HRM200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Workplace Violence, Stress Management, Human Factors And Ergonomics

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM200
• Professor: William Peckham

Document Summary

Hrm 200 chapter 14 (occupaional health & safety) Policies mean nothing if they don"t come into pracice. Strategic importance of occupaional health and safety investment in disability and wellness programs create botom-line returns in 2007 there were 1,055 deaths and 317,524 injuries resuling from accidents at work. 1-5 = not required to have representaive unless workplace deals with designated substances. 5-16 = at least have a representaive, is selected by workers. 20-49 = commitee must have at least 2. 50+ = commitee must have at least 4. Corporate killing : a criminal ofence, failure to ensure an appropriate level of safety in the workplace: bill c45, could result in manager or owner to be responsible for a workplace death. Workplace hazardous materials informaion system (whmis) control of toxic substances three components: labelling of hazardous material containers, material safety data sheets (msds, employee training. Whimis symbols need to provide training on these.