NCSO Exam 2025 Study Guide: Key Terms & Definitions

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Critical Task - <<<Answeres>>>>A task that has the
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potential to produce major loss to people, equipment,
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process or the environment.
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Cumulative Toxic Effects - <<<Answeres>>>>Effects that x xx x xx x xx x xx xxx x




usually occur after long term exposure to a substance.
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Individual exposures occur many times and the effectsx xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x




accumulate. Even very small individual exposures may
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result in a toxic effect.
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Decomposition - <<<Answeres>>>>The breakdown of a x xx xxx x xx x xx x xx x




material into two or more different materials.
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Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) -
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<<<Answeres>>>>A group comprised of management and x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x




worker
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representatives that work together to identify deficiencies in x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x




the safety management system,
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and then recommend solutions to correct identified
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deficiencies. The JHSC plays a key role in the development,
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implementation, and maintenance of a health and safety
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program.
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Lagging Indicators - <<<Answeres>>>>Measure the end
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result of OHS processes, policies and procedures. They're
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a record of things that have already happened. Since they
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record
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things after the fact, they inform a reactive health and safety
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culture.
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Leading Indicators - <<<Answeres>>>>Focus on future
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health and safety performance with the intent of
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continuous improvement. They are a signal and monitor
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of what is being done on an ongoing basis to prevent
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worker illness and injury.
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Lockout - <<<Answeres>>>>A positive method for
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disconnecting power, or making machinery, equipment or a
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process inoperative. Normally, this is done with locks
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attached to electrical plugs, breakers or
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switches, control units, valves, or levers. The person placing
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the lock at the lockout point must
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be identified. A numbered tag can also be affixed to the
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lockout point showing the reason for the
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lockout, the date and the worker's name. x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx




Lockout Procedure - <<<Answeres>>>>A written procedure
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describing step-by-step how the positive locking out of
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equipment, machinery or a process is to be done.
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Management - <<<Answeres>>>>Those people that have x xx xxx x xx xxx x xx x




some level of authority, responsibility and accountability
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within the firm.
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Manager - <<<Answeres>>>>An employee of a company x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x




who is responsible for planning, or directing a department
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or a group of individuals and monitoring their work.
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Managers have the authority to change the work
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assignments of staff and have some control over resources
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and expenditures. hey are responsible for ensuring the
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company or department is complying with the OHSR and
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there applicable safety legislation.
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Meetings - <<<Answeres>>>>Meetings may include but x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x




are not limited to JHSC meetings, toolbox talks,
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management meetings and informal safety meetings. They
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may or may not include an agenda but should include a
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record of attendance.
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MDS - <<<Answeres>>>>Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Near Miss - <<<Answeres>>>>An incident that did not
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result in an injury or property damage, but which under
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slightly different circumstances could have.
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Occupational Illness - <<<Answeres>>>>Physical condition xxx x xx x xx xxx x




or medical disorder caused by exposure to workplace
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environmental factors such as silica, dusts, heat, cold,
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hazardous materials, etc.
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Odour Threshold - <<<Answeres>>>>The lowest
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concentration of a substance that most people can smell.
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