NCSO Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Accident - Answer An unplanned, undesired event that results in property or equipment damage, injury, death or occupational illness. Accident investigation - Answer The determination of fats of an accident by inquiry, observation and examination Acute exposure - Answer A single exposure or exposure over a short time Acute Toxic Effects (accute Toxicity) - Answer Effects that take place after a single exposure or after a short series of exposures within 24hrs America Conference of Government industrial Hygienist (ACGIH) - Answer International association of occupational hygienists that develops many guidelines of the practice of occupational hygiene. One of the most important of theses guidelines is Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices. This publication serves as the basis for occupational exposure limits in many jurisdictions around the world. Audit - Answer An evaluation of a health and safety program measuring its effectiveness and efficiency against given standards. it helps enable the company to improve its health and safety program. Auditor - Answer An individual who has the qualification and skill set to measure health and safety performance against a given standard Certification of Recognition (COR) - Answer An accreditation given to an employer's health and safety management system that has been evaluated by a certified auditor. Chronic Exposure - Answer An exposure to a low concentration of substance over extended period of time Chronic Toxic Effects ( Chronic Toxicity) - Answer The effects that occur after chronic exposure or that occur a long time after exposure. CLC - Answer Canada Labour Code Company Rules - Answer Company directives that govern and control conduct that action at the workplace. These rules are basic written statements that dictate acceptable behaviour and leave no room for discretion or argument. Also referred to as safe work rules. Company Health & Safety Policy - Answer A current written statement(s) of Senior Management's philosophy, principles, and goals embodying the company/employer's commitments to workplace health and safety Competent - Answer Having the necessary ability and skills. Complex Mixture - Answer A mixture that is a combination of many chemicals, has a commonly known generic name and is any of the following: naturally occurring, a fraction of naturally occuring mixture that results from a separation process, a modification of a naturally occurring mixture, a modification of a fraction of naturally occurring mixture that results from a chemical modification process. Constructor - Answer The contractor, employer or other person who enters into an agreement with the owner of the work site to be the prime contractor. The constructor has the overall responsibility for health and safety on the worksite. Critical Task - Answer A task that has the potential to produce major loss to people, equipment, process or the environment. Cumulative Toxic Effects - Answer Effects that usually occur after long term exposure to a substance. Individual exposures occur many times and the effects accumulate. Even very small individual exposures may result in a toxic effect. Decomposition - Answer The breakdown of a material into two or more different materials. Documentation, Observations and Interviews (DOI) - Answer These are the techniques used to verify the effectiveness of a health and safety program (also referred to as verification techniques) Due Diligence - Answer In legal terms, this is the requirement of a company/employer to provide safe work conditions through taking reasonable steps to prevent incidents from occurring. Employee - Answer An individual who works for an employer or organization and is compensated for their services. This person may be full-time, part-time or retained on a contractual basis. Engineering Controls - Answer Measures for eliminating or reducing hazards to which workers may be exposed. Examples include: the substitution of less hazardous products, enclosure of processes to prevent the release of hazardous materials, or installation of local exhaust ventilation to remove air borne contaminants at their point(s) of generation. Excavation - Answer Any cut, cavity, trench or depression in the earth's surface resulting from rock or soil removal. Exposure Limits - Answer The concentrations of airborne chemicals and materials that worker exposure may not exceed. Exposure limits have various names and often have different numerical values in different jurisdictions. In Ontario these are called Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs). First Aid Measures - Answer The main first aid actions to be taken if a worker is seriously overexposed, often described in a section of the WHMIS SDS. Follow-Up - Answer The term used to indicate an action (usually hazard control) that should take place based on the recommendations in accident/incident reports and hazard assessments. Frequency - Answer Is how often a person would be exposed to a given hazard. Generic WHMIS Worker Education - Answer The component of the WHMIS worker education program that includes a general introduction to WHMIS, training in the required content of WHMIS labels and SDSs, and training in the purpose and significance of that information to workers' health and safety on the job. GHS - Answer Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals Hazard Assessment - Answer An evaluation used to assess and document hazards, prioritize them and determine hazard controls. Hazard Controls - Answer These are the measures put into place to protect workers from known hazards. The typical hierarchy of control measures are elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative and as a last line of defense, personnel protective equipment. An accumulation of all tasks involved in the worksite. Hazard Recognition - Answer Seeing or becoming aware of a hazardous situation or condition.