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Accidentrh- rhanswersAnrhunplanned,rhundesiredrheventrhthatrhresultsrhinrhpropertyrhorrhequipme ntrhdamage,rhinjury,rhdeathrhorrhoccupationalrhillness. Accidentrhinvestigationrh- rhanswersTherhdeterminationrhofrhfatsrhofrhanrhaccidentrhbyrhinquiry,rhobservationrha ndrhexamination Acuterhexposurerh-rhanswersArhsinglerhexposurerhorrhexposurerhoverrharhshortrhtime AcuterhToxicrhEffectsrh(accuterhToxicity)rh- rhanswersEffectsrhthatrhtakerhplacerhafterrharhsinglerhexposurerhorrhafterrharhshortrhs eriesrhofrhexposuresrhwithinrh24hrs AmericarhConferencerhofrhGovernmentrhindustrialrhHygienistrh(ACGIH)rh- rhanswersInternationalrhassociationrhofrhoccupationalrhhygienistsrhthatrhdevelopsrhman yrhguidelinesrhofrhtherhpracticerhofrhoccupationalrhhygiene.rhOnerhofrhtherhmostrhimp ortantrhofrhthesesrhguidelinesrhisrhThresholdrhLimitrhValuesrhandrhBiologicalrhExposure rhIndices.rhThisrhpublicationrhservesrhasrhtherhbasisrhforrhoccupationalrhexposurerhlimit srhinrhmanyrhjurisdictionsrharoundrhtherhworld. Auditrh- rhanswersAnrhevaluationrhofrharhhealthrhandrhsafetyrhprogramrhmeasuringrhitsrheffecti venessrhandrhefficiencyrhagainstrhgivenrhstandards.rhitrhhelpsrhenablerhtherhcompanyrh torhimproverhitsrhhealthrhandrhsafetyrhprogram. Auditorrh- rhanswersAnrhindividualrhwhorhhasrhtherhqualificationrhandrhskillrhsetrhtorhmeasurerhh ealthrhandrhsafetyrhperformancerhagainstrharhgivenrhstandard
CertificationrhofrhRecognitionrh(COR)rh- rhanswersAnrhaccreditationrhgivenrhtorhanrhemployer'srhhealthrhandrhsafetyrhmanagem entrhsystemrhthatrhhasrhbeenrhevaluatedrhbyrharhcertifiedrhauditor. ChronicrhExposurerh- rhanswersAnrhexposurerhtorharhlowrhconcentrationrhofrhsubstancerhoverrhextendedrhp eriodrhofrhtime ChronicrhToxicrhEffectsrh(rhChronicrhToxicity)rh- rhanswersTherheffectsrhthatrhoccurrhafterrhchronicrhexposurerhorrhthatrhoccurrharhlong rhtimerhafterrhexposure. CLCrh-rhanswersCanadarhLabourrhCode CompanyrhRulesrh- rhanswersCompanyrhdirectivesrhthatrhgovernrhandrhcontrolrhconductrhthatrhactionrhatr htherhworkplace.rhTheserhrulesrharerhbasicrhwrittenrhstatementsrhthatrhdictaterhaccept ablerhbehaviourrhandrhleaverhnorhroomrhforrhdiscretionrhorrhargument.rhAlsorhreferre drhtorhasrhsaferhworkrhrules. CompanyrhHealthrh&rhSafetyrhPolicyrh- rhanswersArhcurrentrhwrittenrhstatement(s)rhofrhSeniorrhManagement'srhphilosophy,rhp rinciples,rhandrhgoalsrhembodyingrhtherhcompany/employer'srhcommitmentsrhtorhwork placerhhealthrhandrhsafety Competentrh-rhanswersHavingrhtherhnecessaryrhabilityrhandrhskills. ComplexrhMixturerh- rhanswersArhmixturerhthatrhisrharhcombinationrhofrhmanyrhchemicals,rhhasrharhcomm onlyrhknownrhgenericrhnamerhandrhisrhanyrhofrhtherhfollowing:rhnaturallyrhoccurring,r harhfractionrhofrhnaturallyrhoccuringrhmixturerhthatrhresultsrhfromrharhseparationrhpro cess,rharhmodificationrhofrharhnaturallyrhoccurringrhmixture,rharhmodificationrhofrharhf
