Interview Questions



Interview Questions

|Introduction |The interview forms which follow are specifically designed for the AFPA Partnerships in Injury Reduction Level II Audit Protocol – PIR II. |

| |The forms are designed to keep writing to a minimum. A separate form has been created for all of the different groups you will need to interview to gain required|

| |data (Worker, Supervisor, Management, Senior Management, Joint Health and Safety Committee, and Contractor). |

|Question Number |The question number on the left of each question refers to the section and question number in the audit protocol for which this question is being asked, and the |

| |area where the final scoring resulting from the responses to the question will be inserted. |

|Question & Comments |This is the basic question that needs to be asked and answered. Space exists for recording notable comments made by the interviewees. Keep in mind that these |

| |questions are intended to be ‘a starting point’ only. Cross reference the interview questions with the protocol (blue pages) questions – you may need to probe |

| |further to respond directly to the intent of the protocol question! |

|Response |This response section allows you to keep a tally as to whether the response from each interviewee was positive (+), negative (-) or non committal (n.c.). It is |

| |important to be as objective as possible when judging which answers fall into which categories, and to ensure that you do not prompt or telegraph the answer you |

| |are looking for. |

|Confidentiality |Remember that all interviews must be kept completely confidential. If interviewees have a suspicion that they may be connected to their responses, their answers |

| |will be less than candid. It is a good practice to keep these forms secure during the audit, and to destroy them as soon as the audit has been approved, |

| |following quality assurance review. |

|Interview Steps |Introduce yourself and explain the interview purpose and process to the interviewee. |

| |Briefly discuss the interviewee’s background to allow you to customize the questions to the individual’s role and experience. Make notes on key work related |

| |issues in the “Background Information” space. Ask the questions on the forms. Be prepared to reword them if necessary, but take care not to change the intent or|

| |to telegraph any bias. If the interviewee does not seem to understand (different from non-committal), be prepared to expand on the question, but once again, take|

| |care not to telegraph what you are looking for. Record key words and comments from the various answers in the space under the question. Remember, these words |

| |are designed as a memory aid until you can write your report. |

| |Place a tick mark under the “Response” column that best reflects the interviewee’s opinion. Remember that you will eventually have to count all of these ticks, |

| |so ensure they are legible and separated. |

| |Continue this way for all interviewees. One set of interview forms should be sufficient to record the interview responses for a complete audit. |

|Score |When all interviews are completed, it is your task to evaluate the collection of responses and determine if the score should be granted. In many cases, the audit|

| |instructions provide specific guidelines (such as 80% or 90% positive) in order to award the points. In other cases, there are a range of points which can be |

| |awarded. You will need to decide how many partial points should be awarded depending on the number and the quality of responses (i.e. percentage of positive |

| |indicators). Finally, there are questions where you will simply have to use your judgement in determining whether the responses meet the intent of the question. |

| |In some cases, the same question is asked of two or more groups. In most cases, it is important to remember to combine the responses for purposes of evaluation. |

|Background information: |

|What areas are you responsible for? How long have you worked here? How long have you been in this position? |

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|1.3 |Do you have any specific health and safety responsibilities? If so, please describe them | | | |

| |(e.g.: arranging health and safety meetings, reviewing incident reports, inspections, etc.). | | | |

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|1.4 |Do you personally communicate to the employees regarding health and safety? | | | |

| |If so, how often and what kinds of things would be involved in those communications? | | | |

| |(Look for statements of importance and corporate commitment made at least annually.) | | | |

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|1.5 |Do you have any responsibility to tour the work site looking for health or safety concerns? If so, how often would you do that? (The standards are: | | | |

| |annually and semi-annually.) | | | |

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|1.7 |Is there any Occupational Health and Safety Legislation which is applicable to your work site? Can you give me some specific examples of what this | | | |

| |legislation is? | | | |

| |(This does not need to be an exhaustive list, but rather an indication of awareness.) | | | |

