T/F OHS

Due diligence ensures that organization can avoid all foreseeable accidents

False

Regulations are more specific than guidelines when describing rules

False

The internal responsibility system states that when a worker accepts employment, he or she also accepts al the normal risk associated with the occupation

False

The majority of Canadian workers are regulated by the federal Occupational Health and Safety Act

False

Under OH&S laws, employers are responsible for conducting research on occupational health and safety

False

Veronica is a fire fighter. Under OH&S acts across , she can never refuse unsafe work due to the nature of her job.

False

As an emergency room nurse, Ellie if often exposed to biological hazards such as blood, bacteria & viruses

True

Government jurisdictions within Canada are expected to update regulation and acts to comply with WHMIS 2015 up until 2018

True

Standards and codes provide practical guidance on the implementation of occupational health and safety practices

True

The ministry of Labour and the Ministry of the Environment may be called into investigate the same incident involving reals of a controlled substance

True

Unions are important stakeholders in OH&S

True

Full-time & part0time employees of an organization are required by the law to report defective equipment and other workplace hazards

true

In some Canadian jurisdictions a certified worker member of the JHSC can stop work under the OH&S act

true

The joint health and safety committee helps to enact the internal responsibility system

true