PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
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●● Whats the purpose of OHSA?
Answer: Occupational Health and safety Act (OHSA) its regulations
govern safety in the workplace. these regulations place demands on you,
your supervisor and your employer. To violate these regulations can lead
to heavy fines and or imprisonment. The act also gives workers the right
to refuse to do work if he/she has reasonable grounds that the work is
dangerous. Workers are ultimately responsible for their own safety.
●● What does WHMIS mean?
Answer: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System and the
purpose is to create a safer workplace by providing workers with the
knowledge and tools to enable them to work safely.
●● Personal Protective Equipment that you may use?
Answer: Safety Boots/shoes, hard hats, gloves, SCBA, safety belts, and
other fall arrest systems.
●● What is the best defence against water-born disease as an operator?
,Answer: Washing your hands before you eat, smoke, use the washroom
and avoid having your hands above your collar bone when working in a
plant equipment.
●● What specific caution you should take while working or repairing
electrical equipment.
Answer: Lock out the control devices and attach lock out tags
●● All hazards working in confined spaces?
Answer: Oxygen deficient atmosphere may occur, explosive gases may
also build up.
●● Ontario Regulation that describes operational checks and sampling
requirements for municipal drinking water systems?
Answer: Ontario Reg. 170/03 - drinking water systems reg.
●● Operators of domestic wastewater treatment and collection systems
require a ______ to work in the province of ontario as required by
Regulation ________
Answer: License; O.Reg. 129/04
●● Operators of drinking water treatment and distribution systems
require a __________ to work in the province of Ontario as required by
regulation _________.
, Answer: Certificate; O. Reg. 128/04
●● While working in a facility which requires a license/certificate, what
activities can you not do?
Answer: Not allowed to adjust a process, change flows or adjust
chemical doses unless directly supervised a licensed/ certified operator.
●● Addresses water treatment and testing sampling?
Answer: O. REG.170/03
●● Addresses the licensing of sewage works operator?
Answer: O. REG. 129/04
●● Addresses the certificate of drinking water systems operators and
water quality?
Answer: O. REG. 129/04
●● Drinking water is legislated under what 4 acts?
Answer: Safe drinking water act, 2002, Ontario water resources Act,
Environment protection act, Clean water act.
●● What regulation provides the minimum level of drinking water
quality acceptable for human consumption?