MHR 841 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Work Accident, Human Resource Management, Occupational Safety And Health

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 841
• Professor: Ann Armstrong

Document Summary

Class #1: chapter 1 introduction to the course. Learning objectives: after reading this chapter, you should be able to: Define oh&s, occupational injury, and occupational illness. Describe the financial and social costs associated with occupational injuries and illnesses list and describe the roles of the major stakeholders in oh&s. Trace the development of modern models of health and safety management. Explain the connection between human resource management and oh&s. Describe the links between human resource practices and health and safety. Introduction to ohs: workplace fatalities, injuries, and illness in canada. Around 1000 workers die yearly as a result of workplace incidents. Approximately 240 000 suffer injury serious enough to warrant missing time from work (lost-time injury) Interpretation of workplace fatality and injury data should take into account how many people work in each industry, region, and the reporting requirements in each area. Notes: first aid- does(cid:374)"t"t ha(cid:448)e to (cid:271)e reported to the (cid:271)sa(cid:271)