Scenario 8.1: SaFE The Safety for Everyone (SaFE)program at Canadian Rails (CR)encourages Peer-On-Peer

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Scenario 8.1: SaFE
The Safety For Everyone (SaFE) program at Canadian Rails (CR) encourages peer-on-peer safety."SaFE observers" provide positive and constructive feedback to peers during a shift.At-risk behaviours are discussed in confidence and corrected on the spot.General observations are noted by the SaFE observer and shared with supervisors for future analysis.Several weeks ago CR experienced a train crash in which several employees were injured.Many employees are emotional and shocked that this occurred as CR has extensive health and safety policies and practices to ensure public safety of which SaFE is only one of many health and safety initiatives.There had also been a high number of injuries by employees working in the Canadian Rails shipyards.
-Please refer to Scenario 8.1.The investigation into the CR train crash found that one of the newly hired engineers had not completed the required safety training.When should safety training begin?

• A)with new employee orientation
• B)immediately after an accident or injury
• C)before workers return to work after an accident or injury
• D)at the discretion of the supervisor

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