ASP Construction Safety Free Practice Test
Questions and Answers.

• The right to workplace hazard information, the right to health and safety participation, and the right to refuse dangerous work.
• The right to bargain a collective agreement, the right to seniority, and the right to strike on the jobsite.
• The right to a guaranteed minimum wage, the right to paid leave, and the right to overtime pay.
• The right to choose one's work crew, the right to appoint one's supervisor, and the right to refuse any inspection by the CNESST.

Why: The LSST gives workers the right to training and information (s. 10), the right to participate through the representative and the committee, and the right to refuse dangerous work (s. 12).

• Whenever the outdoor weather turns uncomfortable, with damp conditions or moderate rain slowing the crew down.
• When they have reasonable grounds to believe the task exposes them to a danger to their health, safety, or integrity.
• After obtaining written authorization from their representative association, the municipal inspector, and the prime contractor.
• Whenever a task does not exactly match the specialty of their trade or their personal preferences for the day.

Why: LSST s. 12 allows a worker to refuse to do work if they have reasonable grounds to believe it exposes them to a danger to their health, safety, or physical or psychological integrity, or exposes another person to a similar danger.

• The prime contractor, who ensures the general safety measures and coordinates the employers on the site.
• The specialty subcontractor that employs the most workers on the site, by delegation from the owner.
• The municipal inspector who issues the building and demolition permits for the site.
• The materials supplier delivering concrete, gravel, and lumber under an agreement with the contractor.

Why: The prime contractor (maître d'œuvre) must meet the employer's obligations and is responsible for the site-wide safety measures: traffic, housekeeping, access, fire, rescue (LSST s. 196; CSTC s. 2.4.4).