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fungi - ✔️✔️plants that lack chlorophyll, such as mushrooms, yeast, mold
gaming - ✔️✔️behaviour whereby an employer maximizes the return it receives from the
experience-rating system by means other than improving safety
hand-arm vibration - ✔️✔️a form of segmental vibration affecting a worker's hands and
arms, often caused by gripping power tools
hazard assessment - ✔️✔️the process of determining which of identified hazards need to
be addressed most urgently
hazard control - ✔️✔️implementing corrective measures to eliminate or mitigate the effect
of a hazard
hazard recognition - ✔️✔️the systematic act of identifying all hazards present, or
potentially present, in a workplace
heat stroke - ✔️✔️a health effect caused by a body becoming too hot
hierarchy of controls - ✔️✔️a list of hazard controls in descending order of effectiveness
human rights legislation - ✔️✔️an act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of protected
grounds (e.g. disability, age, gender, race)
hypothermia - ✔️✔️a health effect caused by a body becoming too cold
idiopathic - ✔️✔️unknown cause
impairment - ✔️✔️a cognitive or physical difference that, in a specific context, may give
rise to a disability
incident - ✔️✔️any undesired event that leads to or could have led to harm to workers
incident investigation - ✔️✔️the process of determining what caused an incident and
identifying ways of preventing its recurrence
incident report - ✔️✔️a written document outlining the findings of an incident
investigation, including recommendations for preventing future incidents
, index case - ✔️✔️the first care that indicates an outbreak of disease
industry safety associations - ✔️✔️bodies formed by employers in an industry to deliver
safety services and advocate on behalf of the employers on safety issues
instructional design - ✔️✔️the process of systematically developing training to meet
particular goals and objectives
internal responsibility system - ✔️✔️system of shared responsibility for OHS
investigation kit - ✔️✔️a collection of materials, including a process, forms, and recording
equipment designed to assist in an incident investigation
ionizing radiation - ✔️✔️radiation with enough strength to remove electrons from a
molecule as it passes through, such as x-rays, gamma rays, alpha particles, and
neutrons
job demand-control model - ✔️✔️a model of workplace stress analyzing the interaction of
job demands with job control
job design - ✔️✔️decisions employers make about what tasks will be performed by
workers and how that work with be performed.
job sharing - ✔️✔️an arrangement wherein two workers share a single position, each
working some portion of the otherwise full-time job
joint health and safety committees (JHSCs) - ✔️✔️committees comprising both worker
and management representatives responsible for enhancing workplace health and
safety
jurisdiction - ✔️✔️geographic district or industry sector which is subject to the authority of
the federal parliament or a provincial or territorial legislature
latency period - ✔️✔️the time between exposure and the development of symptoms from
that exposure
learning - ✔️✔️the process of acquiring knowledge and skills that can lead to behavioural
change
learning theories - ✔️✔️conceptual frameworks that describe how learners absorb,
process, and retain information