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NCSO EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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NCSO EXAMRisk - ANSWERS-The chance of loss based on exposure to a hazard, probability of
occurrence, and the
resulting consequences of exposure to the hazard.
Restricted Products - ANSWERS-The products that must be labelled in a particular
way if they are to be sold in Canada. They are dealt with in Part I of the Hazardous
Products Act. Restricted products that are packaged in sizes appropriate for the
general public, labelled as required by the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act
and offered for sale in ordinary retail outlets are considered, for the purposes of
WHMIS, to be "consumer products."
Root (Basic) Causes - ANSWERS-The deficiencies in carrying out safety policies,
programs, plans, processes, procedures or practices that allowed the
intermediate and immediate causes to exist. Root causes are often the result of:
Inadequate system to control hazards through activities such as safety leadership,
training, planned inspections, maintenance, hazard analysis and procedures,
incident investigation and analysis, emergency preparedness, and/or rules and
procedures. Inadequate performance standards that are not specific enough, not
clear enough and/or not high enough. Inadequate compliance with standards
because standards are not communicated and/or enforced.
Route of Entry - ANSWERS-The way a product enters the body. The most common
routes for workplace chemicals to enter the body are inhalation, ingestion and
skin absorption. Contact between a product and skin does not necessarily result in
,the body absorbing the material. The material could cause a chemical burn or a
rash on the surface of the skin or eye and never enter the body.
RSI - ANSWERS-Repetitive Strain Injury
RTW - ANSWERS-Return to Work
Rule - ANSWERS-Can be defined as: a) Prescribed for conduct or action, or b) A
bylaw governing procedures or controlling conduct, instituted by the organization
involved.
Safe Job Procedures - ANSWERS-A written, specific step-by-step description of
how to complete a job safely and efficiently from start to finish.
Safe Work Practices - ANSWERS-A set of positive guidelines or "Do's and Don'ts"
on how to perform a specific task that may not always be done in a certain way.
Safety Management System - ANSWERS-The planning, leading, organizing and
controlling of activities at all levels in the organization necessary to achieve safety
goals.
Senior Management - ANSWERS-Personnel in a company or a department who
directly control the overall operation of the company or department, and are in a
position to make decisions for the entire company or department.
, Severity - ANSWERS-Is the level of harm that could reasonably be expected to be
inflicted in the case of
an occurrence.
Site Specific WHMIS - ANSWERS-The portion of the WHMIS worker education
program that includes hazard information applicable to the hazardous products
they work with or near, and about work procedures applicable to those products.
Subcontractor - ANSWERS-Subcontractors are not limited to trade contractors
and may include delivery people, traffic controllers, service technicians, first aid,
temporary labor and cleaning services.
Supervisor - ANSWERS-A person, who instructs, directs and controls workers in
the performance of their duties. This includes foremen, supervisors, and
superintendents; however, the function of
supervision is independent of job title or position (i.e. people who direct work are
Supervisors).
Supplier - ANSWERS-A person or company that manufactures, processes or
packages a controlled
product, or that sells or imports a controlled product.
Terms of Reference - ANSWERS-A description of the objectives and structure of a
meeting, committee, projects, etc.
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