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Ontario health and safety quiz: worker awareness questions

Every worker and supervisor in Ontario must complete basic health and safety awareness training. This free quiz goes over the rights and duties that training is built on, with the section of the Occupational Health and Safety Act behind each answer.

Updated 31 October 2026

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Ontario health and safety quiz: OHSA rights and duties (14 questions)

The basics of the Occupational Health and Safety Act in 14 questions: awareness training, duties of workers, supervisors and employers, the right to refuse unsafe work, committees, representatives and reporting. Free quiz with instant feedback and a short explanation citing the rule for every answer. Based on Ontario law (Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations); other provinces and territories have their own rules. Practice material written by Quizhat: these are not the questions of any official test or assessment, and Quizhat is not affiliated with Health Canada, CCOHS, the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, the Chief Prevention Officer or any training provider.

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The awareness training rule

Ontario Regulation 297/13 requires employers to make sure every worker completes a basic occupational health and safety awareness program as soon as practicable, and every supervisor within one week of starting to work as a supervisor. A worker who already did it can show proof of completion, and the employer checks that it meets the requirements. The ministry offers free programs, the worker workbook «Worker Health and Safety Awareness in Four Steps» and a supervisor version, as a workbook or e-learning; employers can also use their own program if it covers the content set by the regulation.

For workers, that content is: the rights and duties of workers, the duties of employers and supervisors, the roles of health and safety representatives and joint committees, the roles of the ministry and the WSIB, common workplace hazards, WHMIS, and occupational illness, including latency.

Rights and duties in the quiz

  • Worker duties (s. 28): work safely, use the required protective equipment, report defects and hazards, and never remove a protective device or engage in horseplay;
  • supervisors and employers (ss. 25 and 27) must take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances;
  • the right to refuse unsafe work (s. 43): report it, stay in a safe place during the investigation, and call an inspector if the problem is not resolved;
  • no reprisals for following the Act (s. 50);
  • a joint health and safety committee from 20 regularly employed workers, a representative above five (ss. 8 and 9);
  • reporting a critical injury immediately, with a written report within 48 hours (s. 51).

Using the quiz

Play it at the end of an orientation, after the ministry workbook, or as a refresher at a committee meeting. These are practice questions written by Quizhat from the Act and its regulations; they are not the ministry's e-learning questions or answers, and Quizhat is not affiliated with the Ontario government. The quiz does not replace the awareness training itself or the instructions specific to your workplace.

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Frequently asked questions

Is health and safety awareness training mandatory in Ontario?

Yes. Under O. Reg. 297/13 every worker must complete basic awareness training as soon as practicable, and every supervisor within one week of starting as a supervisor.

Are these the answers to "Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps"?

No. They are practice questions written by Quizhat from the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The ministry program is free and has its own content; Quizhat is not affiliated with the Ontario government.

When does a workplace in Ontario need a joint health and safety committee?

Where 20 or more workers are regularly employed, and in some other cases. Where more than five workers are regularly employed and no committee is required, workers select a health and safety representative.

What happens if I refuse unsafe work?

You report it to your supervisor or employer, who investigates with you and a worker representative. If you still have reasonable grounds to believe it is unsafe, an inspector is called. The employer cannot punish you for using this right in good faith.

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