Occupational Health & Safety

Question 1

What group is at the highest risk of injury?

Answer 1

Young workers within 6 months of experience

Question 2

What can be done to lower the risk of new workers?

Answer 2

Educate new workers on workplace hazards and safe work procedures.

Question 3

What is MSI, and why do you think the presenter spent time dwelling on it so much?

Answer 3

Musculoskeletal Injury. It is a common type of injury in office work that we may be exposed.

Question 4

Briefly describe three hazard incidents that you researched on the WorkSafeBC Website.

Answer 4

■ A worker was standing near the edge of a sloped excavation and he slipped down the slope.
■ A worker was seriously injured when a load shifted unexpectedly
■ two rocks fell from a cliff, striking a grout mixer, with no injuries reported due to the absence of workers at the time

Question 5

What are the workplace health and safety roles, rights and responsibilities of the owner?

Answer 5

■ Ensuring the health and safety of workers
■ Telling employers or prime contractors any potential hazards on the site
■ Following occupational health and safety requirements

Question 6

You are responsible for the safety of a construction crew working on an Island with ferry access once a day. With regards to first aid, what do you need to ensure?

Answer 6

■ Sufficient first aid supplies
■ At least one trained first aid worker
■ Communication plan for emergency services
■ Transportation plan to get injured workers off the island
■ Regular safety meetings

Question 7

What is the procedure for refusal of unsafe work?

Answer 7

■ Notify the supervisor of the unsafe work condition
■ Stay in a safe location until the situation is resolved
■ If the situation is not resolved, a joint investigation should be carried out by the supervisor and worker
■ Contact WorkSafe BC about the situation and get a prevention officer to investigate
■ Prevention Officer will conduct an investigation to determine whether the work condition is unsafe
■ If the Prevention Officer says it’s unsafe, they will issue an order to address the situation. If it’s safe, the worker may continue to refuse to work only if they follow a proper process