NCSO Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
An unplanned, undesired event that results in property or
Accident
equipment damage, injury, death or occupational illness.
The determination of fats of an accident by inquiry, obser-
Accident investigation
vation and examination
Acute exposure A single exposure or exposure over a short time
Ettects that take place after a single exposure or after a
Acute Toxic Ettects (accute Toxicity)
short series of exposures within 24hrs
International association of occupational hygienists that
develops many guidelines of the practice of occupational
America Conference of Government industrial Hygienist hygiene. One of the most important of theses guidelines
(ACGIH) is Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices.
This publication serves as the basis for occupational expo-
sure limits in many jurisdictions around the world.
An evaluation of a health and safety program measuring
its ettectiveness and eflciency against given standards. it
Audit
helps enable the company to improve its health and safety
program.
An individual who has the qualification and skill set to
Auditor measure health and safety performance against a given
standard
An accreditation given to an employer's health and safety
Certification of Recognition (COR) management system that has been evaluated by a certi-
fied auditor.
An exposure to a low concentration of substance over
Chronic Exposure
extended period of time
The ettects that occur after chronic exposure or that occur
Chronic Toxic Ettects ( Chronic Toxicity)
a long time after exposure.
CLC Canada Labour Code
Company Rules
, Company directives that govern and control conduct that
action at the workplace. These rules are basic written
statements that dictate acceptable behaviour and leave no
room for discretion or argument. Also referred to as safe
work rules.
A current written statement(s) of Senior Management's
philosophy, principles, and goals embodying the com-
Company Health & Safety Policy
pany/employer's commitments to workplace health and
safety
Competent Having the necessary ability and skills.
A mixture that is a combination of many chemicals, has
a commonly known generic name and is any of the fol-
lowing: naturally occurring, a fraction of naturally occuring
Complex Mixture mixture that results from a separation process, a modifi-
cation of a naturally occurring mixture, a modification of a
fraction of naturally occurring mixture that results from a
chemical modification process.
The contractor, employer or other person who enters into
an agreement with the owner of the work site to be the
Constructor
prime contractor. The constructor has the overall respon-
sibility for health and safety on the worksite.
A task that has the potential to produce major loss to
Critical Task
people, equipment, process or the environment.
Ettects that usually occur after long term exposure to a
substance. Individual exposures occur many times and the
Cumulative Toxic Ettects
ettects accumulate. Even very small individual exposures
may result in a toxic ettect.
The breakdown of a material into two or more ditterent
Decomposition
materials.
Documentation, Observations and Interviews (DOI)
An unplanned, undesired event that results in property or
Accident
equipment damage, injury, death or occupational illness.
The determination of fats of an accident by inquiry, obser-
Accident investigation
vation and examination
Acute exposure A single exposure or exposure over a short time
Ettects that take place after a single exposure or after a
Acute Toxic Ettects (accute Toxicity)
short series of exposures within 24hrs
International association of occupational hygienists that
develops many guidelines of the practice of occupational
America Conference of Government industrial Hygienist hygiene. One of the most important of theses guidelines
(ACGIH) is Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices.
This publication serves as the basis for occupational expo-
sure limits in many jurisdictions around the world.
An evaluation of a health and safety program measuring
its ettectiveness and eflciency against given standards. it
Audit
helps enable the company to improve its health and safety
program.
An individual who has the qualification and skill set to
Auditor measure health and safety performance against a given
standard
An accreditation given to an employer's health and safety
Certification of Recognition (COR) management system that has been evaluated by a certi-
fied auditor.
An exposure to a low concentration of substance over
Chronic Exposure
extended period of time
The ettects that occur after chronic exposure or that occur
Chronic Toxic Ettects ( Chronic Toxicity)
a long time after exposure.
CLC Canada Labour Code
Company Rules
, Company directives that govern and control conduct that
action at the workplace. These rules are basic written
statements that dictate acceptable behaviour and leave no
room for discretion or argument. Also referred to as safe
work rules.
A current written statement(s) of Senior Management's
philosophy, principles, and goals embodying the com-
Company Health & Safety Policy
pany/employer's commitments to workplace health and
safety
Competent Having the necessary ability and skills.
A mixture that is a combination of many chemicals, has
a commonly known generic name and is any of the fol-
lowing: naturally occurring, a fraction of naturally occuring
Complex Mixture mixture that results from a separation process, a modifi-
cation of a naturally occurring mixture, a modification of a
fraction of naturally occurring mixture that results from a
chemical modification process.
The contractor, employer or other person who enters into
an agreement with the owner of the work site to be the
Constructor
prime contractor. The constructor has the overall respon-
sibility for health and safety on the worksite.
A task that has the potential to produce major loss to
Critical Task
people, equipment, process or the environment.
Ettects that usually occur after long term exposure to a
substance. Individual exposures occur many times and the
Cumulative Toxic Ettects
ettects accumulate. Even very small individual exposures
may result in a toxic ettect.
The breakdown of a material into two or more ditterent
Decomposition
materials.
Documentation, Observations and Interviews (DOI)