EngineeringrhControlsrh- rhanswersMeasuresrhforrheliminatingrhorrhreducingrhhazardsrhtorhwhichrhworkersrhmay rhberhexposed.rhExamplesrhinclude:rhtherhsubstitutionrhofrhlessrhhazardousrhproducts,r henclosurerhofrhprocessesrhtorhpreventrhtherhreleaserhofrhhazardousrhmaterials,rhorrhi nstallationrhofrhlocalrhexhaustrhventilationrhtorhremoverhairrhbornerhcontaminantsrhatr htheirrhpoint(s)rhofrhgeneration. Excavationrh- rhanswersAnyrhcut,rhcavity,rhtrenchrhorrhdepressionrhinrhtherhearth'srhsurfacerhresultin grhfromrhrockrhorrhsoilrhremoval. ExposurerhLimitsrh- rhanswersTherhconcentrationsrhofrhairbornerhchemicalsrhandrhmaterialsrhthatrhworkerr hexposurerhmayrhnotrhexceed.rhExposurerhlimitsrhhaverhvariousrhnamesrhandrhoftenrh haverhdifferentrhnumericalrhvaluesrhinrhdifferentrhjurisdictions.rhInrhOntariorhtheserhare rhcalledrhOccupationalrhExposurerhLimitsrh(OELs). FirstrhAidrhMeasuresrh- rhanswersTherhmainrhfirstrhaidrhactionsrhtorhberhtakenrhifrharhworkerrhisrhseriouslyrho verexposed,rhoftenrhdescribedrhinrharhsectionrhofrhtherhWHMISrhSDS. Follow-Uprh- rhanswersTherhtermrhusedrhtorhindicaterhanrhactionrh(usuallyrhhazardrhcontrol)rhthatrh shouldrhtakerhplacerhbasedrhonrhtherhrecommendationsrhinrhaccident/incidentrhreports rhandrhhazardrhassessments. Frequencyrh- rhanswersIsrhhowrhoftenrharhpersonrhwouldrhberhexposedrhtorharhgivenrhhazard. GenericrhWHMISrhWorkerrhEducationrh- rhanswersTherhcomponentrhofrhtherhWHMISrhworkerrheducationrhprogramrhthatrhinclu desrharhgeneralrhintroductionrhtorhWHMIS,rhtrainingrhinrhtherhrequiredrhcontentrhofrh WHMISrhlabelsrhandrhSDSs,rhandrhtrainingrhinrhtherhpurposerhandrhsignificancerhofrht hatrhinformationrhtorhworkers'rhhealthrhandrhsafetyrhonrhtherhjob.
GHSrh- rhanswersGloballyrhHarmonizedrhSystemrhofrhClassificationrhandrhLabellingrhofrhChemic als HazardrhAssessmentrh- rhanswersAnrhevaluationrhusedrhtorhassessrhandrhdocumentrhhazards,rhprioritizerhthem rhandrhdeterminerhhazardrhcontrols. HazardrhControlsrh- rhanswersTheserharerhtherhmeasuresrhputrhintorhplacerhtorhprotectrhworkersrhfromrhk nownrhhazards.rhTherhtypicalrhhierarchyrhofrhcontrolrhmeasuresrharerhelimination,rhsub stitution,rhengineering,rhadministrativerhandrhasrharhlastrhlinerhofrhdefense,rhpersonnel rhprotectiverhequipment.rhAnrhaccumulationrhofrhallrhtasksrhinvolvedrhinrhtherhworksit e. HazardrhRecognitionrh- rhanswersSeeingrhorrhbecomingrhawarerhofrharhhazardousrhsituationrhorrhcondition. HazardousrhProductrh- rhanswersMaterials,rhproductsrhorrhsubstancesrhthatrhmeetrhtherhcriteriarhforrhonerhor rhmorerhofrhtherhWHMISrhproductrhclasses. HazardousrhProductrhActrh(HPA)rh- rhanswersFederalrhlegislationrhthatrhspecifiesrhsuppliers'rhresponsibilitiesrhregardingrh"p rohibitedrhproducts,"rh"restrictedrhproducts"rhandrh"hazardousrhproducts."rhWHMISrha ppliesrhonlyrhtorhhazardousrhproducts. HazardousrhProductrhRegulationsrh- rhanswersFederalrhregulationsrhwrittenrhunderrhtherhauthorityrhofrhtherhHazardousrhPr oductsrhAct.rhTheserhregulationsrhcontainrhtherhdetailsrhofrhsuppliers'rhWHMIS responsibilities,rhincludingrhclassification,rhsupplierrhlabelsrhandrhWHMISrhSDSs.
