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Security Guard Ch.5

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Under occupational health and safety legislation:

A) the responsibility for workplace safety is given to security employers, not to guards
B) security guards are required to take care to protect themselves from harm in the workplace
C) security guards are exempt from most safety regulations because of the naturally dangerous nature of the work that they do
D) security guards are not permitted to wear protective equipment
E) contract security employees do not have to follow workplace
B
Overloaded electrical outlets, portable electric floor heaters, and flame-producing lab equipment are all examples of:

A) fire detection systems
B) fire suppression systems
C) access control procedures
D) potential fire safety hazards
E) improvised explosive devices
D
The best way for a security officer to obtain detailed information regarding the properties of any hazardous materials that he or she may encounter at a particular work site is to:

A) carefully observe and record, in his or her notebook, any information about what properties those materials may exhibit
B) take courses on hazardous materials and their properties as part of his or her ongoing career development
C) read the emergency management plan for that work site
D) read the MSDS's for that work site
E) read the post orders for that work site
D
Which of the following statements best describes the law with respect to security guards working alone?

A) security guards are prohibited from working alone under private security licensing legislation
B) non-unionized security guards can work alone, but unionized security guards must work with a partner
C) security guards are prohibited from working alone under OHS laws
D) under OHS law in most provinces, employers must take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of security guards who work alone
E) because working alone is a natural part of security work, the law offers no special protection to security guards who work alone
D
The right of a worker to refuse to do unsafe work, as set out in provincial occupational health and safety legislation:

A) does not apply to security guards
B) applies to security guards in cases involving physical hazards but not in cases involving the threat of workplace violence
C) applies to security guards in cases involving physical hazards as well as in cases involving the threat of workplace violence
D) applies to unionized security guards but not to non-unionized security guards
E) applies to in-house security guards but not to contract security guards
C
The printed information sheets that provide workers with detailed information about the various hazardous materials stored and/or used in their workplaces are called:

A) occupational health and safety regulations
B) material safety data sheets
C) standard operating procedures
D) occurrence reports
E) post orders
B
Wet spots on floors near windows that open, lights that do not work in stairwells and boxes that hang over the edge of high shelves should all be recognized by alert security guards as:

A) signs that a break and entry has taken place
safety hazards that should be reported
C) indications that building maintenance personnel are not doing their jobs
D) maintenance problems that the security guard is responsible for fixing
E) unnecessary distractions from the attention that security
B
Under occupational health and safety law, a security guard who discovers a safety hazard in the workplace does not have:

A) a legal responsibility to report the hazard to his or her employer
B) a legal right to choose whether or not to report the hazard to anyone
C) a legal responsibility to keep his or her work area as safe as possible
D) a legal right to refuse to do unsafe work, or to work under unsafe conditions
E) a legal responsibility to protect himself or herself from workplace hazards
B
What is WHMIS?

A) An international workplace health and safety information sheet
B) A national workplace health and safety information sheet
C) A national workplace health and safety program that helps people handle chemicals in the workplace
D) An international workplace health and safety program that helps people handle chemicals in the workplace
C
When encountering a chemical spill while on duty, what should a security guard do?

A) Call the fire department
B) Place a wet floor sign at the spill location
C) Begin cleaning up the spill
D) Follow department / company policy
D
Who should be trained on the MSDS? The supplier, the workers, and the _________________ ?

A) Everyone on the property
B) The Employer
C) Anyone over the age of 18
D) People working in the building beside the building where the chemicals are stored
B
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