ONTARIO OIT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is the purpose of the OHSA? Answer: The Occupational Health
and Safety Act and its regulations govern safety in the work place. These
regulations place demands on you, your supervisor and your employer.
The Act also gives workers the rught to refuse to do work if he/she has
reasonable grounds that the work is dangerous.
◉ What does WHMIS stand for and what is its purpose? Answer:
WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardouse Materials Information
System, and its purpose is to create a safer work place by providing
workers with the knowledge and tools to enable them to work safely.
◉ What are the 3 key components of WHMIS? Answer: 1. Hazard
Classifications
2. Labelling
3. SDS (Safety Data Sheet, previously called MSDS)
◉ What are the 2 classes of hazards, and subclasses under each,
according to WHMIS? Answer: 1. Physcial hazards group: bsed on the
physical or chemical properties of the product - such as flammability,
reactivity, or corrosivity to metals
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is the purpose of the OHSA? Answer: The Occupational Health
and Safety Act and its regulations govern safety in the work place. These
regulations place demands on you, your supervisor and your employer.
The Act also gives workers the rught to refuse to do work if he/she has
reasonable grounds that the work is dangerous.
◉ What does WHMIS stand for and what is its purpose? Answer:
WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardouse Materials Information
System, and its purpose is to create a safer work place by providing
workers with the knowledge and tools to enable them to work safely.
◉ What are the 3 key components of WHMIS? Answer: 1. Hazard
Classifications
2. Labelling
3. SDS (Safety Data Sheet, previously called MSDS)
◉ What are the 2 classes of hazards, and subclasses under each,
according to WHMIS? Answer: 1. Physcial hazards group: bsed on the
physical or chemical properties of the product - such as flammability,
reactivity, or corrosivity to metals
