JHSC Part One Practice Test 4

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1. How soon must a new supervisor complete basic awareness training for supervisors?

   1. Before retirement, at any time that is convenient
   2. Within one year of starting the supervisor job
   3. Only after the first worker under them is hurt
   4. Within one week of working as a supervisor

2. Which group of workers cannot refuse work when the danger is a normal part of their job?

   1. Police officers and firefighters
   2. Cashiers and retail workers
   3. Warehouse and factory workers
   4. Office clerks and receptionists only

3. Comparing a workplace condition with a legal requirement or recognized standard is part of which step?

   1. Hazard assessment
   2. Incident reporting
   3. Hazard elimination
   4. Member selection

4. After a fatal accident, when may someone move the wreckage before an inspector gives permission?

   1. To save life, relieve suffering, keep essential services or prevent damage
   2. Whenever the JHSC co-chairs agree that photos have already been taken
   3. Whenever the supervisor wants to restart production on the line quickly
   4. Whenever the employer's insurer asks for the equipment to be inspected

5. After a harassment investigation, who must be informed of the results in writing?

   1. Only the alleged harasser, and nobody else
   2. Every worker in the building, by a notice posted at the door
   3. The worker who complained and the alleged harasser, if a worker
   4. Only the employer's insurance company

6. Who should be available to receive workers' health and safety concerns?

   1. All committee members
   2. Only the ministry inspector
   3. Only the two co-chairs
   4. Only the employer's lawyer

7. What score must a learner reach on the Part One final evaluation?

   1. At least 90 per cent
   2. At least 75 per cent
   3. At least 60 per cent
   4. At least 50 per cent

8. After refusing, what must the worker do first?

   1. Go home and wait for a phone call from the employer or union
   2. Call the police and report the employer for a crime
   3. Post the reason for the refusal on a public notice board
   4. Promptly report the circumstances to the employer or supervisor

9. Which organization's threshold limit values (TLVs) are referred to in Part One training?

   1. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board's annual claims report
   2. The Canadian Standards Association, which sets all Ontario exposure laws
   3. The Ontario Human Rights Commission's code of conduct for employers
   4. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)

10. When may two certified members direct the employer to stop work under the bilateral procedure?

    1. When a worker files any complaint about pay
    2. When both find that dangerous circumstances exist
    3. When the employer has missed a JHSC meeting
    4. When either member thinks the work is unpleasant or dull

11. A worker member attends Part One training during a normal work week. How is that time treated?

    1. As work time, paid at the regular or premium rate
    2. As unpaid personal time, since training is the member's choice
    3. As overtime that is banked and paid out after three years
    4. As unpaid vacation that the member must book in advance

12. Does the OHSA set a quorum for JHSC meetings?

    1. Yes, only the co-chairs count toward the quorum
    2. No; the committee sets its own rules within the law
    3. Yes, all members must attend or the meeting is void
    4. Yes, exactly three members must attend every meeting

13. Once a chemical enters the bloodstream, where can it cause harm?

    1. Nowhere, since blood removes it
    2. Only in the lungs, in every case
    3. In organs far from where it entered
    4. Only at the exact point where it entered

14. A worker needs medical attention after being assaulted at work. Within how long must the employer give written notice to the JHSC?

    1. Within 48 hours only
    2. Within four days
    3. Within 30 days
    4. Within one year

15. How often must a JHSC meet, at minimum?

    1. Only when an injury happens
    2. At least once every week
    3. At least once a year, in January
    4. At least once every three months

16. What is the maximum fine for an individual convicted under the OHSA?

    1. $500,000, up to 12 months in jail, or both
    2. $5,000 and no possible jail time at all
    3. $2,000,000 or up to five years in jail
    4. $25,000 or up to 30 days in jail, not both

17. Which employer duty supports the worker's right to know?

    1. Posting the company's quarterly profits online
    2. Paying workers on time every two weeks
    3. Acquainting workers with hazards in their work
    4. Allowing workers to choose their supervisor

18. 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

19. A worker reports a hazard to the supervisor, but it is not fixed. What does the guide suggest?

    1. The worker should call the police about the employer
    2. The worker should keep quiet until the yearly meeting
    3. The worker should then formally inform the committee
    4. The worker should fix it alone, without telling anyone

20. What duty does the OHSA place on directors and officers of a corporation?

    1. Take all reasonable care that the corporation complies
    2. Sit on the JHSC as the employer's certified member at all times
    3. Personally inspect every workplace at least once every single week
    4. None; only the corporation itself has any duties under the Act

21. When an employer appoints a supervisor, who must it appoint?

    1. The longest-serving worker
    2. A member of the JHSC
    3. Any worker who volunteers
    4. A competent person

22. The bilateral procedure will not protect workers from serious risk. Who may apply to the Ontario Labour Relations Board for a declaration?

    1. A certified member or an inspector
    2. A neighbour living near the site
    3. The employer's own insurance company
    4. Any customer of the business

23. After an inspection, what should the inspecting member prepare?

    1. A bill for the time spent inspecting
    2. A list of workers to be disciplined
    3. An inspection report for the JHSC, with follow-up
    4. A press release for the local newspaper and radio

24. Which is a recognized method of assessing a hazard?

    1. Job hazard analysis
    2. Waiting for an injury
    3. Flipping a coin twice
    4. Asking customers to vote

25. What must the employer and workers give the member doing an inspection?

    1. The information and assistance the member needs
    2. Nothing; the member works without help
    3. A fee for every hour of the inspection
    4. A written knowledge test before the inspection may begin

26. A workplace with eight workers uses a substance covered by a designated substance regulation. What is required?

    1. A health and safety representative only
    2. A joint health and safety committee
    3. A union, by law
    4. Nothing extra at all

27. A health effect that only shows up many years after a worker was exposed is described as what?

    1. Latent
    2. Immediate
    3. Local
    4. Acute

28. At a construction project, an equipment failure occurs with no injury. Within how long must the constructor give written notice to the JHSC?

    1. Within two days
    2. Within 21 days
    3. Within four days
    4. Immediately by phone

29. Where a JHSC is required, how many members must be certified, at minimum?

    1. Every member of the committee, worker and management
    2. One worker member and one employer member
    3. Only one member, chosen by the employer alone
    4. Only the two co-chairs, whoever they represent

30. 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