ACSA NCSO EXAM PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(CSA) What type of system is a complete system that maintains high standards
throughout every part of a company's organization? - Answers - Health and Safety
Management System HSMS
(CSA) What are the three factors of Due Diligence? - Answers - Forseeability
Preventability
Control
(CSA) What type of losses are cost associated with loss-type incidents? - Answers -
Absolute Losses.
(CSA) What formula give you the LTFR - lost time frequency rate? - Answers - (Lost
time cases x 200,000) / Total Employee Hours of Exposure.
(CSA) What formula gives you the IRS - injury severity rate? - Answers - (Lost work
days x 200,000) / Total employee hours of exposure.
(CSA) What helps to identify how well a HSMS is performing against a standard? -
Answers - Audits
(CSA) What are the 4 key principles of instruction for OJT (On-the-job training)? -
Answers - Tell
Show
Do
Review
(CSA) Who has the potential liability for mishandling/misuse of a hazardous substance?
- Answers - Anyone responsible for product during its lifecycle.
(CSA) Communication is the expression or exchange of what four items? - Answers - 1.
Information
2. Ideas
3. Thoughts
4. Feelings
(CSA) Individuals communicate using what 5 items? - Answers - Words
Sounds
Signs
Visuals
Behaviours
(CSA) What are the Six steps in order of an effective communication process? -
Answers - 1. Developing your message
2. Conveying your message
,3. Receiving the message
4. Processing the message
5. Verifying understanding
6. Reflecting
(CSA) List the 5 steps in the Five-Step Site-Specific Hazard Assessment Model? -
Answers - 1. List tasks.
2. Identify health and safety hazards
3. Eliminate or control hazards
4. Communicate the hazards and follow controls
5. Repeat the process if there is a change in condition
(CSA) What formula gives you the TRIF - total recordable incident frequency? - Answers
- (lost time cases + medical aids + modified work cases) x 200,000 / Total employee
hours of exposure.
(CSA) On a project, who's responsibility is it to develop a collaborative environmental
management program? - Answers - Prime Contract
(CSA) What is the purpose of an Action Plan? - Answers - To provide a plan to improve
the HSMS over the upcoming year.
(CSA) Corrective actions may very depending on the level of risk, but they should
always follow what format. - Answers - SMART
S - specific
M - measurable
A - attainable
R - relevant
T - Time-bound
(CSA) List the 9 steps in the Nine-Step Formal Hazard Assessment Model? - Answers -
1. Figure out what people do
2. List tasks associated with jobs
3. Identify health and safety hazards
4. Rank hazards according to risk
5. Find ways to eliminate or control hazards
6. Implement the selected controls
7. Communicate the hazards and controls to employees
8. Monitor the implemented controls
9. Review and revise the hazard assessment as needed
How many elements is the ACSA COR audit tool organized around? - Answers - 10
How many elements is the SECOR program organized around? - Answers - 13
,For employers with 10 employees or less, an HSMS is evaluated through what
program? - Answers - SECOR
Define Due Diligence? - Answers - A person who does everything reasonable to try to
prevent something harmful from happening is said to be showing due diligence.
What becomes the guiding document by which each employer on site participates in the
HSMS for the project? - Answers - Project Safety Plan
What 4 things must management be successful with in order to lead Health and Safety
Management Systems? - Answers - Plan
Organize
Lead
Control
Accountability for safety can be established by what three methods? - Answers - Charge
Backs
Safety Goals
Safety Activities
What is the purpose of a charge back system in regards to accountability? - Answers -
To motivate supervisors to obtain and maintain superior safety results.
