Test Bank – Management of Occupational Health
and Safety, 8th Edition | Kevin Kelloway | Complete
Exam Questions & Verified Answers
Lost-time injury - A workplace injury that results in the employee missing time from work
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) - The I.D, evaluation, and control of hazards
associated with the work environment
Occupational Injury - Any cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation resulting from a workplace
accident
Occupational Illness - Any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to
environment factors associated with employment
Brown Lung - A disease of the lungs caused by excessive inhalation of dust; the disease is
in the pneumoconiosis family and often afflicts textile workers
Assumption of risk - The belief that a worker accepted the risk of employment when
he/she accepted a job
Accident proneness - The notion that some individuals are inherently more likely than
others to be involved in accidents, as a result of individual characteristics
Due diligence - An expected standard of conduct that requires employers to take every
reasonable precaution to ensure safety
Internal Responsibility System (IRS) - The system of shared responsibility for health and
safety that is the basis for most Canadian OH&S legislation
The 3 E's - A traditional approach to occupational health and safety that emphasized
engineering, education, and enforcement
Act - Federal, provincial, or territorial law that constitutes the basic regulatory mechanism
for occupational health and safety
Regulations - Explain how the general intent of the act will be applied in specific
circumstances
Guidelines and policies - More specific rules that are not legally enforceable unless
referred to in a regulation or act
, Standards and codes - Provide practical guidance on the implementation of occupational
health and safety practices; often established by agencies such as the CSA or the ILO
General duty - A primary duty directly articulated in the occupational health and safety
act. The general duty provision requiring employers to take every reasonable precaution to
ensure employee safety is represented in health and safety acts across Canada
Prescribed duty - Under OH&S legislation, a duty to be undertaken because of health and
safety regulations
Constructor - In health and safety legislation, a person or company that oversees the
construction of a project and that is ultimately responsible for the health and safety of all workers
GHS - An international standard for the classification and labelling of chemicals being
adopted by countries around the world
Collective liability - Where all employers in a class or other rate group are liable for the
costs of any or all accidents and occupational diseases that occur in the operations for those
employers
Net earnings - Salary after mandatory deductions (income tax, Canada Pension, and
employment insurance)
Loss of functional capacity - Limit of ability or dexterity depending on the seriousness of
an injury
Vocational rehabilitation - The steps undertaken by WCBs to help injured workers return
to their place of employment or find similar or suitable work elsewhere
Physical rehabilitation - The steps taken to restore, fully to partially, the worker's physical
function
Social rehabilitation - The psychological and practical services that help workers with
severe disabilities cope with daily life
Latency period - The time between exposure to a cause and development of a disease
Hazard - Any object, action, or condition that can be a source of potential adverse health
effect, damage, or harm to people, processes, or equipment within the workplace
Incident - An event or occurrence that had or could have had a negative impact on people,
proper , or processes
Risk - The probability or the extent to which a hazard is likely to cause harm to people,
processes, or equipment
and Safety, 8th Edition | Kevin Kelloway | Complete
Exam Questions & Verified Answers
Lost-time injury - A workplace injury that results in the employee missing time from work
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) - The I.D, evaluation, and control of hazards
associated with the work environment
Occupational Injury - Any cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation resulting from a workplace
accident
Occupational Illness - Any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to
environment factors associated with employment
Brown Lung - A disease of the lungs caused by excessive inhalation of dust; the disease is
in the pneumoconiosis family and often afflicts textile workers
Assumption of risk - The belief that a worker accepted the risk of employment when
he/she accepted a job
Accident proneness - The notion that some individuals are inherently more likely than
others to be involved in accidents, as a result of individual characteristics
Due diligence - An expected standard of conduct that requires employers to take every
reasonable precaution to ensure safety
Internal Responsibility System (IRS) - The system of shared responsibility for health and
safety that is the basis for most Canadian OH&S legislation
The 3 E's - A traditional approach to occupational health and safety that emphasized
engineering, education, and enforcement
Act - Federal, provincial, or territorial law that constitutes the basic regulatory mechanism
for occupational health and safety
Regulations - Explain how the general intent of the act will be applied in specific
circumstances
Guidelines and policies - More specific rules that are not legally enforceable unless
referred to in a regulation or act
, Standards and codes - Provide practical guidance on the implementation of occupational
health and safety practices; often established by agencies such as the CSA or the ILO
General duty - A primary duty directly articulated in the occupational health and safety
act. The general duty provision requiring employers to take every reasonable precaution to
ensure employee safety is represented in health and safety acts across Canada
Prescribed duty - Under OH&S legislation, a duty to be undertaken because of health and
safety regulations
Constructor - In health and safety legislation, a person or company that oversees the
construction of a project and that is ultimately responsible for the health and safety of all workers
GHS - An international standard for the classification and labelling of chemicals being
adopted by countries around the world
Collective liability - Where all employers in a class or other rate group are liable for the
costs of any or all accidents and occupational diseases that occur in the operations for those
employers
Net earnings - Salary after mandatory deductions (income tax, Canada Pension, and
employment insurance)
Loss of functional capacity - Limit of ability or dexterity depending on the seriousness of
an injury
Vocational rehabilitation - The steps undertaken by WCBs to help injured workers return
to their place of employment or find similar or suitable work elsewhere
Physical rehabilitation - The steps taken to restore, fully to partially, the worker's physical
function
Social rehabilitation - The psychological and practical services that help workers with
severe disabilities cope with daily life
Latency period - The time between exposure to a cause and development of a disease
Hazard - Any object, action, or condition that can be a source of potential adverse health
effect, damage, or harm to people, processes, or equipment within the workplace
Incident - An event or occurrence that had or could have had a negative impact on people,
proper , or processes
Risk - The probability or the extent to which a hazard is likely to cause harm to people,
processes, or equipment
