MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Rishi

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 523
• Professor: n/a

Document Summary

Lost-time injury rate: measures any occupational injury or illness resulting in an employee being unable to fulfill the work full work assignments, not including any fatalities. Occupational health and safety legislation: laws intended to protect the health and safety of workers by minimizing work-related accidents and illnesses. Workplace hazardous materials information system (whimis): a canada-wide, legally mandated system designed to protect workers by providing information about hazardous materials in the workplace. Burnout: the total depletion of physical and mental resources caused by excessive striving to reach an unrealistic work-related goal. Repetitive strain injuries (rsis): activity-related soft-tissue injuries of the neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, back and legs. Ergonomics: an interdisciplinary approach that seeks to integrate and accommodate the physical needs of workers into the design of jobs. It aims to adapt the entire job system the work, environment, machines, equipment and processes.