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|1.8 |Can you think of an example of a recent announcement from Alberta Labour, or the Workers’ Compensation Board, that you find of interest in reference | | | |

| |to you work site(s)? | | | |

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|1.9 |Can you think of an example or two of any new or proposed changes to health and safety legislation that may apply to your work site? | | | |

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|2.4 |How do employees report unsafe or unhealthy conditions and practices? | | | |

| |(This could be through the use of completed inspection reports, direct communication, etc.) | | | |

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|3.4 |What controls do you use for health and safety hazards? | | | |

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|4.10 |Did you receive refresher or upgrade training? If so, describe the training and when it happened. | | | |

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|5.1 |How often are occupational health or safety issues on the agenda of regular management meetings? (Should get an indication of at least once a month | | | |

| |to indicate a positive response.) | | | |

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|6.2 |Do you ever undertake a formal health and safety inspection personally? If so, how often do you do this? | | | |

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|6.8 |What happens to the inspection reports? (Probe for specific information about whether the senior manager sees the reports, and whether they sign | | | |

| |reports off.) | | | |

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|6.10 |How do you ensure compliance with health & safety regulations and company health and safety standards? | | | |

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|9.2 |If there was an emergency in your area, how would you respond and what would your specific responsibilities be? (Compare responses to the written | | | |

| |plan.) | | | |

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|9.3 |Are you, or anyone else in your area, trained in emergency response (fire control, rescue, first aid)? Do you believe the training is relevant to | | | |

| |your/their specific emergency response responsibilities? | | | |

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|9.6 |When was the last emergency drill in which you participated? | | | |

| |(If there is a frequency standard, this frequency should be checked.) | | | |

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|9.7 |Please explain how emergency personnel would communicate both inside and outside the organization during an emergency. Demonstrate how that works if | | | |

| |you can. | | | |

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|9.8 |Please show me how you would obtain emergency information (e.g. communication procedures, radio call signs, emergency telephone numbers, or names of | | | |

| |emergency personnel, if you required them) in a hurry. (This information should be available at their fingertips. If calls have to be made to get | | | |

| |information the intent is not met.) | | | |

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|9.9b |Are records kept of emergency responses including drills? Are they reviewed by you? What happens if these records demonstrate a deficiency of | | | |

| |some sort? | | | |

| |(Response needs to indicate some kind of proactive action.) | | | |

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|10.2 |Are you aware of an accident/incident reporting process? How does it work? | | | |

| |(Alternatively, you could ask: If you had an accident or near miss, what would you do?) | | | |

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|10.8 |What happens to accident/incident investigation reports once they are completed? | | | |

| |(If necessary, ask if the interviewee ever sees the final reports, and if review & signoff are required.) | | | |

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|12.4 |How is your health and safety performance this year as compared to previous years? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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| |What would you say is your biggest health and safety challenge? (This question checks awareness and a concrete response to deficiencies noted in the | | | |

| |records and statistics.) | | | |

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| |What has been done to improve your health and safety processes? | | | |

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|13.4 |How would you evaluate the level of resources available toward meeting health & safety objectives/goals? (Resource examples: budget, staffing, | | | |

| |committee activities, etc.) | | | |

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|13.9b |Does your organization have an Employee Assistance Program? How does it work? | | | |

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| |If you personally had a drug, alcohol, or family problem that was impacting your ability to do your job, would you feel open to accessing the EAP? | | | |

| |Would you encourage your colleagues and subordinates to make use of the EAP in times of need? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|Background information: |

|What areas are you responsible for? How long have you worked here? How long have you been a manager? |

|Notes: |

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|1.3 |Do you have any specific health and safety responsibilities? If so, please describe them | | | |

| |(e.g.: arranging health and safety meetings, reviewing incident reports, inspections, etc.). | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|1.5 |Do you have any responsibility to tour the work site looking for health or safety concerns? If so, how often would you do that? (The standards are: | | | |

| |annually and semi-annually.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|1.7 |Is there any Occupational Health and Safety Legislation which is applicable to your work site? Can you give me some specific examples of what this | | | |

| |legislation is? | | | |

| |(This does not need to be an exhaustive list, but rather an indication of awareness.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|1.8 |Have there been any changes to OH&S legislation that you found to be of interest to your work site? | | | |