What are the Three basic types of Safety Goals? - Answers - Injury frequency rate
Incident costs
Loss ratio
What is the most widely accepted incident rate goal. - Answers - Lost Time Frequency
Rate (LTFR)
What method can improve safety performance and the reduction of incidents that are
agreed upon by the manager and supervisor? - Answers - Safety Goals
What are the 2 basic types of hazard assessment processes? - Answers - Formal &
Site-specific
What are the two main types of hazards? - Answers - Health & Safety
Has the potential to cause an acute or chronic condition, illness, or disease, Is a
description of what type of hazard? - Answers - Health Hazard
Has the potential to cause immediate injury or damage, Is a description of what type of
hazard? - Answers - Safety Hazard
List the Five Elements of an Effective Training Program? - Answers - Training Policy
Orientation
, On-the job training
Ongoing training
Assessment and documentation
What is the minimum retention period for First Aid records? - Answers - 3 years
How long must an Investigation reports be retained as per (OH&S requirement)? -
Answers - 2 years
What is the minimum retention period as per OH&S requirements on Audiometric
Testing Records? - Answers - 10 years
(LEG) What are the Workers' Three basic rights in Canada? - Answers - Right to Know
Right to Participate
Right to Refuse
(LEG) Rank the three levels of legislation in Canada in the correct order? - Answers -
Federal
Provincial
Municipal
(LEG) What are the Four common characteristics of Regulatory Law? - Answers -
Focuses on public welfare
Uses some combination of regulations, codes, and/or rules
Applies strict liability for offences
Allows for a due diligence defense
(LEG) What type of Legislation deals with Permits, assigns general obligation, duties
and/or responsibilities? - Answers - Act
(LEG) What type of Legislation deals with assigning more specific duties or
responsibilities to individuals and outlines specific procedures that must be followed? -
Answers - Regulations, Codes, and Rules
(LEG) Identify the two main pieces of Federal OH&S legislation? - Answers - Canada
Labour Code (Part II) (similar to Alberta's OH&S Act)
Canada OH&S Regulations (similar to Alberta's OH&S Code)
(LEG) Define Strict Liability? - Answers - The burden of proof is on a person to prove
innocence if charged
(LEG) How long must records be retained for entry work into a confined space if there
were no incidents or unplanned events during the entry? - Answers - 1 year - Code
s.58(a)
(CSA) What type of system is a complete system that maintains high standards
throughout every part of a company's organization? - Answers - Health and Safety
Management System HSMS
(CSA) What are the three factors of Due Diligence? - Answers - Forseeability
Preventability
Control
(CSA) What type of losses are cost associated with loss-type incidents? - Answers -
Absolute Losses.
(CSA) What formula give you the LTFR - lost time frequency rate? - Answers - (Lost
time cases x 200,000) / Total Employee Hours of Exposure.
(CSA) What formula gives you the IRS - injury severity rate? - Answers - (Lost work
days x 200,000) / Total employee hours of exposure.
(CSA) What helps to identify how well a HSMS is performing against a standard? -
Answers - Audits
(CSA) What are the 4 key principles of instruction for OJT (On-the-job training)? -
Answers - Tell
Show
Do
Review
(CSA) Who has the potential liability for mishandling/misuse of a hazardous substance?
- Answers - Anyone responsible for product during its lifecycle.
(CSA) Communication is the expression or exchange of what four items? - Answers - 1.
Information
2. Ideas
3. Thoughts
4. Feelings
(CSA) Individuals communicate using what 5 items? - Answers - Words
Sounds
Signs
Visuals
Behaviours
(CSA) What are the Six steps in order of an effective communication process? -
Answers - 1. Developing your message
2. Conveying your message
,3. Receiving the message
4. Processing the message
5. Verifying understanding
6. Reflecting
(CSA) List the 5 steps in the Five-Step Site-Specific Hazard Assessment Model? -
Answers - 1. List tasks.
2. Identify health and safety hazards
3. Eliminate or control hazards
4. Communicate the hazards and follow controls
5. Repeat the process if there is a change in condition
(CSA) What formula gives you the TRIF - total recordable incident frequency? - Answers
- (lost time cases + medical aids + modified work cases) x 200,000 / Total employee
hours of exposure.
