Quiz for drivers

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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 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.

TrueFalse

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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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Legally and practically, road safety is a partnership between employers, supervisors and drivers.

Question # 3

True False

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Legally and practically, road safety is a partnership between employers, supervisors and drivers.

Question # 3

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.

TrueFalse

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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. TrueFalse

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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.