JHSC Part One: Hazard control and evaluating controls

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1. When choosing a substitute chemical, what must be checked?

   1. That it does not create a new or greater hazard
   2. That it comes in the same colour container
   3. That it has a stronger smell than before
   4. That it is the cheapest product on the market

2. At which three points can a hazard be controlled?

   1. At the office, at the gate, and in the parking lot
   2. At the source, along the path, and at the worker
   3. By the union, by the employer, and by the ministry
   4. In the morning, at noon, and at the end of the shift

3. Spraying water on a dusty surface while grinding is which kind of measure?

   1. Elimination of the dust hazard
   2. Personal protective equipment
   3. An engineering (process) control
   4. An administrative rule only

4. Which control is the most effective in the hierarchy of controls?

   1. Personal protective equipment
   2. Administrative controls
   3. Elimination
   4. Substitution

5. Replacing a solvent-based paint with a water-based paint is which type of control?

   1. Personal protective equipment
   2. Administrative control
   3. Elimination
   4. Substitution

6. A job-rotation schedule that limits each worker's time in a noisy area is which type of control?

   1. Administrative control
   2. Substitution
   3. Elimination
   4. Engineering control at the source

7. Can more than one type of control be used for the same hazard?

   1. No, only one control is legal
   2. Only if the JHSC votes to allow
   3. Only for chemical hazards
   4. Yes; controls are often combined

8. What does hazard control mean?

   1. Recording hazards in a logbook
   2. Reducing or eliminating hazards
   3. Blaming workers for each hazard
   4. Moving hazards to another shift

9. Why are administrative controls ranked below engineering controls?

   1. They can only be used in offices, not in plants or warehouses
   2. They are always more expensive than any engineering control
   3. They do not necessarily remove or reduce the hazard itself
   4. They are not allowed under Ontario's health and safety law

10. Installing local exhaust ventilation over a welding bench is which type of control?

    1. Substitution
    2. Elimination
    3. Engineering control
    4. Administrative control

11. What is the purpose of evaluating hazard controls?

    1. To check that they work as intended and keep working
    2. To find someone to blame if a control fails later
    3. To decide how much to charge workers for their PPE
    4. To replace every control with PPE as soon as possible

12. Using a reach pole to wash windows from the ground instead of working on a ladder is an example of what?

    1. An administrative rule about ladder inspections
    2. Substitution of one kind of ladder for another
    3. Personal protective equipment for the window washer
    4. Elimination of the working-at-heights hazard

13. Which is listed last, as the least effective control?

    1. Substitution
    2. Elimination
    3. Personal protective equipment
    4. Engineering controls such as guards

14. Why is PPE considered the last line of defence?

    1. It is banned in workplaces that have a working JHSC
    2. It is too expensive for most employers to buy for workers
    3. It removes the hazard completely from the whole workplace
    4. It depends on correct fit and use, and the hazard remains