Read the Following Scenario and Answer Questions

question 7

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario and answer questions.
On Friday August 23, 2013, a construction worker fell 55 floors to his death while working on what will become Toronto's tallest condominium building. Despite a variety of safety precautions, this type of incident is not uncommon in the construction industry. Three days earlier, on Tuesday August 20, 2013, a 26-year-old construction worker in Las Vegas, Nevada also died in a fall from
a building under construction.
-Although possibly not a cause of the Toronto incident, what factor might explain a cognitive failure to reattach a safety tether/harness to a safety hook after moving from one floor to the next floor of a building under construction?

• A) uncomfortable equipment
• B) a careless attitude towards safety
• C) a fight at home that morning
• D) hand-eye coordination problems

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Definitions:

Time-loss Injuries

Work-related injuries or illnesses that result in an employee being unable to work for a period of time.

Occupational Injury Claims

Requests for compensation or benefits made by employees as a result of injuries or illnesses directly related to their job.

Compensation

The total amount of the monetary and non-monetary pay provided to an employee in exchange for work performed as required.

Safety Training Program

A structured course or set of procedures designed to educate employees about workplace safety and health regulations to reduce accidents and injuries.