MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Occupational Safety And Health, Health Canada, Work Accident
28 Jan 2016
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Laws intended to protect the health and safety of workers by minimizing work related accidents and illnesses. Laws fall into three categories: general health and safety rules, rules for specific industries, rules related to specific hazards. Take every precaution to ensure the health and safety of workers (due diligence) Specific duties include: filing government accident reports, maintaining records, ensuring that safety rules are enforced, posting safety notices and legislative information. Take responsibility care to protect their own health and safety and that of co workers. Includes wearing protective clothing and equipotent and reporting contravention of the law. Basic rights: to know about workplace safety hazards, to participate in the ohs process, to refuse unsafe work. Joint health and safety committees safe and healthy workplace. Non adversarial atmosphere where management and labor can work together to ensure a. Usually consists of between 2 to 12 members, at least half of whom represent workers.
