Construction Safety Association of Ontario

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1 Construction Safety Association of Ontario 21 Voyager Court South, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada M9W 5M7 (416) 674-CSAO (2726) CSAO(2726). Fax: (416) Dear Participant: You will find enclosed a Preliminary Evaluation for the Basics of Supervision Home Study Program. Please complete the answer sheet before contacting CSAO for a Review and Exam date. You are required to successfully pass the evaluation before completing the exam. A list of dates for the Home Study Review and Exam at CSAO s head office is available on our website or from our customer service. Outside of the Greater Toronto area, please contact your local CSAO Field Consultant to discuss registration (see contact list attached). The collateral material you will need to complete this course includes the following: M046 Basics of Supervising Modules 1-3 M047 Basics of Supervising Modules 4-6 M048 Basics of Supervising Workbook and Answer Book B005 Act & Regulations B030 Emergency Response B455 First Aid Regulations DS029 Accident Investigation DS030 Health and Safety Program Planning for the Construction Industry M029 Construction Health and Safety Manual V005 Safety Talks F200 Basics of Supervising pre-test and letter Please ensure that you have each of the items listed above, otherwise you will not be eligible to write the exam and receive certification for the course. For further questions or clarification, contact CSAO s Training & Advisory department. Thank you for your time and efforts towards health and safety. Yours truly, JS:sm Encls. John Sammut, CRSP, Manager, Training & Advisory.

2 INSTRUCTORS CONTACT INFORMAT I O N INSTRUCTORS CONTACT INFORMAT I O N Area Field Consultant Telephone Barrie / Orillia / Huntsville / Parry Sound / Dave McDonald (705) Haliburton / Midland / Collingwood / Alliston Burlington / Oakville / Milton / Charlie Paul (905) Georgetown / Acton / Halton Hamilton Robbie Shaw (416) Hamilton / Brantford / Simcoe / Lorne McInnes (519) Nanticoke Kingston / Brockville / Napanee / John Yurkin (613) Cardinal / Kemptville / Smiths Falls / Perth / Westport Kitchener / Waterloo / Cambridge / Mike Morris (519) Guelph / Orangeville / Shelbourne Kitchener / Waterloo / Cambridge / Phil Woods (519) Guelph / Woodstock / Ingersoll / Tilsonburg London / St. Thomas Harry DeJonge (519) Ottawa / Pembroke / Arnprior / Renfrew Luc Lafrance (613) Ottawa / Cornwall / Hawkesbury Paul Parent (613) Ottawa / Cornwall / Stormont / Dundas / Glengarry Steve Toth (613) Peterborough / Trenton / Belleville Brian Bell (613) Sarnia / Chatham Dave Lambert (519) Sault Ste. Marie / Elliot Lake Gerry Thibodeau (705) St. Catharines / Welland / Thorold / Dan Monteith (905) Niagara Falls Stratford / Listowel / Owen Sound / Goderich / Bill Feeney (519) Port Elgin / Mitchell / Wingham / Hanover / Exeter Sudbury / North Bay / Manitoulin Island / Don Finucane (705) Little Current Thunder Bay / Longlac / Geralton Arnie Aylward (807) Thunder Bay / Kenora / Dryden / Dan Laurin (807) Fort Frances / Rainy River Timmins / Hearst / Kapuskasing / Cochrane Jim McCurdy (705) Train-the-Trainer Programs John Sammut / Dan Fleming / Carlos Figueira 1 (800) Windsor Dan McKay (519) Instructors not listed above can be contacted at CSAO's head office at (416) or Training Schedule July December Construction Safety Association of Ontario

3 Basics of Supervising (Home Study) Preliminary Evaluation F200

4 Basics of Supervising (Home Study) Preliminary Evaluation 2 Basics of Supervising (Home Study) Preliminary Evaluation Questions Circle the correct answer(s) on the accompanying answer sheet. MODULE 1: ELEMENTS OF SUPERVISION 1. Individuals who have been hard workers, superior tradespersons, or who have mastered unique job skills, will always make the most effective supervisors. 2. The management process consists of four basic functions planning, organizing, directing and controlling. Which one (1) of the following is not an element of Directing? a. Communicating the overall plan b. Assigning specific tasks on a day-to-day basis c. Allocating resources to accomplish the task d. Listening to feedback e. Providing training 3. Providing training and applying cost controls are more concrete managerial tasks than leading, communicating, dealing with conflict, interviewing or counseling. 4. When judging the performance of supervisors the expectations of management, other supervisors and workers are basically the same. 5. In Case Study #2 for Module 1 what was Bob s leadership style? a. Do nothing b. Team c. Middle of the road d. Dictator e. Buddy

