IDRL 308 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
fungi - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅plants that lack chlorophyll, such as mushrooms, yeast, mold
gaming - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅behaviour whereby an employer maximizes the return it receives from
the experience-rating system by means other than improving safety
hand-arm vibration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a form of segmental vibration affecting a worker's hands
and arms, often caused by gripping power tools
hazard assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of determining which of identified hazards need
to be addressed most urgently
hazard control - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅implementing corrective measures to eliminate or mitigate the
effect of a hazard
hazard recognition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the systematic act of identifying all hazards present, or
potentially present, in a workplace
heat stroke - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a health effect caused by a body becoming too hot
hierarchy of controls - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a list of hazard controls in descending order of
effectiveness
human rights legislation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
protected grounds (e.g. disability, age, gender, race)
hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a health effect caused by a body becoming too cold
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unknown cause
,impairment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a cognitive or physical difference that, in a specific context, may
give rise to a disability
incident - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅any undesired event that leads to or could have led to harm to
workers
incident investigation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of determining what caused an incident and
identifying ways of preventing its recurrence
incident report - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a written document outlining the findings of an incident
investigation, including recommendations for preventing future incidents
index case - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the first care that indicates an outbreak of disease
industry safety associations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bodies formed by employers in an industry to
deliver safety services and advocate on behalf of the employers on safety issues
instructional design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of systematically developing training to meet
particular goals and objectives
internal responsibility system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅system of shared responsibility for OHS
investigation kit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a collection of materials, including a process, forms, and
recording equipment designed to assist in an incident investigation
ionizing radiation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅radiation with enough strength to remove electrons from a
molecule as it passes through, such as x-rays, gamma rays, alpha particles, and neutrons
job demand-control model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a model of workplace stress analyzing the
interaction of job demands with job control
, job design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅decisions employers make about what tasks will be performed by
workers and how that work with be performed.
job sharing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an arrangement wherein two workers share a single position, each
working some portion of the otherwise full-time job
joint health and safety committees (JHSCs) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅committees comprising both worker
and management representatives responsible for enhancing workplace health and safety
jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅geographic district or industry sector which is subject to the
authority of the federal parliament or a provincial or territorial legislature
latency period - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the time between exposure and the development of symptoms
from that exposure
learning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of acquiring knowledge and skills that can lead to
behavioural change
learning theories - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅conceptual frameworks that describe how learners absorb,
process, and retain information
legitimacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅credibility of political actors or a political system that depends upon
the actors or systems being seen to serve the public good and therefore, warranting continued support
lethal concentration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the amount of a substance in the air or water required to
cause death
lethal dose - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the amount of a substance required to cause death upon ingestion,
thereby quantifying a substance's acute toxicity and allowing us to compare the toxicity of substances
local toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reaction to a toxic substance reaction at the point of contact
fungi - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅plants that lack chlorophyll, such as mushrooms, yeast, mold
gaming - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅behaviour whereby an employer maximizes the return it receives from
the experience-rating system by means other than improving safety
hand-arm vibration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a form of segmental vibration affecting a worker's hands
and arms, often caused by gripping power tools
hazard assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of determining which of identified hazards need
to be addressed most urgently
hazard control - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅implementing corrective measures to eliminate or mitigate the
effect of a hazard
hazard recognition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the systematic act of identifying all hazards present, or
potentially present, in a workplace
heat stroke - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a health effect caused by a body becoming too hot
hierarchy of controls - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a list of hazard controls in descending order of
effectiveness
human rights legislation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
protected grounds (e.g. disability, age, gender, race)
hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a health effect caused by a body becoming too cold
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unknown cause
,impairment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a cognitive or physical difference that, in a specific context, may
give rise to a disability
incident - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅any undesired event that leads to or could have led to harm to
workers
incident investigation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of determining what caused an incident and
identifying ways of preventing its recurrence
incident report - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a written document outlining the findings of an incident
investigation, including recommendations for preventing future incidents
index case - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the first care that indicates an outbreak of disease
industry safety associations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bodies formed by employers in an industry to
deliver safety services and advocate on behalf of the employers on safety issues
instructional design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of systematically developing training to meet
particular goals and objectives
internal responsibility system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅system of shared responsibility for OHS
investigation kit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a collection of materials, including a process, forms, and
recording equipment designed to assist in an incident investigation
ionizing radiation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅radiation with enough strength to remove electrons from a
molecule as it passes through, such as x-rays, gamma rays, alpha particles, and neutrons
job demand-control model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a model of workplace stress analyzing the
interaction of job demands with job control
, job design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅decisions employers make about what tasks will be performed by
workers and how that work with be performed.
job sharing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an arrangement wherein two workers share a single position, each
working some portion of the otherwise full-time job
joint health and safety committees (JHSCs) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅committees comprising both worker
and management representatives responsible for enhancing workplace health and safety
jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅geographic district or industry sector which is subject to the
authority of the federal parliament or a provincial or territorial legislature
latency period - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the time between exposure and the development of symptoms
from that exposure
learning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of acquiring knowledge and skills that can lead to
behavioural change
learning theories - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅conceptual frameworks that describe how learners absorb,
process, and retain information
legitimacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅credibility of political actors or a political system that depends upon
the actors or systems being seen to serve the public good and therefore, warranting continued support
lethal concentration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the amount of a substance in the air or water required to
cause death
lethal dose - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the amount of a substance required to cause death upon ingestion,
thereby quantifying a substance's acute toxicity and allowing us to compare the toxicity of substances
local toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reaction to a toxic substance reaction at the point of contact
