MGHB12H3 Lecture 12: Chapter 12
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Duties of workers the fundamental duty of every employer is to take every reasonable precaution to ensure employee safety. Duties of supervisors advise employees of potential workplace hazards ensure that workers use or wear safety equipment, devices, or clothing provide written instructions where applicable take every reasonable precaution to guarantee the safety of workers. Duties of joint health and safety committees create safe and healthy workplaces at least one management representative and one worker representative must be certified. Penalties for employer noncompliance varies across provinces and territories fines up to ,000 and offenders can be sent to jail. The key role of the supervisor communicate to an employee the need to work safely. Proactive safety training program interviewers can ask candidates behavioural type questions designed to elicit their propensity for safety. Most frequent topics: first aid, defensive driving, accident prevention techniques hazardous materials, and emergency procedures.
