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AODA

* When you are dealing with a customer with a disability and are unsure if they need help,you should?

* Which of the following statements is always true?

* Which statement about customers with disabilities is true?

* If you need to communicate by telephone with a customer who is deaf, orally deaf, deafened or hard of hearing, you can use the relay service number.

* True or False, canada's population is aging, so the number of people with a disability is likely to increase in next 20 years.

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Finance and Admin policies CURRENT-April 2012

Health and Safety Policy CURRENT March 20, 2012

HR policies @ Aug 16, 2011

Program Related Policies CURRENT(Feb 17, 2012)

Complaint feedback policy and procedures Jan 18, 2012

ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS Policies and Procedures Jan 20, 2012

 

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WHMIS and Fire Extinguisher Quiz

* An example of two "Class B" fuels would be

* An APW (water extinguisher) is safe to use on an electrical fire?

* Water will not extinguish most flammable liquid fires?

* As a general rule, you should not attempt to fight a fire if it is spreading quickly?

* What information does NOT have to appear on a WHMIS supplier label?

* What information must appear on a workplace label?

* Carbon Dioxide extintuishers are designed for which types of fuels?

* Do you know where the nearest fire extinguisher is in you work area?

* When should you put a workplace label on a container?

* Identify the following symbol with its associated class

* The three elements of the fire triangle are:

* Identify the following symbol with its associated class

* What should you do if an MSDS for a controlled product is not available in your workplace?

* Which of the following products require Material Safety Data Sheets according to WHMIS?

* what are the three key elements of WHMIS?

* Identify the following symbol with its associated class

* What kind of information can you find on an MSDS?

* ABC fire extinguishers extinguish fire by cooling it down?

* How often must the supplier review an MSDS?

* You should always keep an exit or means of escape at your back when trying to fight a fire

* Which type of extinguisher has hard horn on the end of a flexible hose or metal arm?

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Abuse Awareness Quiz

* Which of the below is emotional and/or verbal abuse?

* Which of the below is physical and/or sexual abuse?

* Which of the below is malpractice and/or neglect?

Which of the below is financial and/or property abuse?

* Individuals w/ an intellectual disability can't make their own decisions and cannot learn to make them:

* Even well qualified, ethical and good people can still perform an act of abuse:

* Individuals w/ an intellectual disability do not have the same feelings and emotional response as anyone else:

* Individuals w/ an intellectual disability often lie about being sexually assaulted:

* It is not stealing if you borrow an individual's personal property:

* You overheard 2 staff from another program discussing that on their shift everbody goes to bed at 21:00 whether they want to or not: how should you respond?

* Number in order the appropriate response. You enter a room to discover your colleague has tied an individual to a chair, to improve posture.

* You suspect that staff are adding personal items to an Individual's grocery purchase

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Fall 2011

Spring 2011

Winter 2011 Newsletter

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Donating is a very personal decision, we feel privileged that you have visited our site and are perhaps considering making a donation to New Leaf. We hope that our mission here warrants your support. Please feel free to browse our entire Web site.

You may provide a tax-deductible donation in any amount at any time by cash, cheque or money order. A receipt for tax purposes will be mailed to you. Your donation will go a long way towards helping New Leaf support people with developmental disabilities and will help us to continue working towards furthering our objectives.

Please contact:

Executive Director: Ron McCauley
19601 Leslie Street,
P.O. Box 230
Queensville, Ontario
L0G 1R0
Phone: 905-478-1418 ext.202
Fax: 905-478-8102
E-mail: Executive Assistant – sue@newleaf.ca

New Leaf is a registered charitable organization.
Registration No. BN 11905-5549-RR0001

To Our Donors:
We wish to thank the people who have volunteered their services or have made a financial contribution to the work carried out at New Leaf. Through the generous support of these caring individuals we are able to expand our services to offer the people we support a rich and varied range of new and exciting opportunities.

Thank you for your continued support of the work at New Leaf.

Ron McCauley
Executive Director

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President: Charles Dyer

Past President: Marilyn Reed

Vice President: James Lockyer

2nd Vice President: Douglas Anderson

Secretary: Dan Blanchard

Treasurer: Jim Thompson

Members

Cynthia Byrne

Ruth Bray

Kate Doorly

Elizabeth Ferguson

Tracie Lindblad

Debra Moskovitz

Emeritus Board of Directors

Vibert Lampkin

Frances Murphy (Will)

Executive Director

Ron McCauley

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Christmas Celebration – Saturday December 10th at 7:00 pm

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