Laboratory_Safety_Guidelines_Questions_CSMLS
_Study_Guide_2025_2026
1. All organizations, including the lead- True
ership, management, and employees,
have a legal and ethical obligation to
protect the health and safety of all
those a�ected by the organization.
2. Health and safety is good business True
practice in that it protects one of the
most valuable assets in the organiza-
tion: the employees.
3. Identi cation and control of workplace False
hazards is not required to prevent in-
jury, illness, and fatality.
4. Employees are exposed to diverse haz- c. Chemical, Biological, Physical, Ergonomic, Psy-
ards including: chological
5. A sustained collective e�ort is required True
to achieve an improved safety perfor-
mance in the laboratory setting.
6. Medical laboratory professionals All of the above: injury, illness, and death
working in the laboratory are suscep-
tible to
7. Laboratory employees are on the front True
lines of identifying and characterizing
new agents and new diseases, some-
times before hazard controls have
been determined to be su cient.
8.
, It is important that employees under- All of the above: Themselves, their colleagues, and
stand the importance of health and the organization as a whole
safety for:
9. A range of costs are associated with All of the above: Productivity, quality, and overall
incidents that can a�ect: success of the organization
10. Mitigating risk involves a considera- True
tion of risk tolerance at the organi-
zational level and involves tolerating,
treating, terminating, or transferring
the risk.
11. The concept in legislation that indi- Due diligence
cates employers must do "everything
reasonable to protect the health and
safety of workers" is referred to as:
12. The major program components iden- All of the above: policies regarding health and
ti ed as requirements of due diligence safety, training of employees, safe work proce-
include: dures
13. Record-keeping is important to True
demonstrate due diligence.
14. Proven demonstration regarding ac- False
countability and enforcement is not re-
quired to demonstrate due diligence.
15. In the Internal Responsibility System All of the above: provide resources for safe work,
model, management is usually re- provide orientation and training, investigate inci-
quired to: dents
16. Implement hazard controls
, In the Internal Responsibility System
model, employees are usually required
to:
17. Canadian laboratories are governed All of the above: federal legislation, provincial/ter-
by: ritorial legislation, municipal legislation
18. The Canada Criminal Code does not False
apply to laboratories or medical facil-
ities.
19. TDG regulations apply to transport of True
hazardous materials by rail, air, water,
or highway
20. Organizations may adopt additional True
health and safety standards over and
above what is required by legislation.
21. The most e�ective way to ensure that True
OHS is adequately managed is to im-
plement an OHSMS.
22. The OHSMS must be well-developed, True
implemented, evaluated, and subject
to continual improvement.
23. An OHSMS is not needed to ensure False
that all roles and responsibilities are
identi ed, documented, and commu-
nicated.
24. A positive safety culture promotes the a. All injuries are preventable
following value:
_Study_Guide_2025_2026
1. All organizations, including the lead- True
ership, management, and employees,
have a legal and ethical obligation to
protect the health and safety of all
those a�ected by the organization.
2. Health and safety is good business True
practice in that it protects one of the
most valuable assets in the organiza-
tion: the employees.
3. Identi cation and control of workplace False
hazards is not required to prevent in-
jury, illness, and fatality.
4. Employees are exposed to diverse haz- c. Chemical, Biological, Physical, Ergonomic, Psy-
ards including: chological
5. A sustained collective e�ort is required True
to achieve an improved safety perfor-
mance in the laboratory setting.
6. Medical laboratory professionals All of the above: injury, illness, and death
working in the laboratory are suscep-
tible to
7. Laboratory employees are on the front True
lines of identifying and characterizing
new agents and new diseases, some-
times before hazard controls have
been determined to be su cient.
8.
, It is important that employees under- All of the above: Themselves, their colleagues, and
stand the importance of health and the organization as a whole
safety for:
9. A range of costs are associated with All of the above: Productivity, quality, and overall
incidents that can a�ect: success of the organization
10. Mitigating risk involves a considera- True
tion of risk tolerance at the organi-
zational level and involves tolerating,
treating, terminating, or transferring
the risk.
11. The concept in legislation that indi- Due diligence
cates employers must do "everything
reasonable to protect the health and
safety of workers" is referred to as:
12. The major program components iden- All of the above: policies regarding health and
ti ed as requirements of due diligence safety, training of employees, safe work proce-
include: dures
13. Record-keeping is important to True
demonstrate due diligence.
14. Proven demonstration regarding ac- False
countability and enforcement is not re-
quired to demonstrate due diligence.
15. In the Internal Responsibility System All of the above: provide resources for safe work,
model, management is usually re- provide orientation and training, investigate inci-
quired to: dents
16. Implement hazard controls
, In the Internal Responsibility System
model, employees are usually required
to:
17. Canadian laboratories are governed All of the above: federal legislation, provincial/ter-
by: ritorial legislation, municipal legislation
18. The Canada Criminal Code does not False
apply to laboratories or medical facil-
ities.
19. TDG regulations apply to transport of True
hazardous materials by rail, air, water,
or highway
20. Organizations may adopt additional True
health and safety standards over and
above what is required by legislation.
21. The most e�ective way to ensure that True
OHS is adequately managed is to im-
plement an OHSMS.
22. The OHSMS must be well-developed, True
implemented, evaluated, and subject
to continual improvement.
23. An OHSMS is not needed to ensure False
that all roles and responsibilities are
identi ed, documented, and commu-
nicated.
24. A positive safety culture promotes the a. All injuries are preventable
following value:
