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46 Cards in this Set
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What is the goal of Occupational Health & Safety Departments? |
To reduce occupational injury and illness |
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Identify the occupational illness that has been around since ancient Egyptian times. |
Brown Lung (respiratory issues) |
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In 1974 theOntario Government formed the Royal Commission on the Health and Safety ofWorkers in Mines. What three principalrights of workers were they the first to articulate? |
1. Rightto refuse dangerous workwithout penalty 2. Rightto participate in identifyingand correcting health and safety problems 3. Rightto know about hazards in theworkplace |
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Define and Give Example of duediligence |
An expected standard of conduct that requires employers to take every reasonable precaution to ensure safety |
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Two main goals of the Workmen's Compensation Act. |
1. Ensure injured workers received compensation and employers accepted liability 2. Prevent accidents and illness by establishing safe work environments |
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Barriers to OH&S Programs |
- ERs more concerned with production quotas then safety records - ER may clean up just before safety inspection -Alliences amoung stakeholders overcome barriers and EE unions |
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Loss-Time Injury Definition |
When an EE suffers and injury serious enough to warrant missing time from work |
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Define Occupational Injury |
Any cut, fracture, amputation or sprain resulting from a workplace accident |
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Internal Responsibility System |
The system of shared responsibility for health and safety that is the basis for most Canadian OH&S legislation |
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What do the Workers duties include? |
-Complying with OH&S regulations -Properly use safety equipment and clothing -report hazards to supervisor -report any contraventions of the act or regulations |
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Primary function of Joint Health and safety committee |
To provide a non-adversarial atmosphere in which labour and management can work together to create a safer and healthier workplace |
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WHMIS |
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System |
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What 3 elements is WHMIS legislation based on? |
1. Labels designed to alert the worker that the container contains a potentially hazardous product 2. Material Safety Data Sheet outlining ingredients and safe handling procedure 3.EE training |
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MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
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Prfessionals granted limited right of refusal in Ontario |
1. Police 2. Firefighters 3. Teachers 4. Health care workers |
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Define the Westray Legislation |
The so-called “Westraylegislation” makes company executives more accountable when workers are killedor injured on the job as a result of management negligence. It is named afterthe Westray tragedy, in which a mine explosion that killed 26 miners wasattributed to corporate negligence (see Chapter 1). |
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In reference to Corporate Liability, listthe liabilities that directors and officers face |
-Fines or imprisonment for corporate pollution -Cleanup costs associated with property the corporation owns, controls, or occupies - Fines for failing to comply with regulatory legislation |
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Define workers compensation |
Form ofinsurance governed by an act of Parliament to help workers injured on the jobto return to work. Ensuresinjured worker receives: o First aidtreatment o Benefitswhile at home recuperatingo Propertreatment for any injurieso Rehabilitation |
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Principles that the Workers Compensation Act is founded on. |
-Collective Liability for employers -compensation for workers regardless of financial condition of ER - compensation based on loss of earnings -no fault system -non-adversarial process |
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What does Workers’ Compensation ensure thatinjured workers receive? |
-Payment while off work and all medical bills paid if the injury happened at work and because of work -pension if disability is or becomes permanent - benefits if he or she cannot earn the same amount of money as before the incident |
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What are the two main social goals ofWorkers’ Compensation? |
-Provide services to prevent injuries or reduce psychological impact of injuries when they occur -Provide training and development to prepare an injured worker to return to work |
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Occupational Diseases include: |
-Various Cancers -Skin Diseases -Allergic Reactions to materials and components in the workplace |
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Define Latency Period |
Time between exposure to a cause and development of a disease |
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What are the 3 groups that stress-related disabilities can be divided into? |
1. Physical injury or occupational disease leading to mental disability 2. Mental stress resulting in a physical disability, traumatic occurrence or series of occurrences 3. Mental Stress resulting in a mental condition |
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Define regulations and responsibilities of Workers Comp Boards |
-Classify employers to ensure consistency -Decide whether an individual is classified as a worker, a subcontractor, or an employer, as each class has different conditions -System can pay benefits if worker is affected by an industrial disease that has resulted from his or her occupation |
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Three Types of WCB rehabilitation |
1. Vocational (helps injured worker return to employment or find similar work somewhere else) 2. Physical (restores physical function) 3. Social |
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Define Economic Loss |
Wage or earnings loss when workers can no longer earn the same amount of money that they were earning prior to the incident |
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Define non-economic loss |
unable to preform some of the things that they had been able to do before the incident. Ex. if you used to be an avid skier |
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When does the ER report have to be submitted to the WCB? |
Varies - Severe injruy within 24 hours, anything else within 3 days $250 fine if not submitted |
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Define risk and the steps involved in conducting a risk assessment |
Risk = Probability x Consequences x Exposure -Probability Chance or likelihood that an event will occur -Consequences Results or severity of the injury -Exposure Number of times a contact is made with the event |
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Define Hazard |
Any source of potential adverse health effect, damage, or harm on someone under certain conditions at work |
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Define Human Factor as a Hazard |
When a person causes an accident by commission, poor judgement, or omission (failing to do something) |
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Define Unsafe Act |
A deviation from standard job procedures or practices that increases a workers exposure to a hazard |
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What do Hazard Identification Programs Include? |
-identifying hazards in the workplace -visible inspection of the workplace or taking air samples to test for suspected contaminants -walk-through surveys -Safety sampling |
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Define Hazard Analysis |
Orderly, analytical technique that examines a system for most probable hazards having the severest consequences |
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Positive Tree |
Illustration of how job should be done |
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Fault Tree |
Illustration of things that can go wrong |
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List and Define the 3 Types of Injuries |
Injury: Any trauma, physical or mental, direct or indirect experienced by a human being Overt Traumatic injuries: Injuries resulting in coming in contact with an energy source (ex. struck by falling object) Overexertion Injuries: resulting in excessive physical effort, repetitive motions and possible awkward working positions |
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Repetitive Strain Injuries |
Unnatural joint position or posture Force application to hinge joints Activity repetition Pre-existing conditions |
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Hazard Control |
Program or process used to establish preventative and corrective measures |
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Define the 3 levels of intervention |
Pre-contact Control Contact Control Post-contact Control |
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Define Engineering control |
Modification of work processes, equipment, and materials to reduce exposure to hazards |
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Define Administration Control |
Management Involvement Training of Employees Rotation of EEs Environmental Sampling Medical surveillance -The Goal is to protect individuals |
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Give examples of administrative controls |
-Saftey awareness program - Incentive programs - Housekeeping Programs - Preventative maintenance - Development of policies and training modules for unique situations such as confined space entry |
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Define personal protective equipment |
Clothing, helmets, goggles, and other devices to protect individuals from specific hazards |
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What do Audits Ensure? |
Hazard controls are functioning effectively and identify new hazards Safety programs are carried out without restrictions Safety programs are up to date and deficiencies documented |