COMMERCE 2BC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Canada Labour Code, Occupational Stress, Household-Responsibility System
18 Dec 2016
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Final exam: not cumulative, unit 6 onwards (ch. 6,7,8,9,10,11,12) -> 5 units (8,9,10 = 1 unit) Concerned with identification, evaluation and control of hazards in the work environment: chemical, biological (exposure to living organism -> virus, physical / ergonomic (person-machine, person-physical environment interface, psychosocial risks (workplace stressors -> do(cid:374)"t have direct physical risk) Goals: to prevent & reduce work-related injuries, illness, & fatalities, to protect and promote wellbeing at work. Until early 20th century, employers took little responsibility for worker safety. Assumption of risk was prevailing doctrine: when worker accepts job, worker accepts risks associated with job, accidents = fault of the worker, up to the worker to manage their own behaviour. In general, overall dynamic of the workplace is this, not really a legislation. Internal responsibility system: every person in organization is responsible for h&s. Includes everyone (no one can get out and say that"s not my responsibility)
