Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1. According to the textbook, approximately how many workers in Canada die each year as a result of a workplace
incident?
a. 1500 people b. 1100 people
c. 500 people d. 100 people
ANSWER: b
2. Which of the following is a workplace injury that results in an employee missing time from work?
a. occupational injury b. occupational illness
c. a lost-time injury d. a covered workers’ compensation injury
ANSWER: c
3. Priya is a high school geography teacher. This year there is a new geography curriculum and increased student feedback
requirement for teachers. Priya is putting in very long hours to revise her teaching materials and complete report cards for
her students. How is this heavy workload best described?
a. an unhealthy workplace b. a psychological hazard
c. an employee responsibility d. a physical hazard
ANSWER: b
4. In OH&S terminology, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced by members of Canada’s military as a result
of events during their tour of duty would be classified as which of the following?
a. a hazard b. an injury
c. an agent d. an illness
ANSWER: d
5. Raina is a retail manager. She sprained her wrist when she slipped off a stepladder when moving stock from a high
shelf. Which of the following has Raina experienced?
a. a lost-time injury b. a workplace hazard
c. a safety violation d. an occupational injury
ANSWER: d
6. What other group of workers might be as susceptible to “brown lung” as textile workers?
a. carpenters/cabinet makers b. farmers
c. hairdressers d. police officers
ANSWER: a
7. Which of the following was articulated by the 1974 Royal Commission on the Health and Safety of Workers in Mines?
a. requirement for mandatory inspections
b. standards for ventilation
c. system of compensation for injured workers
d. rights of workers
ANSWER: d
8. Which of the following is NOT considered one of the principal rights of workers outlined by the Royal Commission on
the Health and Safety of Workers in Mines?
a. right to know b. right to participate
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
1. According to the textbook, approximately how many workers in Canada die each year as a result of a workplace
incident?
a. 1500 people b. 1100 people
c. 500 people d. 100 people
ANSWER: b
2. Which of the following is a workplace injury that results in an employee missing time from work?
a. occupational injury b. occupational illness
c. a lost-time injury d. a covered workers’ compensation injury
ANSWER: c
3. Priya is a high school geography teacher. This year there is a new geography curriculum and increased student feedback
requirement for teachers. Priya is putting in very long hours to revise her teaching materials and complete report cards for
her students. How is this heavy workload best described?
a. an unhealthy workplace b. a psychological hazard
c. an employee responsibility d. a physical hazard
ANSWER: b
4. In OH&S terminology, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced by members of Canada’s military as a result
of events during their tour of duty would be classified as which of the following?
a. a hazard b. an injury
c. an agent d. an illness
ANSWER: d
5. Raina is a retail manager. She sprained her wrist when she slipped off a stepladder when moving stock from a high
shelf. Which of the following has Raina experienced?
a. a lost-time injury b. a workplace hazard
c. a safety violation d. an occupational injury
ANSWER: d
6. What other group of workers might be as susceptible to “brown lung” as textile workers?
a. carpenters/cabinet makers b. farmers
c. hairdressers d. police officers
ANSWER: a
7. Which of the following was articulated by the 1974 Royal Commission on the Health and Safety of Workers in Mines?
a. requirement for mandatory inspections
b. standards for ventilation
c. system of compensation for injured workers
d. rights of workers
ANSWER: d
8. Which of the following is NOT considered one of the principal rights of workers outlined by the Royal Commission on
the Health and Safety of Workers in Mines?
a. right to know b. right to participate
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