Health and Safety Officer Cert Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
What is a lost time injury? - ✔✔when a worker must take time from work to recover from
a workplace injury or illness
The actions of workers and families in the mining sector helped to create the Occupational Health and
Safety Act that is currently being used. True or False? - ✔✔True. Workers and families from
incidents like that at Westray Mine helped to form the present day Act.
Who can issue a "stop work" order? - ✔✔only a certified JHSC member
If a worker, who deals with customers, feels threatened by a customer, do they have the right to refuse
to work with that customer? - ✔✔Yes.
Can the Health and Safety committee direct work? - ✔✔NO
What is the minimum number of workers required to form a Joint Health and Safety Committee? -
✔✔20 or more workers
When a worker exercises their right to refuse work what 2 things must the supervisor do? - ✔✔1. tell
the health and safety representative or the worker from the JHSC 2. investigate the cause of the refusal
What are the 3 parts of the Occupational Health and Safety Act? - ✔✔codes, standards
and regulations
, What does DUE DILIGENCE mean? - ✔✔a standard of conduct measured by what would
be reasonably expected by a person in a similar circumstance
If a worker removes safeguards from a piece of equipment, are they breaking the Act? - ✔✔yes
What is a supervisor? - ✔✔a person who has limited authority over workers and the workplace
British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec have the highest number of lost time injuries. True or False? -
✔✔True
How long does an employer have to respond to a healthy and safety concern from the JHSC? -
✔✔21 days
A Firefighter cannot refuse to fight a fire on the grounds that it is unsafe because the hazard is
an expected part of the job. True or False? - ✔✔True
What is the role of the Ministry of Labour? - ✔✔Create and enforce the Act, develop
prevention strategies, set training standards. They investigate workplace accidents and illnesses.
What is the role of the Work Safety Insurance Board? - ✔✔Promote prevention of work related
injuries and illnesses and provide compensation when someone has to take time off due to a
work related injury or illness
What is the role of the Health and Safety Association? - ✔✔To provide Health and Safety
education and training
What does IRS stand for and what does it mean? - ✔✔Internal Responsibility System is a way of
identifying and resolving hazards in the workplace by everyone involved in the workplace
What was the key historical event that resulted in the development of the Occupational Health and
Safety Law? - ✔✔In 1977, workers at a Uranium mine in Elliot Lake were getting sick from the
radiation poisoning and walked off the job.
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
What is a lost time injury? - ✔✔when a worker must take time from work to recover from
a workplace injury or illness
The actions of workers and families in the mining sector helped to create the Occupational Health and
Safety Act that is currently being used. True or False? - ✔✔True. Workers and families from
incidents like that at Westray Mine helped to form the present day Act.
Who can issue a "stop work" order? - ✔✔only a certified JHSC member
If a worker, who deals with customers, feels threatened by a customer, do they have the right to refuse
to work with that customer? - ✔✔Yes.
Can the Health and Safety committee direct work? - ✔✔NO
What is the minimum number of workers required to form a Joint Health and Safety Committee? -
✔✔20 or more workers
When a worker exercises their right to refuse work what 2 things must the supervisor do? - ✔✔1. tell
the health and safety representative or the worker from the JHSC 2. investigate the cause of the refusal
What are the 3 parts of the Occupational Health and Safety Act? - ✔✔codes, standards
and regulations
, What does DUE DILIGENCE mean? - ✔✔a standard of conduct measured by what would
be reasonably expected by a person in a similar circumstance
If a worker removes safeguards from a piece of equipment, are they breaking the Act? - ✔✔yes
What is a supervisor? - ✔✔a person who has limited authority over workers and the workplace
British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec have the highest number of lost time injuries. True or False? -
✔✔True
How long does an employer have to respond to a healthy and safety concern from the JHSC? -
✔✔21 days
A Firefighter cannot refuse to fight a fire on the grounds that it is unsafe because the hazard is
an expected part of the job. True or False? - ✔✔True
What is the role of the Ministry of Labour? - ✔✔Create and enforce the Act, develop
prevention strategies, set training standards. They investigate workplace accidents and illnesses.
What is the role of the Work Safety Insurance Board? - ✔✔Promote prevention of work related
injuries and illnesses and provide compensation when someone has to take time off due to a
work related injury or illness
What is the role of the Health and Safety Association? - ✔✔To provide Health and Safety
education and training
What does IRS stand for and what does it mean? - ✔✔Internal Responsibility System is a way of
identifying and resolving hazards in the workplace by everyone involved in the workplace
What was the key historical event that resulted in the development of the Occupational Health and
Safety Law? - ✔✔In 1977, workers at a Uranium mine in Elliot Lake were getting sick from the
radiation poisoning and walked off the job.