rhforrhsalerhto,rhorrhuserhat,rharhworkrhsite.rhImportersrhhaverhtherhsamerhWHMISrhr esponsibilitiesrhasrhsuppliers. Incidentrh- rhanswersAnrhoccurrencerhwhichrhresultedrhinrhorrhhadrhtherhpotentialrhforrhcausingrh anrhinjuryrhorrhoccupationalrhdiseaserhorrhdamagerhtorhanythingrhinrhtherhworkrhorrh externalrhenvironmentrh(includesrhbothrhAccidentrhandrhNearrhMiss). IncidentrhInvestigationrh- rhanswersTherhfindingrhofrhtherhfactsrhaboutrhanrhincidentrhbyrhinquiry,rhobservationr handrhexamination. IncidentrhRecordsrh- rhanswersRecordedrhinformationrh(reportsrhandrhrecordrhbooks)rhdetailingrhwhatrhincid ents,rhinjuries,rhoccupationalrhillnessesrhorrhdamagesrhoccurred. IncompatiblerhSubstancesrh- rhanswersMaterialsrhthat,rhwhenrhcombinedrhwithrharhspecificrhproduct,rhcause:rhther hproductionrhofrhtoxicrhorrhcorrosiverhmaterials,rhexcessiverhheatrhorrhanrhexplosion. IngredientrhDisclosurerhListrh(IDL)rh- rhanswersArhlistrhofrh1,736rhchemicals,rhanyrhonerhofrhwhich,rhifrhpresentrhasrhanrhin gredientrhinrharhcontrolledrhproductrhatrharhconcentrationrhgreaterrhthanrhtherhcutrho ffrhconcentrationrhspecifiedrhonrhtherhlist,rhmustrhberhrevealedrhonrharhSDS.rhTherhIn gredientrhDisclosurerhListrhisrhnotrharhlistrhofrhhazardousrhproducts.rh(Thererhisrhnorhc omprehensiverhlistrhofrhhazardousrhproducts). Inspectionrh(SafetyrhInspection)rh- rhanswersTherhactrhofrhexaminingrhworksitesrhand/orrhequipment,rhandrhcomparingrhc onditionsrhandrhactivitiesrhobservedrhagainstrhstandards.rhInspectionsrhidentifyrhhazards andrhdeterminerhifrhsafetyrhlegislationrhandrhhealthrhandrhsafetyrhpoliciesrharerhbeingr hfollowedrhbyrhlooking forrhunsaferhpracticesrhandrhconditions.rhTherhinspectionrhshouldrhalsorhberhusedrhtor hreinforcerhand
promoterhsaferhworkrhpractices. InspectionrhReportrh- rhanswersArhdocumentrhcontainingrhtherhfindingsrhofrhanrhinspection.rhCausesrhandrhp reventativerhmeasuresrharerhidentified. Intermediaterh(Indirect)rhCausesrh- rhanswersTherhhazardsrhthatrhexistedrhimmediatelyrhpriorrhtorhtherhincidentrhthatrhlea drhuprhtorhtherhImmediaterhCauses.rhTheyrhcanrhberhthoughtrhofrhasrhtherhunsaferhc onditionsrhandrhunsaferhpracticesrhthatrhexistedrhduerhtorhdeficienciesrhinrhtherhSafety rhManagementrhSystem,rhi.e.,rhtherhRootrh(Basic)rhCauses. InvestigationrhReportrh- rhanswersArhdocumentrhcontainingrhtherhinformationrhandrhfactsrhaboutrharhspecificrhi ncident.rhTherheventsrharerhputrhintorhchronologicalrhorderrhtorhgiverharhcompleterhpi cturerhofrhwhatrhoccurred.rhCausesrhandrhpreventiverhmeasuresrharerhidentified. Jobrh- rhanswersArhsegmentrhofrhwork,rharhspecificrhworkrhassignmentrhorrharhsetrhofrhactio nsrhrequiredrhtorhcompleterharhspecificrhworkrhobjective. JobrhHazardrhAnalysisrh(JHA)rh- rhanswersTherhprocessrhofrhevaluatingrharhspecificrhtaskrh(job)rhtorhidentifyrhallrhhazar dsrhorrhpotentialrhhazardsrhthatrhtherhindividualsrhperformingrhtherhjobrh(task)rhmayrh berhexposedrhto. JointrhHealthrhandrhSafetyrhCommitteerh(JHSC)rh- rhanswersArhgrouprhcomprisedrhofrhmanagementrhandrhworker representativesrhthatrhworkrhtogetherrhtorhidentifyrhdeficienciesrhinrhtherhsafetyrhman agementrhsystem, andrhthenrhrecommendrhsolutionsrhtorhcorrectrhidentifiedrhdeficiencies.rhTherhJHSCrhpl aysrharhkeyrhrolerhinrhtherhdevelopment,rhimplementation,rhandrhmaintenancerhofrhar hhealthrhandrhsafetyrhprogram.
