IDRL 308 OHS Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions

What measures can OHS practitioners take to prevent and respond to workplace injuries or ill-health? (7) - Answer-In addition to identifying and control workplace hazards, OHS practitioners engage in a variety of other organizational activities designed to prevent and respond to injuries and ill health. Interventions such as training, behaviour modification, emergency planning, incident investigation, and disability management round out the OHS function. 1. What common physical agents exist in workplaces? - Answer- 1. How and when are these agents harmful to workers? - Answer- 1. How can the hazards posed by these agents be controlled? - Answer- 1. What are the health effects of noise, vibration, and radiation exposure? - AnswerWhat are the principles of ergonomics? - Answer- 1. How do chemical and biological hazards act on the human body? - Answer- 1. What are OELs, and what are some of the critiques of how they are set? - Answer- 1. Why is science a "double-edged sword" when applied to OHS? - Answer- 1. What is the precautionary principle and how might it change how chemicals are used in the workplace? - Answer- 1. What factors affect the effectiveness of training? - Answer- 1. Can safety be improved by modifying workers' behaviours? What are the risks of this approach? - Answer1. What are the challenges associated with emergency planning? - Answer- 1. What is the purpose of and what are the steps in incident investigation? - Answer- 1. What conflicts underlie disability management programs? - Answer- 1. Why might workers and employers have different perspectives on return to work programs? - AnswerWhat is Karasek's Job-Demand control model? - Answer- 1. What are the purposes of OHS training? - Answer- 1. What are the steps to planning an OHS training system? - Answer- 1. What is the difference between training and learning? - Answer-Training entails providing workers with the knowledge, skills or behaviours to reduce the risk of a workplace injury. What is an emergency, and how does emergency preparedness reduce injury? - Answer-Emergency plans mitigate potential harm to workers (and the public). Emergency plans will be specific to the conditions and hazards associated with the work being performed and might have to be re-worked frequently if the work changes often. 1. What are the phases of an emergency plan? - AnswerSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic that struck Canada in 2002 - Was the health care system adequately prepared for this emergency? - AnswerSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic that struck Canada in 2002 -What do experts think were the shortcomings of the emergency plan? - AnswerSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic that struck Canada in 2002 - What changes have been made since the outbreak to improve response to epidemics? - AnswerWhat is an incident, and what are the steps of incident investigation? - AnswerWhat factors should be considered in an incident investigation? - Answer