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MANA 445 – Questions & Detailed Answers (100%)
MANA 445 – Questions & Detailed Answers (100%)
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MANA 445 – Questions & Detailed Answers (100%)Occupational health and safety Right Ans - Recognition, assessment, and
control of hazards associated with the work environment
Occupational injury Right Ans - any wound or damage to the body that
results from an event in the work environment
Occupational illness Right Ans - any abnormal condition or disorder caused
by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment
Human sustainability Right Ans - the ongoing ability to maintain health and
safety without overthrowing growth (self) or generatively (outside self)
Why should employers, employees and the public care about OHS? Right
Ans - economic considerations, legal considerations and moral considerations
OHS economic considerations Right Ans - direct costs (ex: medical care)
indirect costs (ex: hiring costs)
Who are the 3 key stakeholders in OHS? Right Ans - government
employers
employees
OHS barriers Right Ans - employers who value productivity over safety
employers who are uninformed
employers who feel like they only implement safety when they "have to"
How to overcome OHS barriers Right Ans - create alliances among
stakeholders
The role of HR with OHS Right Ans - OHS is integrated in training, job
design and scheduling and it requires legislative compliance (the people side
to OHS)
OHS legal considerations Right Ans - the law provided legal rights to safe
workplaces for every worker while practicing due diligence
, OHS moral considerations Right Ans - well-being is the foundation of our
moral landscape
accident proneness Right Ans - the notion that some individuals are
inherently more likely to be involved in accidents based on individual
characteristics
act Right Ans - federal, provincial or territorial law that constitutes basic
regulatory mechanisms for OHS
regulation Right Ans - explain how general intent of the act will be applied
in specific circumstances
guidelines & policies Right Ans - more specific rules that are not legally
enforceable
standards & codes Right Ans - provide guidelines on the implementation of
OHS practices
employers duties Right Ans - take every reasonable precaution to ensure
employee safety
post OHS act in the workplace
maintain health + safety policy
supervisors duties Right Ans - ensure health + safety of workers under
their supervision
ensure workers wear safety equipment
advise workers of possible hazards
Employees duties Right Ans - comply with OHS act
properly use safety equipment
report hazards to supervisor
joint health + safety committees Right Ans - brings together
representatives of the employer and workers to support the duty to ensure a
healthy and safe workplace
duties of joint health + safety committees Right Ans - hazard recognition
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