Question 1

What element of organization analysis is most related to positive training outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational support for training interventions
B)  the organization's resources, strategy, and environment
C)  identification of health and safety areas that need improvement
D)  a shared perception of the importance of safety in the workplace A

Question 2

What is the first question that needs to be answered for training design and delivery?

Accepted Answer

A)  What are the objectives for the training?
B)  Who will deliver the training?
C)  What is the appropriate content for the training?
D)  Will the training program be designed or purchased? A

Question 3

Even before the training begins,what type of trainee reaction can you start assessing?

Accepted Answer

A)  affective reaction
B)  behavioural reaction
C)  utility-based reaction
D)  economic reaction C

Question 4

Evaluation of procedural understanding provides evidence that trainees have acquired understanding in regard to what aspect of job-related knowledge or skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  when to use new knowledge/skills
B)  where to use new knowledge/skills
C)  how to use new knowledge/skills
D)  why they should use new knowledge/skills

Question 5

Affective reactions are not an important outcome in evaluating training programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What three-part process comprises the ISD model of training?

Accepted Answer

A)  needs analysis, training content, and evaluation
B)  needs analysis, organizational analysis, and job analysis
C)  needs analysis, training design and delivery, and training evaluation
D)  training objectives, training content, and learning theory

Question 7

Which of the following should have the most influence on a training program's content?

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluation and environmental constraints
B)  needs assessment and environmental constraints
C)  learning objectives and evaluation
D)  needs assessment and learning objectives

Question 8

Which of the following results is NOT an organizational outcome commonly assessed following training initiatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  incident, injury, and fatality rates
B)  employee benefit costs
C)  presenteeism
D)  near-misses

Question 9

The Passport to Safety program is just for younger workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe the instructional systems design model of training.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which health and safety jurisdictions incorporate WHMIS training?

Accepted Answer

A)  federal, provincial, and territorial
B)  provincial
C)  territorial
D)  federal and provincial

Question 12

Why is the distribution of data concerning major incidents and fatalities skewed rather than normally distributed,making it difficult to use this to assess training effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  more reporting of minor rather than major incidents
B)  major accidents and fatalities are relatively rare
C)  distinct differences between how occupational injuries are defined
D)  underrepresentation of subsequent time lost due to an earlier injury

Question 13

Which three principal rights pertaining to health and safety at work apply to all Canadian employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  right to know, right to participate, right to refuse unsafe work
B)  right to knowledge, right to act, right to refuse to work
C)  right to know, right to input, right to refuse unsafe work
D)  right to knowledge, right to act, right to refuse unsafe work

Question 14

Why is training evaluation important? Describe Kirkpatrick's four levels of training evaluation,including the type of information collected and the methods that can be used to collect the information.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

How might an OHS training program evaluator assess on-the-job behavioural change following a training program?

Accepted Answer

A)  ask the trainees whether they found the training useful
B)  test the trainees on the content of the training session
C)  observe changes in the organization's lost-time injury rates
D)  have trainees or supervisors complete a behavioural inventory

Question 16

What common individual needs assessment technique would work best for isolating whether training should focus on knowledge rather than skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  past observations of the worker at work
B)  bringing the worker in to do a work sample
C)  having them take an online/pen and paper test
D)  observing a group of their peers

Question 17

According to social learning theory,what four mental processes facilitate social learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention, memory, social learning, engagement
B)  motivation, engagement, attention, and social learning
C)  attention, memory, motor control, and motivation
D)  motor control, social learning, attention, and motivation

Question 18

What is the main reason for putting current workers through a train the trainer program,rather than hiring professional trainers?

Accepted Answer

A)  other workers find them engaging
B)  they are cheaper than professional trainers
C)  they have experience-based knowledge
D)  it helps to keep company procedures private

Question 19

Think back to various jobs that you have held.What types of occupational health and safety training did you receive? What training processes made the training programs effective? What specific organizational outcomes indicated the value of the training program to the organization and the individual employees?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

In addition to the hazard level of the workplace and the distance away from fixed medical services,what is the third factor that determines how many certified first aid providers should be on-site?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of shifts running every day
B)  the number of workers on each shift
C)  the proportion of younger to older workers
D)  the number of past injuries and fatalities at this site

Exam 9: Training