Prince Edward Island Working Alone and Safety Course 2026

1. السؤال 1 من 25

   Who administers Prince Edward Island's Occupational Health and Safety Act?

   • AThe PEI Firearms Office
   • BThe Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
   • CThe Workers Compensation Board of PEI
   • DEmployment and Social Development Canada
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   الإجابة: C. The Workers Compensation Board of PEI

   Section 4 of PEI's OHS Act gives the Workers Compensation Board the job of administering the Act and the regulations.

2. السؤال 2 من 25

   Under PEI's OHS General Regulations, when is a guard "working alone"?

   • AWhen they are their employer's only worker there, with no ready help
   • BOnly when working outdoors, away from any building or phone
   • COnly between midnight and 6 a.m., no matter who else is there
   • DWhenever no supervisor is in the building, even if co-workers are
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   الإجابة: A. When they are their employer's only worker there, with no ready help

   Section 53.1 defines working alone as being the only worker of the employer at the workplace where assistance is not readily available in case of injury, illness or emergency.

3. السؤال 3 من 25

   Which Part of PEI's OHS General Regulations covers working alone?

   • APart 50
   • BPart 12
   • CPart 37
   • DPart 53
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   الإجابة: D. Part 53

   Working alone rules are in Part 53 of the PEI OHS General Regulations (sections 53.1 to 53.5).

4. السؤال 4 من 25

   What must a PEI employer develop for workers who work alone?

   • AA note posted in the staff room only
   • BA verbal agreement made with each guard
   • CWritten procedures for their health and safety
   • DA plan made only after a guard is injured
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   الإجابة: C. Written procedures for their health and safety

   Section 53.2 requires the employer to develop and implement written procedures for the health and safety of workers working alone.

5. السؤال 5 من 25

   Which item must a PEI working alone procedure include?

   • AA check with the worker at the end of the shift
   • BA promise that nothing can ever go wrong
   • CA rule that the worker may never use a phone
   • DA list of the worker's hobbies and interests
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   الإجابة: A. A check with the worker at the end of the shift

   Section 53.2(3) requires the procedure to provide for checking with the worker at the end of the worker's shift.

6. السؤال 6 من 25

   Besides check-in intervals, what must a PEI working alone procedure name?

   • AThe client's insurance company and policy number
   • BThe worker's emergency contact person at home
   • CWho contacts the worker and records the results
   • DThe nearest coffee shop that is open all night
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   الإجابة: C. Who contacts the worker and records the results

   Section 53.2(3) requires the procedure to specify the person responsible for contacting the worker and recording the results of each contact.

7. السؤال 7 من 25

   What must a PEI working alone procedure say about a worker who cannot be contacted?

   • ASend one text message and then stop trying
   • BThe steps to follow, including emergency rescue
   • CAssume the worker went home early and do nothing
   • DWait until the next shift and try again then
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   الإجابة: B. The steps to follow, including emergency rescue

   Section 53.2(3) requires the procedure to outline the process if the worker cannot be contacted, including provisions for an emergency rescue.

8. السؤال 8 من 25

   Do PEI's regulations set one fixed check-in interval for every lone worker?

   • AYes, once per shift for every lone worker
   • BYes, every 30 minutes for every lone worker
   • CYes, every four hours for every lone worker
   • DNo, the employer sets it in its procedures
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   الإجابة: D. No, the employer sets it in its procedures

   Section 53.2(3) requires the employer to specify the time intervals. The WCB's sample form uses every two hours only as an example.

9. السؤال 9 من 25

   Who must comply with the working alone procedures in PEI?

   • AOnly the employer, not the worker
   • BOnly the worker, not the employer
   • CBoth the employer and the lone worker
   • DOnly the client who hired the company
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   الإجابة: C. Both the employer and the lone worker

   Section 53.3 says the employer and the worker who is working alone shall comply with the procedures.

10. السؤال 10 من 25

    Who must receive training on the working alone procedures in PEI?

    • AOnly workers who are over 50 years old
    • BEach lone worker and each supervisor of one
    • COnly new workers in their first month
    • DOnly managers and company owners
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    الإجابة: B. Each lone worker and each supervisor of one

    Section 53.4 requires a training program for each worker who works alone and each supervisor responsible for a worker working alone.

11. السؤال 11 من 25

    Part 52 of PEI's General Regulations defines workplace violence as physical force, threatened, attempted or used, by whom?

    • AOnly a person carrying a weapon
    • BOnly a co-worker or a manager
    • COnly a person under arrest
    • DA person other than a worker
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    الإجابة: D. A person other than a worker

    Section 52.1 defines violence as the threatened, attempted or actual exercise of physical force by a person other than a worker that can cause or causes injury to a worker.

12. السؤال 12 من 25

    What must a PEI employer consider in a workplace violence risk assessment?

    • AOnly what the client says it would prefer the guards do
    • BPast violence there and at similar sites, and the location
    • COnly the guard's age and how many years they have worked
    • DOnly how many security cameras are installed at the site
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    الإجابة: B. Past violence there and at similar sites, and the location

    Section 52.2 lists previous experience of violence at the workplace, experience in similar workplaces, and the location and circumstances of the work.

13. السؤال 13 من 25

    A person with a history of violence often visits your PEI site. What does section 52.4 say about this?