5 Basics of Supervising (Home Study) Preliminary Evaluation 3 6. Which one (1) of the following is not one of the four basic options for Dealing with Problems? a. Target the problem b. Treat the problem c. Tolerate the problem d. Transfer the problem e. Terminate the problem MODULE 2: MOTIVATION AND COMMUNICATION 7. Which two (2) of the following would most workers consider to be motivators (i.e., conditions that are pleasing or satisfying, or work that produces feelings of acieivement or accomplishment.) a. Steady employment b. Having to redo work c. Lack of participation in decision making d. Having a written description of the duties of a job e. Poor tools or equipment 8. In Scenario 2 of Worksheet #6 for Module 2 identify the step in the communication cycle where the barrier to communication is occurring. a. Step one b. Step two c. Step three d. Step four e. Step five f. Step six 9. In Scenario 5 of Worksheet #6 for Module 2 identify the step in the communication cycle where the barrier to communication is occurring. a. Step one b. Step two c. Step three d. Step four e. Step five f. Step six

6 Basics of Supervising (Home Study) Preliminary Evaluation Which of the following are important communication activities for supervisors? a. Listening actively b. Giving clear and complete instructions c. Communicating decisions to employees d. Explaining work e. All of the above 11. All of the steps in the communication cycle are of equal importance. 12. If the entries in a site logbook do not fill a page, the remainder of the page should have a large Z drawn through the space from the last filled line to the page bottom. MODULE 3: LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES 13. In legal writing shall usually means must. 14. In legal writing the phrase subject to means additional or different conditions may apply. 15. s. 54 (1) (m) (ii) means: part 54, section 1, clause m, subsection ii. 16. In Case Study #1 of Module 3 which two (2) of the following were legally responsible for making sure the the crew ties-off? a. The general contractor b. The employer c. The supervisor d. The union e. The health and safety representative

7 Basics of Supervising (Home Study) Preliminary Evaluation In Case Study #4 of Module 3 which two (2) of the following were responsible for providing the information to the Ministry of Labour inspector? a. The constructor b. The employer c. The supervisor d. The union e. The health and safety representative 18. Supervisors main responsibilities are outlined in section 27 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. MODULE 4: HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS 19. Which of the following assigns responsibilities, sets out specific requirements, and defines activities to promote and maintain health and safety on a day-to-day basis? a. The health and safety policy b. The health and safety program c. The health and safety plan 20. Workers must do their work in a manner that does not endanger themselves or others and they must report any unsafe acts and conditions so that they can be corrected. 21. When evaluating a health and safety program which of the following should be done? a. Review key elements frequently b. Identify weaknesses in the program c. Ensure prompt follow-up to correct deficiencies d. Compare statistics with previous years and previous jobs e. Involve site supervisors and health and safety reps/jhsc members f. All of the above

8 Basics of Supervising (Home Study) Preliminary Evaluation As part of new worker orientation time must be spent with a new worker to: a. Explain the health and safety policy and program completely b. Demonstrate clearly that both the company, and you personally as the supervisor, are interested in the worker and in accident prevention c. Explain the new worker s new job responsibilities d. all of the above e. a and c above 23. If, as supervisor, you ignore a health and safey danger, you will be seen as condoning it and will share responsibility for any accident or incident that may occur as a result. MODULE 5: SITE EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS 24. Except under certain conditions Where a person is killed or is critically injured at a workplace, no person shall, interfere with, disturb, destroy, alter, or carry away any wreckage, article, or thing at the scene of or connected with the occurrence until permission so to do has been given by an inspector. What are those conditions? a. Saving life or relieving human suffering b. Maintaining an essential service (public utility, public transport) c. Preventing unnecessary damage to equipment or property d. Completing the assigned tasks for the day e. All of the above f. a, b, and c above 25. As described in Worksheet #5 for Module 5 the fitter was the only worker hurt in the accident.

9 Basics of Supervising (Home Study) Preliminary Evaluation As described in Worksheet #5 for Module 5 how many possible witnesses were identified? a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four e. Five f. Six 27. The purpose of an accident investigation is to: a. Gather information for the future b. Assign blame for what has happened c. Measure the effectiveness of a company s Health and Safety Program d. All of the above e. a and c above 28. There are five (5) steps in the investigation process. 29. An immediate cause is the unsafe act or condition that contributed to an accident. CONSTRUCTION INJURIES AND FATALITIES 30. For the time period what activity was the main cause of fatal accidents? a. Electrical contact b. Trench cave in c. Fall to different elevation d. Reversing vehicles e. Struck by f. Caught between

10 Basics of Supervising (Home Study) Preliminary Evaluation Most fatalities resulting from falls happen in situations where there is an obvious fall hazard. 32. Most trench cave-in fatalities occur in trenches with a depth of 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to 6 metres.) 33. The data in Tables 6 and 7 of Module 6 show that injury frequency tends to decrease as firm size increases. 34. Reversing vehicle accidents are usually due to one or both of two things: site congestion and/or blind spots around a vehicle. 35. Generally, large firms have better safety performance than small firms because they tend to have: a. Better planning and organization b. In-house health and safety expertise or resources c. More frequent government inspection d. Better training e. All of the above