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|1.9 |Can you think of an example or two of any recently introduced changes to health and safety legislation that may apply to your work site? | | | |

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|2.4 |How do employees report unsafe or unhealthy conditions and practices? | | | |

| |(This could be through the use of completed inspection reports, direct communication, etc.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|3.4 |What controls do you use for health and safety hazards? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|4.10 |Did you receive refresher or upgrade training? If so, describe the training and when it happened. | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|5.10 |How often are occupational health and safety issues on the agenda of regular management meetings? (Should get an indication of at least once a month| | | |

| |to indicate a positive response.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|6.2 |Do you personally conduct formal health and safety inspection in your area of responsibility? If so, how often do you do this? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|6.8 |What happens to the inspection reports? (Probe for specific information about whether the manager sees the reports, and whether they sign reports | | | |

| |off.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|6.10 |How do you ensure compliance with health & safety regulations and company health and safety standards? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.2 |If there was an emergency in your area, how would you respond and what would your specific responsibilities be? (Compare responses to the written | | | |

| |plan.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.3 |Are you, or anyone else in your area, trained in emergency response (fire control, rescue, first aid)? Do you believe the training is relevant to | | | |

| |your/their specific emergency response responsibilities? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.6 |When was the last emergency drill in which you participated? | | | |

| |(If there is a frequency standard, this frequency should be checked.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.7 |Please explain how emergency personnel would communicate both inside and outside the organization during an emergency. Demonstrate how that works if | | | |

| |you can. | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.8 |Please show me how you would obtain emergency information (e.g. communication procedures, radio call signs, emergency telephone numbers, or names of | | | |

| |emergency personnel, if you required them) in a hurry. (This information should be available at their fingertips. If calls have to be made to get | | | |

| |information the intent is not met.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.9b |Are records kept of emergency responses including drills? Are they reviewed by you? What happens if these records demonstrate a deficiency of | | | |

| |some sort? | | | |

| |(Response needs to indicate some kind of proactive action.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|10.2 |Are you aware of an accident/incident reporting process? How does it work? | | | |

| |(Alternatively, you could ask: If you had an accident or near miss, what would you do?) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|10.8 |What happens to accident/incident investigation reports once they are completed? | | | |

| |(If necessary, ask if the interviewee ever sees the final reports, and if review & signoff are required.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|12.4 |How is your health and safety performance this year as compared to previous years? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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| |What would you say is your biggest health and safety challenge? (This question checks awareness and a concrete response to deficiencies noted in the | | | |

| |records and statistics.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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| |What has been done to improve your health and safety processes? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|13.4 |How would you evaluate the level of resources available toward meeting health & safety objectives/goals? (Resource examples: budget, staffing, | | | |

| |committee activities, etc.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|13.9b |Does your organization have an Employee Assistance Program? How does it work? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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| |If you personally had a drug, alcohol, or family problem that was impacting your ability to do your job, would you feel open to accessing the EAP? | | | |

| |Would you encourage your colleagues and subordinates to make use of the EAP in times of need? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|Background information: |

|How long have you worked here? How long have you been a supervisor? What area do you work in? |

|Notes: |

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|1.3 |Do you have any specific health and safety responsibilities? If so, please describe them | | | |

| |(e.g.: inspect, organize tool box meetings, investigate, train, etc.). | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|1.5 |Do you have any responsibility to tour the work site looking for health or safety concerns? If so, how often would you do that? (The standards are:| | | |

| |weekly and daily.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|1.7 |Is there any Occupational Health and Safety Legislation which is applicable to your work site? Can you give me some specific examples of what this | | | |

| |legislation is? | | | |

| |(This does not need to be an exhaustive list, but rather an indication of awareness.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|1.8 |Have there been any changes to OH&S legislation that you found to be of interest to your work site? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|1.9 |Can you think of an example or two of any recently enacted changes to health and safety legislation that may apply to your work site? | | | |

