Supervisor Road Safety Responsibilities Quiz

How much do you know about your supervisory responsibilities for employees when they drive for work? Test your knowledge with this 5-question quiz.

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following is NOT a supervisor responsibility identified in the Workers Compensation Act?*

Tell employees you supervise about the known and reasonably foreseeable hazards they are likely to encounter while driving for work.

Don’t knowingly allow an employee to operate a vehicle that is, or could create, a hazard to the health and safety of any person.

Instruct employees in safe work procedures.

Ensure employees know and follow safe driving procedures.

Tell employees about their occupational health and safety rights and duties.

Be knowledgeable about health and safety regulations and how they apply to the work you supervise.

Question 2 of 5

You don’t have the authority to require drivers of employee-owned vehicles to comply with your organization’s safe driving procedures.*

True

False

Question 3 of 5

You can be held criminally accountable when your negligence directly contributes to a serious workplace injury or fatality.*

True

False

Question 4 of 5

Your responsibilities for the safety of employees you directly supervise are the same whether the employee is in the office, working at the job site, or driving as part of their work.*

True

False

Question 5 of 5

Once you know an employee has a valid driver’s licence and a clean driver’s record (abstract), you’ve satisfied your supervisory duties. From there you can assign the employee the work-related driving they were hired to do.*

True

False