(CSA) On a project, who's responsibility is it to develop a collaborative environmental
management program? - Answers - Prime Contract
(CSA) What is the purpose of an Action Plan? - Answers - To provide a plan to improve
the HSMS over the upcoming year.
(CSA) Corrective actions may very depending on the level of risk, but they should
always follow what format. - Answers - SMART
S - specific
M - measurable
A - attainable
R - relevant
T - Time-bound
(CSA) List the 9 steps in the Nine-Step Formal Hazard Assessment Model? - Answers -
1. Figure out what people do
2. List tasks associated with jobs
3. Identify health and safety hazards
4. Rank hazards according to risk
5. Find ways to eliminate or control hazards
6. Implement the selected controls
7. Communicate the hazards and controls to employees
8. Monitor the implemented controls
9. Review and revise the hazard assessment as needed
How many elements is the ACSA COR audit tool organized around? - Answers - 10
How many elements is the SECOR program organized around? - Answers - 13
,For employers with 10 employees or less, an HSMS is evaluated through what
program? - Answers - SECOR
Define Due Diligence? - Answers - A person who does everything reasonable to try to
prevent something harmful from happening is said to be showing due diligence.
What becomes the guiding document by which each employer on site participates in the
HSMS for the project? - Answers - Project Safety Plan
What 4 things must management be successful with in order to lead Health and Safety
Management Systems? - Answers - Plan
Organize
Lead
Control
Accountability for safety can be established by what three methods? - Answers - Charge
Backs
Safety Goals
Safety Activities
What is the purpose of a charge back system in regards to accountability? - Answers -
To motivate supervisors to obtain and maintain superior safety results.
What are the Three basic types of Safety Goals? - Answers - Injury frequency rate
Incident costs
Loss ratio
What is the most widely accepted incident rate goal. - Answers - Lost Time Frequency
Rate (LTFR)
What method can improve safety performance and the reduction of incidents that are
agreed upon by the manager and supervisor? - Answers - Safety Goals
What are the 2 basic types of hazard assessment processes? - Answers - Formal &
Site-specific
What are the two main types of hazards? - Answers - Health & Safety
Has the potential to cause an acute or chronic condition, illness, or disease, Is a
description of what type of hazard? - Answers - Health Hazard
Has the potential to cause immediate injury or damage, Is a description of what type of
hazard? - Answers - Safety Hazard
List the Five Elements of an Effective Training Program? - Answers - Training Policy
Orientation
, On-the job training
Ongoing training
Assessment and documentation
What is the minimum retention period for First Aid records? - Answers - 3 years
How long must an Investigation reports be retained as per (OH&S requirement)? -
Answers - 2 years
What is the minimum retention period as per OH&S requirements on Audiometric
Testing Records? - Answers - 10 years
(LEG) What are the Workers' Three basic rights in Canada? - Answers - Right to Know
Right to Participate
Right to Refuse
(LEG) Rank the three levels of legislation in Canada in the correct order? - Answers -
Federal
Provincial
Municipal
(LEG) What are the Four common characteristics of Regulatory Law? - Answers -
Focuses on public welfare
Uses some combination of regulations, codes, and/or rules
Applies strict liability for offences
Allows for a due diligence defense
(LEG) What type of Legislation deals with Permits, assigns general obligation, duties
and/or responsibilities? - Answers - Act
(LEG) What type of Legislation deals with assigning more specific duties or
responsibilities to individuals and outlines specific procedures that must be followed? -
Answers - Regulations, Codes, and Rules
(LEG) Identify the two main pieces of Federal OH&S legislation? - Answers - Canada
Labour Code (Part II) (similar to Alberta's OH&S Act)
Canada OH&S Regulations (similar to Alberta's OH&S Code)
(LEG) Define Strict Liability? - Answers - The burden of proof is on a person to prove
innocence if charged
(LEG) How long must records be retained for entry work into a confined space if there
were no incidents or unplanned events during the entry? - Answers - 1 year - Code
s.58(a)
