Success on the Job

Part 2 of the 3 rights in Health and Safety is:

• You have the right to go home

• You have the right to yell at your boss

• You have the right to tell all your colleagues

• You have the right to know

A great way to stay in touch with my supervisors and colleagues after my placement is:

• Show up at their houses uninvited

• Connect with them on LinkedIn and email

• Friend them on Facebook

• Ask for their numbers

What is the proper attire to wear to work?

• Casual wear

• Base clothes for job title, i.e. nurse=scrubs

• Depends on the company culture

• Dress shirt/blouse and dress pants/skirt

If I missed my bus and am going to be late for

work, should I:

• Call and let my supervisor know

• Turn around and go home

• Just get there when I get there

• Text my colleague who is my friend

According to the Employment Standards Act, I am entitled to a ____ break during an 8 hour shift?

• 1 hour and 2x15 mins

• 1 hour

• 2 x 30 mins

• 30 mins

I am done all my work. I should ask if I can assist with anything else or find training material on the internet:

• True

• False

If I need an accommodation and my employer is not helping me, I should:

• Go home and send an email quitting

• Stay at work and do nothing

• Talk to my co-op coordinator and ask for help

• Look at Employment Standards, Human Rights, Health and Safety legislation

When presented with unsafe work in the workplace, what should you do?

• Do the job, you do not want to cause an issue

• Report it to your supervisor but still continue to do it

• Wear protective equipment while doing the work

• Report it to your supervisor and refuse unsafe work

You’re replacing the printer paper in the copier, you bend down to pick up the pack and hurt your back:

• Do nothing, it is nothing you haven’t done before

• Tell your supervisor you need to go home because your back hurts

• Tell your supervisor right away, seek first aid and then fill out an incident report

• If still hurts the next day, tell your supervisor about it

It is appropriate to have all of these food options at your desk, coffee/water, small snacks, fish and chip dinner:

• True

• False