NCSO LATEST EXAM HAVING 150
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
QUESTION: 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 these 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.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: Auditor - ANSWER-An individual who has the qualification and skill set to
measure health and safety performance against a given standard
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: Chronic Exposure - ANSWER-An exposure to a low concentration of substance
over extended period of time
QUESTION: Chronic Toxic Effects ( Chronic Toxicity) - ANSWER-The effects that occur after
chronic exposure or that occur a long time after exposure.
QUESTION: CLC - ANSWER-Canada Labour Code
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, QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: Competent - ANSWER-Having the necessary ability and skills.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: Critical Task - ANSWER-A task that has the potential to produce major loss to
people, equipment, process or the environment.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: Decomposition - ANSWER-The breakdown of a material into two or more
different materials.
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QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
QUESTION: 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 these 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.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: Auditor - ANSWER-An individual who has the qualification and skill set to
measure health and safety performance against a given standard
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: Chronic Exposure - ANSWER-An exposure to a low concentration of substance
over extended period of time
QUESTION: Chronic Toxic Effects ( Chronic Toxicity) - ANSWER-The effects that occur after
chronic exposure or that occur a long time after exposure.
QUESTION: CLC - ANSWER-Canada Labour Code
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, QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: Competent - ANSWER-Having the necessary ability and skills.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: Critical Task - ANSWER-A task that has the potential to produce major loss to
people, equipment, process or the environment.
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: Decomposition - ANSWER-The breakdown of a material into two or more
different materials.
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