Workplace Inspection Quiz

Identifying hazards that could endanger the health and safety of anyone in the workplace and to ensure that appropriate action is taken to control these hazards is one of the main purposes of a workplace inspection.

What section of the Canada Labour Code Part II states how often a workplace inspection should be held?

A workplace inspection should measure compliance to employee safety training?

A workplace inspection should measure compliance to the physical safe work conditions of the area being inspected?

The 4 Steps of a Workplace Inspection are: 1. Planning the inspection, 2. Conducting the inspection 3. Completing a hazardous occurrence report 4. Monitoring corrective action

Hazard Mapping and Job Hazard Analysis are two accepted methods to help complete hazard evaluations as part of the Preparation stage in the Planning the Inspection Step of the Workplace Inspection.

Our committee has decided our workplace inspection will focus on safe work conditions and compliance to safe work procedures. I notice a question on our workplace inspection checklist that asks, “Are Employees Trained in First Aid”? Should this be on the checklist?

Examining Workplace layout/maps, processes, lists of chemicals, past inspection reports, controls already in place are some of the preparation that is done during the planning stage of the inspection.

. It is recommended that the workplace inspection checklist be reviewed a minimum of every 8 years to ensure it is kept current.

Checklist questions should be measurable. Is the following question a question that can be measured? Are all desks must be kept neat and tidy?

The actual process of inspecting the workplace should be systematic. A common method followed is to inspect the floor, walls, ceilings and then any interior equipment, machinery, cabinets or work surfaces.

A worker sees me doing an inspection and wants to tell me his safety issues he has. Should I listen? I do not want to show bias during my inspection.

I am the supervisor of a work area. I have been advised that the workplace inspection team has found a hazard and rated it an “A” hazard. Do I have to fix it within;

The Workplace Inspection Report must be posted in the workplace and reviewed at the next health and safety committee meeting.