Meetingsrh- rhanswersMeetingsrhmayrhincluderhbutrharerhnotrhlimitedrhtorhJHSCrhmeetings,rhtoolb oxrhtalks,rhmanagementrhmeetingsrhandrhinformalrhsafetyrhmeetings.rhTheyrhmayrhorr hmayrhnotrhincluderhanrhagendarhbutrhshouldrhincluderharhrecordrhofrhattendance. MDSrh-rhanswersMusculoskeletalrhDisorders NearrhMissrh- rhanswersAnrhincidentrhthatrhdidrhnotrhresultrhinrhanrhinjuryrhorrhpropertyrhdamage,r hbutrhwhichrhunderrhslightlyrhdifferentrhcircumstancesrhcouldrhhave. OccupationalrhIllnessrh- rhanswersPhysicalrhconditionrhorrhmedicalrhdisorderrhcausedrhbyrhexposurerhtorhworkp lacerhenvironmentalrhfactorsrhsuchrhasrhsilica,rhdusts,rhheat,rhcold,rhhazardousrhmateri als,rhetc. OdourrhThresholdrh- rhanswersTherhlowestrhconcentrationrhofrharhsubstancerhthatrhmostrhpeoplerhcanrhsm ell. OHSMSrh-rhanswersOccupationalrhHealthrhandrhSafetyrhManagement Performance-basedrh- rhanswersArhrequirementrhstatingrhdesiredrhresultsrhorrhoutcomes. PersonalrhProtectiverhEquipmentrh(PPE)rh- rhanswersProtectiverhgearrhdesignedrhtorhreducerhorrheliminate injuriesrhtorharhworker.rhBasicrhPPErhincludesrhsteelrhtoedrhboots,rhgloves,rhhardrhhats ,rhsafetyrhclothingrhand safetyrhglasses.
PhysicalrhStaterh- rhanswersAnrhindicatorrhofrhwhetherrharhproductrhisrharhsolid,rhliquidrhorrhgas. Policyrh- rhanswersWrittenrhstatementrhthatrhexpressesrhtherhwisdom,rhphilosophy,rhexperiencer handrhorrhbeliefrhof anrhorganization'srhseniorrhmanagementrhandrhguidesrhactions. Prescriptive-basedrh-rhanswersArhrequirementrhstatingrhspecificrhactions. Qualifiedrh- rhanswersBeingrhknowledgeablerhofrhtherhwork,rhtherhhazardsrhinvolvedrhandrhtherhm eansrhtorhcontrolrhthe hazards,rhbyrhreasonrhofrheducation,rhtraining,rhexperiencerhorrharhcombinationrhthere of.rh(CLC) Riskrh- rhanswersTherhchancerhofrhlossrhbasedrhonrhexposurerhtorharhhazard,rhprobabilityrhof rhoccurrence,rhandrhthe resultingrhconsequencesrhofrhexposurerhtorhtherhhazard. RestrictedrhProductsrh- rhanswersTherhproductsrhthatrhmustrhberhlabelledrhinrharhparticularrhwayrhifrhtheyrha rerhtorhberhsoldrhinrhCanada.rhTheyrharerhdealtrhwithrhinrhPartrhIrhofrhtherhHazardou srhProductsrhAct.rhRestrictedrhproductsrhthatrharerhpackagedrhinrhsizesrhappropriaterhf orrhtherhgeneralrhpublic,rhlabelledrhasrhrequiredrhbyrhtherhConsumerrhPackagingrhandr hLabellingrhActrhandrhofferedrhforrhsalerhinrhordinaryrhretailrhoutletsrharerhconsidered, rhforrhtherhpurposesrhofrhWHMIS,rhtorhberh"consumerrhproducts." Rootrh(Basic)rhCausesrh- rhanswersTherhdeficienciesrhinrhcarryingrhoutrhsafetyrhpolicies,rhprograms,rhplans,rhpro cesses,rhproceduresrhorrhpracticesrhthatrhallowedrhtherhintermediaterhandrhimmediater hcausesrhtorhexist.rhRootrhcausesrharerhoftenrhtherhresultrhof:rhInadequaterhsystemrht orhcontrolrhhazardsrhthroughrhactivitiesrhsuchrhasrhsafetyrhleadership,rhtraining,rhplann
