COMM 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Safety Culture, Occupational Safety And Health, Indirect Costs
Document Summary
Chapter 12 ensuring health and safety at the workplace. Was a legal expression used by the courts. Obsolete attitude toward accident prevention where the worker accepted all the customary risks and unsafe practices of the occupation. Direct cost of injuries: lost wages, medical treatment, rehabilitation, etc. Indirect costs: lost production, recruiting / training. Growing emphasis on the health and safety of young workers. 1 in 7 young workers is injured on the job. One-fourth of all workplace injuries involve workers aged 15 29 years. Most common types of injuries are electrocution and machine injuries. Each province & federal jurisdiction have detailed legislation addressing health and safety. 3 fundamental employee rights: the right to know about hazards in the workplace, the right to participate in correcting hazards, the right to refuse dangerous work. Hazardous products act: protects consumers by regulating the sale of dangerous products, transportation of dangerous goods act. Canadian centre for occupational health and safety act.