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|2.2 |When a change in facilities or operations is implemented in your area, how do you know what health and/or safety hazards may result? (This question | | | |

| |is trying to get at whether hazard assessments are reviewed when operational changes occur.) | | | |

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|2.4 |How do employees report unsafe or unhealthy conditions and practices? | | | |

| |(This could be through the use of completed inspection reports, direct communication, etc.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|3.4 |What controls do you use for health and safety hazards? | | | |

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|3.7 |If there is a job where the hazard can't be completely controlled, who is assigned to do that job? (This question is directed to finding out if | | | |

| |competent workers are used in these higher risk environments.) | | | |

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|4.8 |When someone is transferred or given a new job, is there additional training provided? (Provide a site-specific example.) Please describe the | | | |

| |training. | | | |

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|4.10 |Did you receive refresher or upgrade training? If so, describe the training and when it happened. | | | |

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|5.3 |How does a worker know what the hazards of a job are before work begins? | | | |

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|5.4 |What training have you had for your job as a supervisor? | | | |

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|5.5 |What are your health and safety responsibilities? | | | |

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|5.6 |In what ways are you accountable for health and safety? | | | |

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|6.3 |Do you conduct formal health and safety inspections in your area of responsibility? If so, how often do you do this? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.2 |If there was an emergency in your area, how would you respond and what would your specific responsibilities be? (Compare responses to the written | | | |

| |plan.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.3 |Are you, or anyone else in your area, trained in emergency response (fire control, rescue, first aid)? Do you believe the training is relevant to | | | |

| |your/their specific emergency response responsibilities? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.6 |When was the last emergency drill in which you participated? | | | |

| |(If there is a frequency standard, this frequency should be checked.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.7 |Please explain how emergency personnel would communicate both inside and outside the organization during an emergency. Demonstrate how that works if| | | |

| |you can. | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|9.8 |Please show me how you would obtain emergency information (e.g. communication procedures, radio call signs, emergency telephone numbers, or names of| | | |

| |emergency personnel, if you required them) in a hurry. (This information should be available at their fingertips. If calls have to be made to get | | | |

| |information the intent is not met.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|10.2 |Are you aware of an accident/incident reporting process? How does it work? | | | |

| |(Alternatively, you could ask: If you had an accident or near miss, what would you do?) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|10.4 |If there was an accident (incident) in your area, would you be involved in the investigation? (Example: taking statements, making measurements, | | | |

| |taking pictures, writing reports.) | | | |

| |If yes, describe a recent situation, or your knowledge of what you would be doing. | | | |

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|13.4 |How would you evaluate the level of resources available toward meeting health & safety objectives/goals? (Resource examples: budget, staffing, | | | |

| |committee activities, etc.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|13.5 |How are you held accountable for your health & safety responsibilities? | | | |

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|13.9b |Does your organization have an Employee Assistance Program? How does it work? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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| |If you personally had a drug, alcohol, or family problem that was impacting your ability to do your job, would you feel open to accessing the EAP? | | | |

| |Would you encourage your colleagues and subordinates to make use of the EAP in times of need? | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|Background information: |

|What do you do? What department are you in? How long have you been with the company? |

|Notes: |

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|1.3 |Do you have any specific health and safety responsibilities? If so, please describe them | | | |

| |(e.g.: inspection, reporting, attending health and safety meetings, etc.). | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|1.4 |Does senior management / your boss / the owner ever communicate with you about health and safety? What do they say? How often? | | | |

| |(Look for statements of importance and corporate commitment at least annually.) | | | |