SeniorrhManagementrh- rhanswersPersonnelrhinrharhcompanyrhorrharhdepartmentrhwhorhdirectlyrhcontrolrhther hoverallrhoperationrhofrhtherhcompanyrhorrhdepartment,rhandrharerhinrharhpositionrht orhmakerhdecisionsrhforrhtherhentirerhcompanyrhorrhdepartment. Severityrh- rhanswersIsrhtherhlevelrhofrhharmrhthatrhcouldrhreasonablyrhberhexpectedrhtorhberhinf lictedrhinrhtherhcaserhof anrhoccurrence. SiterhSpecificrhWHMISrh- rhanswersTherhportionrhofrhtherhWHMISrhworkerrheducationrhprogramrhthatrhincludesr hhazardrhinformationrhapplicablerhtorhtherhhazardousrhproductsrhtheyrhworkrhwithrhor rhnear,rhandrhaboutrhworkrhproceduresrhapplicablerhtorhthoserhproducts. Subcontractorrh- rhanswersSubcontractorsrharerhnotrhlimitedrhtorhtraderhcontractorsrhandrhmayrhinclude rhdeliveryrhpeople,rhtrafficrhcontrollers,rhservicerhtechnicians,rhfirstrhaid,rhtemporaryrhl aborrhandrhcleaningrhservices. Supervisorrh- rhanswersArhperson,rhwhorhinstructs,rhdirectsrhandrhcontrolsrhworkersrhinrhtherhperfor mancerhofrhtheirrhduties.rhThisrhincludesrhforemen,rhsupervisors,rhandrhsuperintendent s;rhhowever,rhtherhfunctionrhof supervisionrhisrhindependentrhofrhjobrhtitlerhorrhpositionrh(i.e.rhpeoplerhwhorhdirectrh workrharerhSupervisors). Supplierrh- rhanswersArhpersonrhorrhcompanyrhthatrhmanufactures,rhprocessesrhorrhpackagesrharh controlled product,rhorrhthatrhsellsrhorrhimportsrharhcontrolledrhproduct.
TermsrhofrhReferencerh- rhanswersArhdescriptionrhofrhtherhobjectivesrhandrhstructurerhofrharhmeeting,rhcommit tee,rhprojects,rhetc. ThresholdrhLimitrhValuesrh(TLVs)rh- rhanswersAirbornerhconcentrationsrhofrhsubstances.rhTLVsrhrepresentrhconditionsrhtorh whichrhitrhisrhbelievedrhthatrhnearlyrhallrhworkersrhmayrhberhexposedrhdayrhafterrhda yrhwithoutrhsufferingrhadverserheffects.rhTherhACGIHrhdevelopedrhthisrhterm. Toxicityrh- rhanswersArhsubstance'srhabilityrhtorhcauserhadverserhhealthrheffectsrhinrhpersonsrhex posedrhtorhit. Trainingrh- rhanswersArhprocessrhbyrhwhichrhsomeonerhisrhtaughtrhtherhskillsrhthatrharerhneededr hforrhanrhart,rhprofession,rhorrhjob. TransportationrhofrhDangerousrhGoodsrhLegislationrh(TDG)rh- rhanswersFederalrhlegislationrhthatrhcontrolsrhtherhconditionsrhunderrhwhichrhdangerou srhmaterialsrhmayrhberhtransportedrhonrhpublicrhroads,rhinrhtherhair,rhbyrhrailrhorrhby rhship.rhItsrhpurposerhisrhtorhprotectrhtherhhealthrhandrhsafetyrhofrhpersonsrhinrhther hvicinityrhofrhtransportrhaccidentsrhinvolvingrhthoserhmaterials. UnsaferhConditionrh- rhanswersArhconditionrhinrhwhichrhsomethingrhexistsrhthatrhvariesrhfromrharhnormal,rh acceptedrhsaferhconditionrhand,rhifrhnotrhcorrected,rhcouldrhcauserhinjury,rhoccupation alrhillness,rhandrhdeathrhorrhpropertyrhdamage. UnsaferhPracticerh- rhanswersTherhactionsrhofrharhpersonrhinrharhmannerrhwhichrhvariesrhfromrhtherhacce ptedrhorrhlegislatedrhsaferhpractice,rhandrhwhichrhcreatesrharhhazardrhwithrhpotentialr hforrhinjury,rhoccupationalrhillness,rhdeathrhorrhpropertyrhdamage.
