, a full-time cashier

Question 2

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
A cleaning firm worker carelessly mixes bleach and a cleaning product while cleaning office tower washrooms. The mix results in toxic fumes that cause throat irritation to other cleaners. Which authority has jurisdiction over this incident?

A) Workplace Safety Board
B) Ministry of Environment
C) Ministry of Labour
D) Workers' Compensation Board

Answer 2

Ministry of Labour

Question 3

What are the two types of WHMIS labels?

A) supplier and manufactured labels
B) supplier and workplace labels
C) consumer and manufactured labels
D) consumer and workplace labels

Answer 3

supplier and workplace labels

Question 4

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
What is the legal element of OH&S that could vary the most across the provinces in which Sobeys operates?

A) powers of enforcement
B) accident-prevention programs
C) protection of workers from reprisals
D) duties of employers

Question 5

What workers' rights are included in federal and provincial legislation?

A) the right to know, the right to rehabilitation, and the right to refuse unsafe work
B) the right to participate, the right to rehabilitation, and the right to refuse unsafe work
C) the right to know, the right to participate, and the right to refuse unsafe work
D) the right to know, the right to be compensated for injury, and the right to refuse unsafe work

Question 6

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
What label must be on any compressed gas cylinder brought to a Sobeys store by an outside service technician who is fixing one or more of their refrigerated/freezer units?

A) a workplace label with a black and white border
B) a supplier label with a red and white border
C) a manufacturer label with a blue and white border
D) a supplier label with a black and white border

Question 7

Which of the following WHMIS requirements must employers follow?

A) Ensure MSDSs are onsite for all controlled products and all controlled products are properly labelled.
B) Ensure MSDSs are written in either English or French depending on province.
C) Ensure the hiring of only those candidates who have MSDS and WHMIS training.
D) Ensure MSDS labels are attached to all hazardous material containers.

Question 8

What is the difference between WHMIS education and WHMIS training?

A) Training takes place on the job.
B) Education involves systematic instruction.
C) Training is more focused on application.
D) Education is shorter while training is longer.

Question 9

What is the main difference between WHMIS hazards represented by a circle containing a large T with a dot on the end from WHMIS hazards represented by the skull and crossbones?

A) They involve different means of exposure.
B) They are different WHMIS classes of material.
C) They produce radiation injury rather than corrosive injury.
D) They need repeated versus single exposure for injury/illness.

Question 10

What is the relationship between provincial/territorial regulations and federal OH&S regulations?

A) Provincial regulations add to the federal ones.
B) Provincial regulations replace the federal ones.
C) Provincial regulations are more specific.
D) Provincial regulations contradict federal regulations.

Question 11

When does a ministry inspector/officer get involved in a work refusal situation?

A) when a worker identifies an unsafe work situation
B) when a worker refuses to return to work after an internal investigation
C) when a worker is told by the certified worker that he or she is endangered
D) when a number of workers refuse to work

Question 12

A CSA standard would be most similar to which of the following?

A) acts
B) regulations
C) enforcements
D) guidelines

Question 13

An employee expressed her concerns to her supervisor that fumes emitting from her computer were causing her headaches. She requested the supervisor's permission to stop working immediately. However, the supervisor insisted that she continue working. What employee right did the supervisor's behaviour violate?

A) the employee's right to refuse unsafe work
B) the employee's right to report unsafe conditions
C) the employee's right to participate in health and safety programs
D) the employee's right to a safe workplace

Question 14

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
Before the case of R. v. Bata Industries Limited was heard, who would most likely have been held accountable by the courts for environmental pollution, and who was actually convicted in this case?

A) the plant manager; the company directors
B) the plant manager; the shift supervisor
C) the workers; the plant manager
D) the company directors; the plant manager

Question 15

Which of the following acronyms represents an American association that is most similar in function to the Canadian Standards Association?

A) ACGIH
B) NIOSH
C) ISO
D) ANSI

Question 16

On the way to a service call, Alan notices his friend and coworker Tom is driving the company truck while drowsy from cold medication. What duty does he have under OH&S legislation?

A) Tell their supervisor about what he observed.
B) Try to get him to switch seats so Alan can drive.
C) Get him to take a break and have a coffee.
D) None, unless there is an accident.

Question 17

In Ontario, front-line supervisors who have knowledge of OH&S acts and regulations, and are familiar with potential hazards are deemed to be what?

A) trained
B) certified
C) competent
D) experienced

Question 18

Under OH&S legislation, what prescribed duty does a constructor have in most jurisdictions?

A) outline the scope and cost of the project
B) describe the scope and duration of the project
C) notify authorities about the commencement date of the project
D) report on how many and what type of workers will be on the project

Question 19

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
What is the most commonly found provincial requirement that would result in most Sobeys stores having a Joint Health and Safety Committee?

A) workplaces with 10 or more employees
B) workplaces with 15 or more employees
C) workplaces with 20 or more employees
D) workplaces with 25 or more employees

Question 20

Which of the following pieces of federal legislation sets guidelines for the presentation of information in the material safety data sheet?

A) the Hazardous Products Act
B) the Workplace Hazardous Materials Act
C) the Workers' Compensation Act
D) the Hazardous Materials Act

Question 21

A workplace label must be attached to the container holding a hazardous product when it is delivered to the workplace.

Question 22

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
Since Bill C-45 (Westray legislation) was passed, the lack of due diligence by company officers and directors that results in a workplace fatality is referred to as what?

A) corporate negligence
B) corporate homicide
C) corporate incompetence
D) corporate manslaughter

Question 23

The primary function of a Joint Health and Safety Committee is to provide a collaborative atmosphere where labour and management can work together to create a safer and healthier workplace.

Question 24

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
The Hazardous Materials Review Act defines a hazardous product and controls its use by requiring disclosure of the substance(s) and its concentration in a manufactured product.

Question 25

Material Safety Data Sheets are less effective in protecting workers than workplace labels.

Question 26

Police, firefighters, teachers, and healthcare workers are the only occupations with a limited right of refusal.

Question 27

Flammable liquids and flammable gases are two different divisions of Class B.

Question 28

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
In R. v. Midland Transport Ltd. (1991), the New Brunswick Provincial Court held that the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act is primarily for the protection of whom?

A) workers
B) shippers
C) the general public
D) carriers

Question 29

Complying with standards, such as CSA Z1000-06, may help to reduce an organization's legal liability.

Question 30

While they are out doing practice teaching, the responsibility for advising student teachers of possible safety hazards and ensuring they comply with the OH & S Act and regulations falls on the Board of Education for the school district where they will be working.

Question 31

The Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of the Environment can investigate the same incident involving release of a controlled substance.

Question 32

Read the following scenario and answer questions.Sobeys is a large Canadian supermarket chain that has stores in 10 Canadian provinces. In addition to the usual grocery and household items, a typical Sobeys store contains an in-store bakery, an in-store delicatessen with hot and cold takeout food, and an in-store meat packaging operation.
What option should a certified worker member of the blueberry farm JHSC pursue if the owner of the blueberry farm mentioned in the opening story fails to remedy unsafe working conditions?

A) bilateral refusal to work
B) bilateral stop work provision
C) unilateral stop work provision
D) call to the Ministry of Labour

Question 33

Employers can allow a certified worker member of the JHSC to unilaterally stop work without asking a supervisor or getting a certified management member involved.