General Amherst High School
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, N9V 1Z8

Young Worker Awareness Program

TASK: Questions 11 - 20

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11) Usually all machines are safe and most of the time guards get in the way of doing your work properly.

1. true
2. false

12) Farm workers, domestic servants and federal workers are not covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

1. true
2. false

13) If you hurt yourself on the job, what should you do first?

1. tell your supervisor
2. get first aid treatment
3. file a claim with the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB)
4. call your family and ask someone to come and pick you up

14) Which do NOT present biological hazards?

1. unclean restrooms
2. medical waste
3. your little brother
4. mould, fungus, mildew
5. lightning

15) In Ontario, about how many young workers suffer injuries at work every day?

1. 50
2. 12
3. 149
4. 3

16) If you spot a fire at work what should you do first?

1. call 911
2. pull the fire alarm and call for help
3. run
4. try to put the fire out

17) Which is NOT a physical hazard?

1. electricity
2. WHMIS controlled products
3. heat and cold
4. noise and vibration

18) If you are injured at work, a report must be sent to WSIB by the employer.

1. within three days
2. within three weeks
3. at the end of the month

19) Doug O'Grady died from a workplace accident

1. at age 20 when a drunk driver hit his truck
2.  at age 17 when he was electrocuted by a computer mouse
3.  at age 20 because a machine he was working on was not "locked out"
4. at age 17 by a Gator that he had not been trained to drive

20) By law, the Occupational Health and Safety Act must be posted in your workplace?

1. true
2. false

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