    • AThe guard on duty must ban the person from the site
    • BThe employer must keep it secret from the guards on duty
    • COnly the police may be told about the person's history
    • DWorkers who may be exposed must be told about that person
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    الإجابة: D. Workers who may be exposed must be told about that person

    Section 52.4 requires the employer to inform workers of the nature and extent of the risk, including information about persons with a history of violent behaviour.

14. السؤال 14 من 25

    When did PEI's Workplace Harassment Regulations come into effect?

    • AThey are not yet in force
    • BJanuary 1, 2015
    • CJuly 1, 2020
    • DApril 1, 2023
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    الإجابة: C. July 1, 2020

    The WCB lists PEI's Workplace Harassment Regulations as in effect on July 1, 2020.

15. السؤال 15 من 25

    What must every PEI employer do with its written harassment policy?

    • AKeep it locked in the owner's office
    • BMake a copy readily available to workers
    • CSend it only to the WCB and keep no copy
    • DShow it only to managers and supervisors
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    الإجابة: B. Make a copy readily available to workers

    Section 4(3) of the Workplace Harassment Regulations says the employer shall make a copy of the harassment policy readily available to workers.

16. السؤال 16 من 25

    In PEI, at what size must an employer set up a joint occupational health and safety committee?

    • A100 or more regularly employed workers
    • B5 or more regularly employed workers
    • C20 or more regularly employed workers
    • D50 or more regularly employed workers
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    الإجابة: C. 20 or more regularly employed workers

    Section 25(1) of the OHS Act requires a joint committee where 20 or more persons are regularly employed at a workplace.

17. السؤال 17 من 25

    A PEI workplace has 8 workers and no committee is required. What does the Act require?

    • AThe owner must act as the safety representative
    • BNothing, because the workplace is too small
    • CThe workers choose at least one representative
    • DA full joint committee must be set up anyway
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    الإجابة: C. The workers choose at least one representative

    Section 26(1) says where there are five or more workers but no committee is required, the workers select at least one representative from non-managerial workers.

18. السؤال 18 من 25

    You believe a task is likely to endanger you. Under PEI's OHS Act, who do you report to first?

    • AAn OHS officer
    • BYour supervisor
    • CThe local newspaper
    • DThe client's tenants
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    الإجابة: B. Your supervisor

    Section 28(2) says the worker shall immediately report the concern to the supervisor, who investigates promptly in the worker's presence.

19. السؤال 19 من 25

    Your supervisor does not resolve your PEI work refusal. What is the next step?

    • ACall the police and ask them to decide
    • BDo the work anyway and complain later
    • CRefer it to the committee or representative
    • DQuit your job and look for another one
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    الإجابة: C. Refer it to the committee or representative

    Section 28(5) says the worker refers the matter to a committee or representative, or to an officer where there is none; section 28(9) allows a further referral to an officer.

20. السؤال 20 من 25

    During a valid work refusal in PEI, your employer gives you other work. What about your pay?

    • AYou are paid only if the WCB agrees
    • BYou are not paid until the refusal ends
    • CYou receive the same wages and benefits
    • DYour pay is cut in half
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    الإجابة: C. You receive the same wages and benefits

    Section 29(3) says a worker temporarily reassigned during a refusal receives the same wages and benefits.

21. السؤال 21 من 25

    An employer disciplines a PEI guard for using their right to refuse. Where can the guard file a written complaint?

    • ATo the Fire Marshal, by phone or by email
    • BTo the Workers Compensation Board, in writing
    • CTo the guard's bank, by registered mail only
    • DTo the PEI Firearms Office, in person only
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    الإجابة: B. To the Workers Compensation Board, in writing

    Section 30 bans discriminatory action, and section 31 lets the worker complain in writing to the Board or use arbitration under a collective agreement.

22. السؤال 22 من 25

    Within how many hours must a PEI employer send written notice to the Director of a serious workplace injury?

    • A24 hours
    • B72 hours
    • C7 days
    • D48 hours
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    الإجابة: A. 24 hours

    Section 36(1) of the OHS Act requires written notice to the Director by the fastest means available within 24 hours of the accident.

23. السؤال 23 من 25

    What is the WCB of PEI's 24-hour line, 902-628-7513, used for?

    • AAsking general questions about a claim payment cheque
    • BBooking appointments to renew a security guard licence
    • CReporting serious injuries, explosions and urgent matters
    • DReporting non-urgent hazards like a burnt-out light
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    الإجابة: C. Reporting serious injuries, explosions and urgent matters

    The WCB says its Occupational Health and Safety emergency line, 902-628-7513, is open 24/7 to report serious injuries, explosions and other urgent workplace safety matters.

24. السؤال 24 من 25

    How soon must a PEI employer file the Employer's Report with the WCB after being told of a work injury?

    • AWithin three days
    • BOnly if the worker misses work
    • CWithin 30 days
    • DWithin six months
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    الإجابة: A. Within three days

    The WCB says employers must file the Employer's Report within three days of being notified of the injury or illness.

25. السؤال 25 من 25

    You hurt your wrist on patrol in PEI but miss no work. What does the WCB say about the Worker's Report?

    • AFile it; it must arrive within six months
    • BLet your employer file it for you instead
    • CFile it only if the injury becomes serious
    • DSkip it, because you did not miss any work
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    الإجابة: A. File it; it must arrive within six months

    The WCB says a Worker's Report must be completed whether or not the injury results in time off work, and must reach the WCB within six months of the accident.

لوحة المفاتيح: 1–4 للإجابة، وEnter للسؤال التالي.