JHSC Part One Practice Test 1

All 30 questions in this test

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1. A worker will meet a client with a history of violent behaviour. What information must the employer provide?

   1. Only a general reminder to be careful with every client they meet
   2. What is needed to protect the worker, and no more personal information
   3. Nothing, because the client's privacy always outweighs worker safety
   4. The client's full medical and criminal records, posted for all staff

2. The two certified members disagree about whether dangerous circumstances exist. What happens?

   1. The employer's member wins because management has the final say
   2. Either may ask an inspector, who gives a written decision
   3. The matter is dropped and cannot be raised again for a year
   4. The worker's member wins because worker safety always comes first

3. A supervisor knows that a floor area becomes slippery when a pump leaks. What must the supervisor do?

   1. Wait for the JHSC to notice it
   2. Advise workers of the danger
   3. Keep quiet to avoid alarm
   4. Tell only the maintenance crew

4. The employer disagrees with a JHSC recommendation. What must its written response contain?

   1. A demand that members resign
   2. Nothing; silence is enough
   3. The reasons it disagrees
   4. A promise to ignore the committee

5. What must the employer's written response include if it accepts a recommendation?

   1. Nothing beyond a simple thank-you
   2. A bill for the cost of the changes
   3. A timetable for implementing it
   4. A request for more committee members

6. Which list gives the four routes of entry taught in Part One?

   1. Heating, cooling, mixing and storing
   2. Inhalation, absorption, ingestion and injection
   3. Walking, lifting, bending, reaching and carrying
   4. Hearing, seeing, smelling and touching only

7. When must a JHSC on a construction project set up a worker trades committee?

   1. Only when the ministry finds the main committee is not working
   2. When the project has fewer than 20 workers and lasts under a month
   3. Whenever a project has at least one unionized trade on the site
   4. When the project lasts three months or more and has 50 or more workers

8. Which action is a worker forbidden to take under the OHSA?

   1. Asking the JHSC worker member a question about safety rules
   2. Reporting a hazard to the supervisor on the very same day it is found
   3. Wearing the protective equipment the employer has provided
   4. Removing a required protective device without a temporary replacement

9. Must the same JHSC member perform every workplace inspection?

   1. Yes, unless the employer pays the member extra for it
   2. No, but only managers may share it
   3. Yes, for at least three years in a row
   4. No, different members may be designated

10. Which skills does Part One training use to illustrate an effective investigation?

    1. Note taking, interviews, analysis, reports and recommendations
    2. Hiring, payroll, budgeting, marketing and customer service
    3. Driving, welding, lifting, painting and cleaning
    4. Accounting, legal drafting, sales and public speaking

11. 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

12. After the inspecting member reports a hazard to the committee, what must the committee do?

    1. Forward it to the police for charges
    2. Consider the information within a reasonable time
    3. Fix the hazard personally that same day
    4. Ignore it until the next annual review of the program

13. Who should select the hazards studied in a member's Part Two training?

    1. The training provider, using the same list for every course
    2. The ministry inspector, during the next routine visit
    3. The member alone, picking whichever topics seem interesting
    4. The employer, after a hazard assessment done with the JHSC

14. How long a term does the OHSA set for JHSC members?

    1. Exactly two years, and the term can never be renewed
    2. Six months, after which members must resign
    3. Life, unless the member leaves the employer
    4. None; the ministry recommends at least one year

15. If a company (a corporation) is found guilty of breaking the OHSA, what is the highest fine a court can impose on it?

    1. $2,000,000
    2. $250,000 only
    3. $500,000
    4. $50,000

16. Which official certifies JHSC members in Ontario?

    1. The workplace co-chairs
    2. The Chief Prevention Officer
    3. The president of the WSIB
    4. The local fire chief's office

17. A worker misses work after a fall but is not critically injured. Within how long must the employer give written notice to the JHSC?

    1. Within one year
    2. Within 48 hours
    3. Within four days
    4. Immediately by phone

18. Within how long after Part One must Part Two be completed?

    1. 3 years
    2. 12 months
    3. 30 days only
    4. 5 years

19. After a critical injury, within how long must the employer send a written report to a Director and the JHSC?

    1. 21 days
    2. 24 hours
    3. 48 hours
    4. 4 days

20. During an inspector's physical inspection of the workplace, who may accompany the inspector?

    1. Only the employer's own lawyer
    2. A JHSC member representing workers
    3. Any customer in the building
    4. A reporter from the local news

21. Under the OHSA, what is an occupational illness?

    1. A condition caused by workplace exposure to an agent that impairs health
    2. Any injury from a slip or fall that happens in the parking lot
    3. Any stress caused by commuting to work in heavy traffic
    4. Any cold or flu that a worker happens to catch during the winter months

22. Which Ontario regulation sets limits for exposure to biological or chemical agents?

    1. O. Reg. 213/91
    2. Reg. 851
    3. Reg. 833
    4. O. Reg. 632/05

23. Which situation fits the OHSA definition of workplace violence?

    1. A worker is not invited to a team lunch
    2. A co-worker is often rude at meetings
    3. A manager gives a poor performance review
    4. A customer threatens to punch a cashier

24. Interviews with workers about how a task is done are an example of what?

    1. A performance review
    2. A hiring procedure
    3. A hazard assessment method
    4. A disciplinary hearing for the worker

25. A certified member receives a complaint that dangerous circumstances exist. What is the member entitled to do?

    1. Investigate the complaint
    2. Fine the employer
    3. Shut the whole plant for a day
    4. Dismiss the supervisor

26. 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

27. Is the worker member who attends a work refusal investigation paid for that time?

    1. Only if it happens after hours
    2. Yes, at the regular or premium rate
    3. Only if the refusal is upheld by an inspector
    4. No, it is voluntary unpaid time

28. What happens at the second stage of a work refusal?

    1. An inspector is notified, investigates and gives a written decision
    2. The worker must return to work while a lawyer reviews the case
    3. The JHSC votes, and the majority decision is then final and binding
    4. The employer decides alone, and no one else can review it

29. Which three basic worker rights does Ontario's health and safety system rely on?

    1. The rights to strike, to sue and to quit at once
    2. The rights to overtime, to holidays and to bonuses
    3. The rights to vote, to inspect and to fine employers
    4. The rights to know, to participate and to refuse

30. How much paid preparation time is each member entitled to before a committee meeting?

    1. Exactly 15 minutes, no matter how long the agenda is
    2. None; preparation must be done on the member's own time
    3. At least one hour, or more if the committee decides
    4. A full day, paid only to the two co-chairs of the committee