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|2.3 |Are you or any other workers involved in hazard assessments? What was the involvement? (Auditor may have to explain hazard assessment.) | | | |

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|2.4 |How do you report unsafe or unhealthy conditions and practices? | | | |

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|3.3 |Are you or any other workers ever involved in controlling health or safety hazards? (Example: developing safe work procedures, changing a process, | | | |

| |determining proper PPE.) Please give an example. | | | |

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|3.4 |What controls do you use for health and safety hazards? | | | |

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|3.6a |Do you need to use any personal protective equipment for your job? What kinds? (Give examples.) Do you buy your own or is it supplied? | | | |

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|3.6b |Have you been trained in the use of this equipment? | | | |

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|3.6c |Have you been trained in its care and maintenance? | | | |

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|3.7 |If there is a job where the hazard can't be completely controlled, who is assigned to do that job? | | | |

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|4.1a |Is there a health and safety orientation for new workers in this organization? | | | |

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| |Can you tell me a bit about what was included in the health and safety orientation (looking for policies and procedures)? | | | |

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|4.1b |Do you know if this company has an enforcement policy? | | | |

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| |In your own words, what does it say and how does it work? | | | |

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|4.1c |What would you do if you considered a situation too hazardous to work in? | | | |

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|4.5 |When does a new worker get told about things like evacuation procedures, first aid services, and fire response? | | | |

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|4.6 |What kind of training about your job have you had? (Give an example.) Describe the training you had and explain how useful it has been. | | | |

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|4.7 |Did you get a general orientation when you came to this work site? If so, when did that happen? | | | |

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|4.8 |When someone is transferred or given a new job, is there additional training provided? (Provide a site-specific example.) Please describe the | | | |

| |training. | | | |

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|4.10 |Did you receive refresher or upgrade training? If so, describe the training and when it happened. | | | |

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|5.2 |Have you attended a crew safety meeting recently? What was discussed? | | | |

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|5.3 |How do you know what hazards a job has before you start to work? | | | |

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|6.2 |How do managers know whether there are any hazards in the workplace? (Probe to see if the managers do inspections on a regular basis. Do not | | | |

| |telegraph the desired answer.) | | | |

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|6.3 |How do supervisors know whether there are any hazards in the workplace? (Probe to see if the supervisors do inspections on a regular basis. Do not | | | |

| |telegraph the desired answer.) | | | |

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|6.5 |Are you or other workers ever involved in health and safety inspections? How often? How are they done? | | | |

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|6.10 |How do managers ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and company health and safety standards? | | | |

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|7.3 |What special precautions do you take when handling a hazardous material? (Give an example that you have observed in the workplace.) How did you | | | |

| |learn about those precautions and handling procedures? | | | |

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|9.2 |If there was an emergency in your area, how would you respond and what would your specific responsibilities be? (Compare responses to the written | | | |

| |plan.) | | | |

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|9.3 |Are you, or anyone else in your area, trained in emergency response (fire control, rescue, first aid)? Do you believe the training is relevant to | | | |

| |your/their specific emergency response responsibilities? | | | |

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|9.6 |When was the last emergency drill in which you participated? | | | |

| |(If there is a frequency standard, this frequency should be checked.) | | | |

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|9.7 |Please explain how emergency personnel would communicate both inside and outside the organization during an emergency. Demonstrate how that works if| | | |

| |you can. | | | |

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|10.2 |Are you aware of an accident/incident reporting process? How does it work? | | | |

| |(Alternatively, you could ask: If you had an accident or near miss, what would you do?) | | | |

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|10.4 |If there was an accident (incident) in your area, would you be involved in the investigation? (Example: taking statements, making measurements, | | | |

| |taking pictures, writing reports.) | | | |

| |If yes, describe a recent situation, or your knowledge of what you would be doing. | | | |

