New Brunswick Working Alone and Safety Course 2026

1. Domanda 1 di 25

   Which New Brunswick regulation sets the rules for employees who work alone?

   • AThere is no rule about working alone in New Brunswick
   • BThe Code of Practice for Working Alone Regulation (92-133)
   • CThe Fire Prevention and Inspection Regulation
   • DThe Trespass Act
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   Risposta: B. The Code of Practice for Working Alone Regulation (92-133)

   Regulation 92-133, made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, is New Brunswick's Code of Practice for Working Alone Regulation.

2. Domanda 2 di 25

   Under Regulation 92-133, what must an employer establish for employees who work alone at any time?

   • AA union agreement
   • BA code of practice
   • CA buddy system with a second guard
   • DA pay bonus
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   Risposta: B. A code of practice

   Section 2 of Regulation 92-133 requires the employer to establish a code of practice for employees who work alone at any time.

3. Domanda 3 di 25

   Which of these must be in a working alone code of practice under section 3 of Regulation 92-133?

   • AThe client's billing details and contract end date
   • BThe possible risks to each lone employee
   • CThe names of the employee's past employers
   • DThe employee's home address and phone number
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   Risposta: B. The possible risks to each lone employee

   Section 3 requires the code to identify the possible risks to each lone employee from the assigned work and the procedures to reduce them.

4. Domanda 4 di 25

   Section 3 of Regulation 92-133 also requires the code to say what about emergencies?

   • ANothing, because emergencies are not covered
   • BWhich local radio station to listen to for news
   • CHow a lone employee gets emergency help
   • DHow the employee can pay for an ambulance ride
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   Risposta: C. How a lone employee gets emergency help

   Section 3(f) requires the code to set out how a lone employee can get emergency help and how the employer can give help in an emergency.

5. Domanda 5 di 25

   Under section 4 of Regulation 92-133, what must the employer do?

   • AVisit every lone guard in person once a week
   • BSupply the code's equipment and make sure it is followed
   • CLet each guard choose, buy and pay for their own phone
   • DPost the full code on the company's public website
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   Risposta: B. Supply the code's equipment and make sure it is followed

   Section 4 requires the employer to provide the equipment the code calls for and to ensure the code is followed.

6. Domanda 6 di 25

   Who must receive training on the working alone code under section 6 of Regulation 92-133?

   • AOnly supervisors, who then tell the guards
   • BOnly employees who have had an incident
   • CEvery lone worker and their supervisors
   • DOnly new employees in their first month
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   Risposta: C. Every lone worker and their supervisors

   Section 6 requires a training program on the code for each employee who works alone and each supervisor responsible for them.

7. Domanda 7 di 25

   What is an employee's duty under section 5 of Regulation 92-133?

   • ATo train the supervisor
   • BTo follow the code
   • CTo write the code
   • DTo check in only when they feel unsafe
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   Risposta: B. To follow the code

   Section 5 says an employee who works alone at any time must follow the code of practice.

8. Domanda 8 di 25

   How often must a lone guard check in under New Brunswick's working alone regulation?

   • AAs often as the employer's code says
   • BEvery hour, as set by the regulation
   • CEvery 30 minutes, as set by the regulation
   • DOnce per shift, as set by the regulation
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   Risposta: A. As often as the employer's code says

   Regulation 92-133 does not set a check-in interval. WorkSafeNB says setting the frequency of communication is part of a good code of practice.

9. Domanda 9 di 25

   Under section 374.1 of General Regulation 91-191, what must every employer do about workplace violence?

   • ANothing, unless violence has already happened there
   • BBan all visitors from the workplace
   • CHire a police officer for every shift
   • DAssess the risk of violence at the workplace
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   Risposta: D. Assess the risk of violence at the workplace

   Section 374.1 requires every employer to assess and document the risk of violence, in consultation with the committee, the health and safety representative or the employees.

10. Domanda 10 di 25

    A security agency has only 12 employees. Does it need a written code of practice for violence under section 374.2?

    • AOnly if an employee asks for one in writing
    • BNo, only employers with 20 or more employees need one
    • CNo, security agencies are fully exempt from the rule
    • DYes, security agencies need one at any size
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    Risposta: D. Yes, security agencies need one at any size

    Section 374.2 lists employees of an agency under the Private Investigators and Security Services Act among the cases where an employer with fewer than 20 employees still needs a written violence code.

11. Domanda 11 di 25

    Under New Brunswick's violence code rules, when must employees report violence to the employer?

    • AOnly in the yearly safety review meeting
    • BOnly if police were called to the scene
    • CAs soon as the circumstances permit
    • DOnly if someone was hurt and needed care
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    Risposta: C. As soon as the circumstances permit

    Section 374.3 requires the code to state that employees must report violence to the employer as soon as the circumstances permit.

12. Domanda 12 di 25

    Under section 374.4 of General Regulation 91-191, which employers must have a written code of practice for harassment?

    • AOnly government employers
    • BOnly employers with 50 or more employees
    • CEvery employer
    • DOnly employers that had a complaint
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    Risposta: C. Every employer

    Section 374.4(1) says an employer shall establish a written code of practice for harassment. It must state that every employee has the right to work free of harassment.

13. Domanda 13 di 25

    How often must violence and harassment codes of practice be reviewed in New Brunswick?

    • AAt least once a year
    • BEvery five years
    • CNever, once written
    • DOnly when a worker quits
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    Risposta: A. At least once a year

    Section 374.8 requires the code to be reviewed at least once a year and updated when conditions change or an officer orders it.

