Quiz for drivers
Question # 1
Employees driving their own vehicle for work should expect
their employer to ask them for records that show the vehicle
is regularly inspected, properly maintained and properly
insured.
True
False
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Question # 1
Employees driving their own vehicle for work should expect
their employer to ask them for records that show the vehicle
is regularly inspected, properly maintained and properly
insured.
True
As the vehicle owner, the employee must ensure the vehicle is
operated and maintained consistent with requirements
described in the Motor Vehicle Act and its Regulations (and
others if the vehicle is used commercially). Their employer is
also responsible for confirming the vehicle is capable of
performing safely.
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Question # 2
Every employee who drives as part of their work should
expect their employer and/or supervisor to evaluate their
driving skills and behaviours.
True
False
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Question # 2
Every employee who drives as part of their work should
expect their employer and/or supervisor to evaluate their
driving skills and behaviours.
True
The Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR)
requires that a person must not operate a vehicle unless
they have demonstrated to a qualified supervisor or
instructor that they can competently operate that vehicle.
Usually, the best way for the employer to verify competency
is to periodically assess each driver’s skills and behaviours,
and provide necessary instruction and training to fill in any
competency gaps.
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Question # 3
Legally and practically, road safety is a partnership
between employers, supervisors and drivers.
True
False
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Question # 3
Legally and practically, road safety is a partnership
between employers, supervisors and drivers.
True
The Workers Compensation Act (WCA) and the OHSR
identify overlapping responsibilities for employers,
supervisors and employees. Employers and supervisors
must advise employees about known and reasonably
foreseeable driving hazards; employees must let their
employer or supervisor know about hazards and unsafe
conditions as soon as they are aware of them.
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Question # 4
Employees have a legal duty to avoid work-related driving
when they know they are too tired to drive safely.
True
False
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Question # 4
Employees have a legal duty to avoid work-related driving
when they know they are too tired to drive safely.
True
Section 116 of the WCA states that employees have a
responsibility to make sure their ability to work without risk
to themselves or to any other person is not impaired by
alcohol, drugs or other causes. Being too tired or fatigued
impairs a person’s ability to drive.
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Question # 5
Once a supervisor has asked an employee to undertake a
driving assignment, the employee must complete that work,
even if they feel it is unsafe.
True
False
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Question # 5
Once a supervisor has asked an employee to undertake a
driving assignment, the employee must complete that work,
even if they feel it is unsafe.
False
Employees have a duty to refuse legitimately unsafe driving.
Part 3.12 of the OHSR requires that a person must not carry
out any driving if they have reasonable cause to believe that
to do so would create an undue hazard to the health and
safety of any person.
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