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|10.9 |After an accident/incident investigation is over are you normally (ever) made aware of the results? If so, how is this information communicated to | | | |

| |you? | | | |

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|11.5 |What kinds of things does the Occupational Health and Safety Committee do? (You are looking for reference to accident/incident investigations, | | | |

| |inspections, hazard identification and communication, training, and promotion of health and safety issues.) | | | |

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|11.7 |What action is taken on issues that come before the Health and Safety Committee? Are you satisfied with how the committee does its job? | | | |

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|13.1 |During any meeting, if a health or safety concern is brought up, how is it handled? | | | |

|13.3 |(Look for communication of issues/improvements, whether or not feedback is sought, and follow-up action) | | | |

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|13.4 |How would you evaluate the level of resources available toward meeting health & safety objectives/goals? (Resource examples: budget, staffing, | | | |

| |committee activities, etc.) | | | |

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|13.5 |How are you held accountable for your health & safety responsibilities? | | | |

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|13.6 |Are you involved in health and safety processes? If so, how? | | | |

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|13.8 |Are workers recognized for contributing to health and safety processes? If so, can you give an example? | | | |

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|13.9b |Does your organization have an Employee Assistance Program? How does it work? | | | |

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| |If you personally had a drug, alcohol, or family problem that was impacting your ability to do your job, would you feel open to accessing the EAP? | | | |

| |Would you encourage your colleagues and subordinates to make use of the EAP in times of need? | | | |

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|Background information: |

|How long/often have you been dealing with this organization? What business are you in? |

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|1.3 |Do you have any specific health and safety responsibilities? If so, please describe them | | | |

| |(e.g.: inspection, reporting, etc.). | | | |

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|1.7 |Is there any Occupational Health and Safety Legislation which is applicable to your work site? Can you give me some specific examples of what this | | | |

| |legislation is? | | | |

| |(This does not need to be an exhaustive list, but rather an indication of awareness.) | | | |

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|6.9a |Have you been required to inspect areas that you have control over? How often? Are there records? | | | |

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|6.9b |How do you know that inspection recommendations have been implemented? | | | |

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|9.2 |If there was an emergency in your area, how would you respond and what would your specific responsibilities be? (Compare responses to the written | | | |

| |plan.) | | | |

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|13.1c |Do staff from the owner/prime contractor ever seek your feedback on health or safety issues? If so, how and provide an example. | | | |

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|1.3 |Ask a random sample of SITE VISITORS: | | | |

| |Do you have any specific health and safety responsibilities while interacting with this organization? Could you describe them? (Example: inspect, | | | |

| |report, etc.) | | | |

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|4.3 |Ask a random sample of SITE VISITORS: | | | |

| |What health and safety information was provided to you when you entered this work site? | | | |

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| |Ask the person(s) responsible for visitor orientation delivery: | | | |

| |What health and safety information do you provide when visitors enter your work site? | | | |

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|8.1 |Ask human resources management: | | | |

| |What kinds of pre-employment medical examinations are given? | | | |

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|9.10 |Ask municipality or local emergency measures organization officials: | | | |

| |What can you tell me about the emergency response plan for this company, and what your role might be in that plan? | | | |

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|10.5 |Ask an accident/incident investigator: | | | |

| |Have you been trained in accident investigation and in cause analysis techniques? | | | |

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|11.5 |Ask a member of the joint occupational health and safety committee: | | | |

| |What kinds of things does your committee do? | | | |

| |(You are looking for reference to accident/incident investigations, inspections, hazard identification and communication, training, and promotion of| | | |

| |health and safety issues.) | | | |

| |Notes: | | | |

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|11.6 |Ask a member of the joint occupational health and safety committee: | | | |

| |Were you given any training to help you assume your position as a member of this committee? Is so, what kinds of training? | | | |

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|11.7 |Ask a member of the joint occupational health and safety committee: | | | |

| |What action is taken on issues that come before your committee? Are you satisfied with how the committee does its job? | | | |

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