OHS 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: The Employer, Affidavit, Active Valve Control System
29 Nov 2017
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Ohs module 9 - the external responsibility system. Ers is a system focused on parties outside of the workplace who have considerable influence and powers to control the workplace. The internal responsibility system (irs) is the foundational philosophy of the ohs legislation in all canadian jurisdictions as confirmed in the ohs legislation of both british columbia and nova. Scotia where the elements of irs are comprehensively stated. They do this both singly and co-operati(cid:448)ely (cid:449)ith others(cid:863). Those with direct responsibility include company executives, managers, supervisors and workers, while those with contributive responsibility include the joint health and safety committee (jhsc), the union(s) and other staff (engineers, health and safety professionals, etc). The primary goal of both the irs and ers is prevention of workplace injuries, illnesses and death. Parties that make up the ers include ministry of labour inspectors and the hrsdc labour. Also included are safety associations such as industrial.
