IDRL 308 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Accident - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A dated term for an event that has led to some
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degree of harm. | |
Acoustic trauma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Negative health effects caused by short,
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intense exposure to noise, usually of high frequency.
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Act - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Law passed by the federal Parliament or a provincial
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or territorial legislature.
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Acute (or short-term) fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fatigue caused by failure to
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get adequate sleep in the period before a work shift.
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Acute stressors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Time-specific events of high-intensity,
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short duration and infrequent occurrence, such as a performance review, a car
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accident or unexpected encounter. | | |
Acute toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The immediate harm caused by exposure
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to a chemical substance.
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Administrative controls - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A form of hazard control that
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entails changes to work process, policies, training, or rules designed to reduce
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exposure to hazards. | |
,Alcohol testing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Measuring the amount of alcohol in a
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worker's breath or blood to determine impairment.
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Area monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Measuring the level of a hazard in a
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geographic space. |
Arises out of employment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Part of the arises-and-occurs
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test of injury compensability that assesses whether or not an injury was caused
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by the nature, conditions, or obligations of employment.
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Arises-and-occurs test - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A test used by a workers' | | | | | | | | | |
compensation board to assess whether an injury claim is compensable. To meet | | | | | | | | | | | |
this test, an injury must arise from and occur during the course of a worker's
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employment.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Microscopic organisms that live in soil, water,
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organic matter, or the bodies of plants and animals.
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Balance of probabilities test - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A standard of proof wherein
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a proposition is deemed to be true if is it more likely to be true than not based
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upon the evidence at hand.
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Behaviour-based safety - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An approach to OHS that views | | | | | | | | | |
the workplace as a venue of measurable behaviour that can be shaped via
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feedback to prevent injuries. | | |
, Behaviourism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A learning theory that asserts that
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attaching rewards and punishments to specific worker actions can shape how
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workers behave. |
Biological hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Workplace hazards potentially giving
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rise to injuries caused by organisms—such as bacteria, molds, funguses—or the
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products of organisms that harm human health.
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Bona fide occupational requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A rule or
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requirement necessary for the proper performance of a job, which can prevail
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even if it causes otherwise prohibited discrimination.
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Bullying - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Repeated actions or verbal comments that lead
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to mental harm, isolation, or humiliation of a worker (or group), often with the
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intent to wield power over them.
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But for standard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A test used in cases where it is difficult
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to assess whether an injury arises and occurs from work that asks whether an
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injury would have arisen and occurred in the absence of work.
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Capital accumulation process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The way in which goods
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and services are produced in a capitalist economy.
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Capitalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An economic system wherein the means of
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production are mostly owned by private individuals, the distribution of goods
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mostly occurs through market mechanisms, and employers face significant
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pressure to maximize profitability.
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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Accident - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A dated term for an event that has led to some
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
degree of harm. | |
Acoustic trauma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Negative health effects caused by short,
| | | | | | | | |
intense exposure to noise, usually of high frequency.
| | | | | | | |
Act - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Law passed by the federal Parliament or a provincial
| | | | | | | | | | | |
or territorial legislature.
| |
Acute (or short-term) fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fatigue caused by failure to
| | | | | | | | | |
get adequate sleep in the period before a work shift.
| | | | | | | | | |
Acute stressors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Time-specific events of high-intensity,
| | | | | | | |
short duration and infrequent occurrence, such as a performance review, a car
| | | | | | | | | | | |
accident or unexpected encounter. | | |
Acute toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The immediate harm caused by exposure
| | | | | | | | | |
to a chemical substance.
| | |
Administrative controls - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A form of hazard control that
| | | | | | | | | |
entails changes to work process, policies, training, or rules designed to reduce
| | | | | | | | | | | |
exposure to hazards. | |
,Alcohol testing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Measuring the amount of alcohol in a
| | | | | | | | | | |
worker's breath or blood to determine impairment.
| | | | | |
Area monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Measuring the level of a hazard in a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
geographic space. |
Arises out of employment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Part of the arises-and-occurs
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test of injury compensability that assesses whether or not an injury was caused
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
by the nature, conditions, or obligations of employment.
| | | | | | |
Arises-and-occurs test - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A test used by a workers' | | | | | | | | | |
compensation board to assess whether an injury claim is compensable. To meet | | | | | | | | | | | |
this test, an injury must arise from and occur during the course of a worker's
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
employment.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Microscopic organisms that live in soil, water,
| | | | | | | | | |
organic matter, or the bodies of plants and animals.
| | | | | | | |
Balance of probabilities test - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A standard of proof wherein
| | | | | | | | | |
a proposition is deemed to be true if is it more likely to be true than not based
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
upon the evidence at hand.
| | | |
Behaviour-based safety - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An approach to OHS that views | | | | | | | | | |
the workplace as a venue of measurable behaviour that can be shaped via
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
feedback to prevent injuries. | | |
, Behaviourism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A learning theory that asserts that
| | | | | | | | |
attaching rewards and punishments to specific worker actions can shape how
| | | | | | | | | | |
workers behave. |
Biological hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Workplace hazards potentially giving
| | | | | | | |
rise to injuries caused by organisms—such as bacteria, molds, funguses—or the
| | | | | | | | | | |
products of organisms that harm human health.
| | | | | |
Bona fide occupational requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A rule or
| | | | | | | | |
requirement necessary for the proper performance of a job, which can prevail
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even if it causes otherwise prohibited discrimination.
| | | | | |
Bullying - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Repeated actions or verbal comments that lead
| | | | | | | | | |
to mental harm, isolation, or humiliation of a worker (or group), often with the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
intent to wield power over them.
| | | | |
But for standard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A test used in cases where it is difficult
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to assess whether an injury arises and occurs from work that asks whether an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
injury would have arisen and occurred in the absence of work.
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Capital accumulation process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The way in which goods
| | | | | | | | | |
and services are produced in a capitalist economy.
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Capitalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An economic system wherein the means of
| | | | | | | | | |
production are mostly owned by private individuals, the distribution of goods
| | | | | | | | | | |
mostly occurs through market mechanisms, and employers face significant
| | | | | | | | |
pressure to maximize profitability.
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