14. Domanda 14 di 25

    Which are the three basic worker rights under New Brunswick's Occupational Health and Safety Act, as WorkSafeNB explains them?

    • ATo overtime, to holidays and to a pension
    • BTo know, to participate and to refuse
    • CTo strike, to vote and to sue the employer
    • DTo choose a supervisor, a shift and a site
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    Risposta: B. To know, to participate and to refuse

    WorkSafeNB describes three basic rights: the right to know, the right to participate and the right to refuse dangerous work.

15. Domanda 15 di 25

    Under section 19 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, when may an employee refuse to do work?

    • AOnly when a supervisor agrees in writing that it is unsafe
    • BWhen the work is boring, dirty or unpleasant to do
    • CWhen they have reasonable grounds to believe it is dangerous
    • DWhen the shift is longer than 8 hours in a row
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    Risposta: C. When they have reasonable grounds to believe it is dangerous

    Section 19 allows a refusal when the employee has reasonable grounds for believing the act is likely to endanger their own or another employee's health or safety.

16. Domanda 16 di 25

    What is the first step when you refuse unsafe work in New Brunswick?

    • ALeave the site and go home at once
    • BTell your supervisor right away
    • CCall WorkSafeNB before telling anyone
    • DCall a local news reporter
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    Risposta: B. Tell your supervisor right away

    Section 20(1) says the employee must immediately report the concern to the supervisor, who must promptly investigate in the employee's presence.

17. Domanda 17 di 25

    Your supervisor investigates your work refusal but does not solve the problem. What is the next step?

    • AQuit your job and apply for employment insurance
    • BGo back and do the unsafe work as you were told
    • CWait a week and then raise it again
    • DTake it to the joint committee or representative
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    Risposta: D. Take it to the joint committee or representative

    WorkSafeNB's steps say an unresolved refusal goes to the joint committee or health and safety representative, then to WorkSafeNB. Section 20(4) of the Act names the committee, or an officer where there is no committee.

18. Domanda 18 di 25

    While a work refusal is being dealt with, what does section 20(12) say the employee should do?

    • AStay at a safe place near their workstation
    • BGo home without pay until the problem is solved
    • CStart a different job at another site
    • DDo the unsafe work anyway while they wait
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    Risposta: A. Stay at a safe place near their workstation

    Section 20(12) requires the employee to stay available at a safe place near their workstation during normal working hours.

19. Domanda 19 di 25

    An employer cuts a guard's hours because the guard refused unsafe work in line with the Act. What can the guard do?

    • APay a fee to WorkSafeNB to appeal
    • BFile a discriminatory action complaint
    • CNothing, because employers may do this
    • DOnly post about it on social media
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    Risposta: B. File a discriminatory action complaint

    Section 24 bans discriminatory action for following the Act. An employee can file a complaint under section 25 using WorkSafeNB's Form 1.

20. Domanda 20 di 25

    In New Brunswick, when must an employer set up a joint health and safety committee?

    • AWhen 10 or more employees work there regularly
    • BWhen 5 or more employees work there regularly
    • COnly on construction sites with over 50 workers
    • DWhen 20 or more employees work there regularly
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    Risposta: D. When 20 or more employees work there regularly

    Section 14(1) of the Act requires a joint health and safety committee where 20 or more employees are regularly employed at a place of employment.

21. Domanda 21 di 25

    Under section 17 of the Act, what must an employer with 5 to 19 employees at a place of employment have?

    • AA joint health and safety committee that meets monthly
    • BNothing, the Act does not apply to them
    • CA safety policy, which may include a representative
    • DA full-time safety officer on every shift
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    Risposta: C. A safety policy, which may include a representative

    Section 17(1) requires a safety policy for 5 to 19 employees. It may include a health and safety representative, whom the employees elect.

22. Domanda 22 di 25

    A guard is knocked unconscious during a shift. Under section 43 of the Act, when must the employer notify WorkSafeNB?

    • AOnly if the guard misses work
    • BWithin 30 days
    • CImmediately
    • DAt the end of the month
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    Risposta: C. Immediately

    Section 43(1) requires immediate notice for serious injuries, including loss of consciousness, fractures other than fingers or toes, amputations and hospital admission.

23. Domanda 23 di 25

    Within how many days must an employer file an Employer Report of Injury or Illness with WorkSafeNB?

    • AWithin 24 hours
    • BWithin 30 days
    • CWithin one year
    • DWithin three days
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    Risposta: D. Within three days

    WorkSafeNB says employers must file the report within three days of the accident, the diagnosis, or the day the employee reported it.

24. Domanda 24 di 25

    You are hurt at work during a night shift. According to WorkSafeNB, what should you do first?

    • AWait until your next shift to say anything
    • BReport only to your family doctor
    • CTell your supervisor as soon as possible
    • DFile a lawsuit
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    Risposta: C. Tell your supervisor as soon as possible

    WorkSafeNB tells injured workers to report the injury to their supervisor as soon as possible, ideally before leaving work, and to get medical care.

25. Domanda 25 di 25

    After a serious injury, what does section 43(3) of the Act say about the scene?

    • AClean it up right away so no one else gets hurt
    • BLeave it as it is, except to help people or protect property
    • CReopen the area for normal use once the person leaves
    • DCollect the evidence and take it home for safekeeping
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    Risposta: B. Leave it as it is, except to help people or protect property

    Section 43(3) says nobody may disturb the scene of a serious injury or death unless an officer orders otherwise, or it is needed to help the injured, prevent further injury or protect property.

Tastiera: 1–4 per rispondere, Invio per la domanda successiva.