MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Work Accident, Organizational Culture, Vicarious Liability
22 Feb 2017
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Human resources is responsible for the ohs of employees; strategic importance of ohs. Investment in disability and wellness programs create bottom-line returns. Assumption of risk: prominent legal doctrine until early 20th century. Once you agreed to work for someone, you accepted all the risks involved. 21 century: modern health and safety programs recognize that enhancing ohs requires cooperation among multiple stakeholders. Take precaution to ensure the health and safety of workers (due diligence) Ensure that workers comply with ohs regulations. Safety-minded managers must aim to instill in their worker the desire to work safely. Take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and that of co- workers. Includes wearing protective clothing and equipment, and reporting contravention of the law. Workplace hazardous materials information system (whmis) legislation is based on 2 elements: Labels designed to alert the worker that the container contains a potentially hazardous product.
