Workplace Safety for Real Estate Licensees

Flashcards on Workplace Safety for Real Estate Licensees

What are the two main aspects of workplace safety for real estate licensees?

Personal safety and personal property.

What is the most important step in mitigating personal risks for real estate licensees?

Careful planning to stay safe and avoid on-the-job vulnerability.

What is situational awareness?

Being aware of surroundings and recognizing intuitive responses to danger.

What does Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS) require of employers?

To establish, implement, and communicate safe work practices, and ensure training and skill development.

What does the OHS legislation require from employees?

To work safely and follow health and safety policies and procedures.

Give two examples of situations where real estate licensees may be at increased risk.

Travelling alone in remote areas, showing properties in vacant or unfamiliar locations.

What should real estate licensees always know before meeting a client alone?

Who they are working with, and where they are meeting.

Why is it important to know prospective buyers and sellers?

It's a safety measure and a FINTRAC obligation to confirm identity at the first meeting.

Where should the first meeting with a prospect take place?

At a brokerage office or another public location.

What is the 'fight-or-flight' response?

A physiological reaction triggered by threats, preparing the body to fight or escape.

What is the recommended primary response to a threat for real estate licensees?

Flight exiting the situation and seeking help.

What are the two types of escape strategies in threatening situations?

Discrete escape and direct escape.