Safety Symbols & Signs | Safety in Movies | Randy Random | The Oil Sands | Famous Workplace Accidents |
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What is poisonous or toxic material
A black skull and crossbones on a white background warns of this type of hazard (no, not pirates)
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Who are Dopey and Sleepy
Name the two dwarves from Snow White who don't sound like they're fit for duty
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What is the Blue Whale
The largest mammal on the planet
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What is Bitumen
This is the name of the thick, heavy form of petroleum extracted from the oil sands
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What is the sinking of the Titanic
This 1912 disaster killed over 1500 people, which changed maritime safety forever after
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What is flammable
A black flame over a horizontal line warns you that a product is this
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What is the electric fence
In Jurassic Park (1993), the T-Rex escapes after this critical safety system loses power.
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Who is Johnny Cash
This country music icon was referred to as "the man in black"
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What is open pit (or surface mining)
This is the primary method used to mine oil sands deposits that are close to the surface
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What Chernobyl
This nuclear accident in 1986 released radiation across Europe
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What is mandatory head/eye protection
This sign is a blue circle with a white head wearing equipment, meaning this gear is required
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What are capes
In The Incredibles, Edna Mode refuses to add these features to the costumes she designs due to safety concerns
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Who is Augustus (Augustus Caesar)
Name of the first Roman Emperor (it seems like a fitting month to ask this one)
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What is Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
SAGD stands for this
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What is the Halifax explosion
In 1917, a massive explosion in this Canadian harbour leveled much of the city and killed 1782 people
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What is green
This colour is used for safety information signs that indicate exits, first aid or emergency equipment
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What is cross streams
In Ghostbusters, Egon warns the others to never do this dangerous act with their proton cannons
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What is the Nile River
This is the longest river on planet earth
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What is the Athabasca Basin (or Athabasca Oil Sands Region)
Canada's oil sands are primarily located within this large geological region
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What is Qatar
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was held in this country, where thousands of migrant workers reportedly died building stadiums and infrastructure
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What is yield
A triangular sign with a red border and a white center pointing downward, means this
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What is 80km/h (or 50mph)
In the movie Speed, Keanu Reeves has to keep a city bus above this exact speed to stop a bomb from detonating (a faster speed limit than anywhere on site)
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What is Venus
The only planet in our solar system that spins clockwise
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What are the 1960s (Great Canadian Oil Sands/Suncor plant started in 1967)
Commercial oil sands production in Alberta began in this decade
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What is India (Bhopal, India)
The world's worst industrial disaster happened in 1984, at a Union Carbide plant in this country
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