Prince Edward Island Working Alone and Safety Course 2026
This course is for security guards who work alone in Prince Edward Island, such as night guards and mobile patrol officers. It covers PEI's working alone rules, workplace violence and harassment, your right to refuse unsafe work, committees and representatives, and how injuries are reported to the WCB.
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Den här gratiskursen har lektioner på cirka 15 minuter och ett prov med 25 frågor. Med minst 80 % kan du ladda ner ett kursintyg (privat, inte ackrediterat). Kontrollerad mot officiella källor den 12 oktober 2026.
Det här lär du dig
- Explain when a PEI worker is working alone under Part 53
- Describe what a PEI working alone procedure must include
- Apply PEI's workplace violence and harassment requirements
- Use the three-step work refusal process in the OHS Act
- Report injuries to the employer and the WCB on time
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: D. Part 53
Working alone rules are in Part 53 of the PEI OHS General Regulations (sections 53.1 to 53.5).
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: C. July 1, 2020
The WCB lists PEI's Workplace Harassment Regulations as in effect on July 1, 2020.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Svar: 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.
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Bra att veta före provet
- Part 53 of PEI's OHS General Regulations requires written working alone procedures, set check-in intervals and an end-of-shift check.
- PEI defines workplace violence as physical force, threatened or used, by a person other than a worker that can injure a worker.
- PEI's Workplace Harassment Regulations took effect on July 1, 2020, and require a written harassment policy.
- A joint health and safety committee is required at 20 or more workers; a representative at 5 to 19 workers.
- Employers report serious injuries to the WCB's 24-hour line, 902-628-7513, and file the Employer's Report within three days.
Vanliga frågor
Does PEI have a working alone law?
Yes. Part 53 of the Occupational Health and Safety General Regulations sets the working alone rules, including written procedures, check-in intervals, an end-of-shift check and training.
How often must a lone guard check in under PEI rules?
The regulations do not set one number. The employer must specify the interval in its written procedures, based on the risks of the job.
Can I refuse unsafe work in PEI?
Yes. Under section 28 of the OHS Act, report the danger to your supervisor first, then to the committee or representative, then to an OHS officer. You cannot be punished for using this right in good faith.
How long do I have to file a Worker's Report with the WCB of PEI?
The WCB says your signed Worker's Report must reach it within six months of the accident, and you should file it even if you miss no work.
Är intyget ackrediterat eller officiellt erkänt?
Nej. Det är ett privat kursintyg, bara för dina kunskaper. Det är inte erkänt, ackrediterat eller godkänt av någon myndighet, tillståndsmyndighet, tillsynsmyndighet eller utbildningsinstitution, och det ersätter inte någon licens, certifiering eller utbildning som krävs enligt lag.
Källor
- PEI Occupational Health and Safety Act
- WCB PEI OHS Guide: Working alone (General Regulations Part 53)
- WCB PEI: Guide to Working Alone Regulations
- WCB PEI OHS Guide: Violence in the workplace (Part 52)
- WCB PEI OHS Guide: Workplace harassment
- WCB PEI OHS Guide: Work refusal
- WCB PEI: Reporting an injury (employers)
- WCB PEI: Reporting an injury (workers)