OCHS 1000 Safety Science Quiz

OCHS 1000 Study Notes

• Safety science knowledge areas include chemistry, biology, physics, ergonomics, environmental sciences, psychology, physiology, biomechanics, medicine, engineering, business management, economics, and sociology.
• A safety professional performs 17 key roles including: hazard recognition, inspections/audits, fire protection, regulatory compliance, health hazard control, ergonomics, hazardous materials management, environmental protection, training, accident and incident investigations, advising management, and record keeping.
• Hazard recognition involves identifying conditions or actions that may cause injury, illness, or property damage.
• Inspections/audits assess safety and health risks associated with equipment, materials, processes, facilities, or abilities.
• Fire protection reduces fire hazards through inspection, facility & process layout, and fire suppression design.
• Regulatory compliance ensures adherence to safety & health standards.
• Health hazard control controls hazards like noise and chemicals.
• Ergonomics improves workplace design based on human characteristics.
• Hazardous materials management ensures safe procurement, storage, and disposal of hazardous chemicals.
• Environmental protection controls releases of harmful materials into the air, water, or soil.
• Training provides employees with necessary safety knowledge and skills.
• Accident and incident investigations determine facts of accidents & incidents.
• Advising management helps managers establish safety objectives, plan programs, and integrate safety into the organization's culture.
• Record keeping maintains safety and health information.
• Evaluating assesses the effectiveness of existing safety & health programs.
• Emergency response coordinates skilled employees during emergencies.
• Managing Safety Programs involves organizing, training, coordinating employees, for emergency communications (fires, accidents, etc) and administrative functions to eliminate or reduce hazards.
• Product safety assesses the possibility of harm from product use, throughout its lifecycle.
• Security protects facilities and businesses from threats.
• Practitioners regularly perform specific skilled activities.
• Professionals are experienced and competent in their field.
• Specialists focus on a specific sub-branch of a field.
• Generalists have broad knowledge across many areas.
• Responsibility for safety within the workplace ultimately rests with employers (owners, directors, and managers).
• Supervisors ensure employer directives are followed regarding productivity, quality, and safety.
• Workers are responsible for following directives to meet productivity, quality, and safety goals.
• Herzberg's theory suggests motivation arises internally from factors like achievement, recognition, and responsibility.
• Jurisdiction refers to the extent of legal or other authority, territory, or area of responsibility.
• An employer type is a classification of an employer, based on jurisdiction that could be federal or provincial.
• A specific industry is a particular sector of commerce or manufacturing that has jurisdiction.
• Specific activities are actions and undertakings that are performed.
• Canada has fourteen OH&S jurisdictions.
• Legislation involves the process of making laws and setting regulations.
• Compliance ensures adherence to established regulations.
• Statute is a written law passed by a legislative body.
• In Canada, the highest level of health & safety requirements is found in statutes.
• Ontario has specific statutes for preventing unsafe working conditions and workers' compensation.
• A regulation is a rule that is made & maintained by an authority.
• A standard is a set of rules on a topic.
• A code specifies internationally agreed-upon properties for manufactured products.
• Best practices are voluntarily implemented standards exceeding legal requirements.
• Related legal requirements relate to occupational health and safety.
• A mandate is an order given to a person or organization to perform a specific task.
• Offences under the Canada Labour Code carry fines ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000.
• The Criminal Code of Canada (Bill C-45), also known as the Westray Amendment, was created in response to the 1992 methane gas explosion at the Westray mine.
• Due is the time or date by which something is expected.
• Diligence is careful and persistent application or effort.
• Due diligence is the reasonable steps taken to avoid an event.
• Prescriptive approach describes what needs to be done.
• Performance-based approach describes a goal, without outlining how to accomplish it.
• Prescriptive regulations are inflexible and used in situations where interpretations or variances are not allowed.
• Performance-based regulations are flexible, allowing for different adaptations.
• Dates like 1833, 1864, 1884, 1913, 1917, 1972, and 1979 represent significant years in the development of occupational health and safety. There are important documents and acts from these periods.
• Safety is generally managed due to economic, legal, and moral reasons.
• Henri Fayol identified management functions as forecasting, planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling.
• The management functions are commonly cited as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
• Management involves getting activities accomplished efficiently and effectively.
• Planning involves defining goals, establishing strategy, and developing plans.
• Organizing determines tasks, allocates responsibility, and defines reporting structures.
• Leading motivates, directs, and resolves conflicts within a group.
• Controlling monitors activities to ensure accomplishment of plans and corrects any deviations.
• ISMEC stands for Identification, Standards, Measurement, Evaluation, and Corrective actions.
• The three safety program steps are identification, measurement, and evaluation.
• Standards define desired conditions.
• Measurement compares performance to standards.
• Evaluation evaluates whether standards are being met and takes corrective action when deviations occur.
• There are important performance-based regulations regarding several topics (noise, chemical exposures, etc).
• Various codes and best practices are used, and related legal requirements are addressed.
• There are various requirements of mandates, and these are usually mandated by the government.
• Offences described carry specified fines under stated legislation.
• This documents discusses and describes, the development of programs to promote workplace safety, the roles of staff, employers, and employees in addressing safety, and the need for training to support these roles.
• Employer responsibilities include establishing and enforcing safety requirements, developing policies and procedures, implementing a comprehensive safety program, and communicating roles and responsibilities.
• Supervisors are responsible for enforcing safety procedures, ensuring employee training, and conducting workplace inspections, among other responsibilities.
• Employees are responsible for complying with safety regulations, reporting unsafe conditions or injuries, and participating in safety training.
• The factors that may affect workplace safety are discussed.
• Many specific safety programs and examples are provided.
• Key people, equipment, and materials in a workplace are considered as resources to be managed.
• Environment, in terms of physical surroundings, is often a significant factor influencing workplace safety.
• Employee motivation, and various factors affecting health and safety are discussed.
• The importance of communication in a safety program is highlighted. Communication can be written, verbal, and visual, which must be considered in all interactions within a workplace.
• The importance of various types of programs and planning for safety is shown across all levels of operations.
• The significance of pre-job planning for accomplishing organizational goals is highlighted.
• The importance of staff meetings involving all employees is further emphasized.
• Supervisory staff have a key role in implementing and conducting safety programs, both in terms of leadership and execution of the program's objectives.
• Proper, detailed written procedures and guidelines are needed to ensure that all employees act responsibly.
• There are different types and tiers of hazards. These must be evaluated, classified, and addressed efficiently.