Secondary School Teachers! Now you can choose between three Passport to Safety Tests for your students.

Please use your professional judgement to select the test that best meets your students’ learning style, reading comprehension level, and individual thought processes.

Here is how the three tests compare:

Sample - Passport to Safety 101 Test

Choose the safest way to carry things at work

Complete Answer

To be safe, you should bring things close to you before you lift them. Stand up straight and carry the box.

Sample - Challenge for Teens Test

What could have caused the injury depicted in this picture?

1. the worker did not want to ask for help
2. the worker was not trained on how to lift safely
3. the worker was rushing to get the job done

Answer Excerpt

Before you lift an object ask yourself three questions:

1. Does it really have to be moved by hand? Sometimes it’s possible and easier to move other things closer to the load and then complete your task. Sometimes you can place several items on a pallet or in a bin and move them all at once using a mechanical device like a lift truck or handcart.
2. Can the load be broken into smaller loads? Instead of moving one large box it may be possible to move the contents of the box with several trips, carrying smaller loads.
3. Can I get help to lift the load? If you have to lift a heavy or awkward load by hand you may need a second person to help you.

Another point about lifting is to think ahead. Do not place things on the floor that will have to be lifted later. Use a shelf, table or a bin with a spring bottom that rises as the load is removed. Do not stack material past your shoulder height.

Sample - Advanced Leaders Challenge

Indirect costs to a company when an injury occurs may also include:

1. low morale of other workers
2. decreased productivity
3. poor image in the community and with business associates
4. other workers refusing to do work that they believe is unsafe
5. only a) and c)
6. only a) and d)
7. all of the above

Answer Excerpt

Workplace injuries and incidents are expensive to employers. Business suffers by incurring costs such as repairs, hiring replacement workers, investigation time, wages paid for time lost, overtime, building and equipment damage, emergency expenditures, production delays, legal costs, medical costs, and compensation costs (insured).

Indirect costs that employers may bear include decreased productivity of injured workers, decreased community image, and lowered worker morale.

At many companies there are a number of near misses, which are opportunities to implement preventative measures which may reduce the chance of a more serious injury occurring.

These tests are written from the same learning outcomes; only the learning style is different. You can be confident that whichever test you choose your students will receive the same Health and Safety information.

The Passport to Safety 101 test is available to teachers in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick and will be an integral part in ensuring that students with alternative learning needs are aware of their rights and know how to stay safe at work.

Currently the Passport to Safety Advanced Leaders Challenge is ONLY available to teachers in Ontario. This advanced level Passport to Safety test is designed for anyone who has previously completed our Passport to Safety Challenge for Teens test and/or intends to take on a supervisory, management, or leadership role in the future. This challenging no-fail test contains leadership scenarios and questions the user about Ontario Occupational Health and Safety laws and regulations The questions and scenarios are reinforced with health and safety information to read, which is provided when incorrect answers are submitted.

Register your students today by following the regular registration instructions for your jurisdiction.