COMM-2047EL Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Safety Data Sheet, Harmonized System, Occupational Safety And Health
5 Apr 2018
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Chapter (cid:1005)(cid:1006) ensuring health & safety at the. At the turn of the 20th century, the courts used a legal expression referred to as the assumption of risk, meaning that the worker accepts all the customary risks associated with his/her occupation. A new approach, the shared responsibility model, assumes that the best method to reduce accident rates relies on the co-operation of the 2 main partners: the employer & employee. Management is committed to safety in the workplace; Consultation between the employer and employees take place on a regular basis; There is a trusting relationship between the employer and staff; and. Employees have actual input into the decision-making process. The number of work-related injuries has dropped dramatically since the 1980"s with the number dropping from. 50 per 1,000 workers in 1986 to about 15 per 1,000 workers today. While the number of workplace injuries has declined and then levelled off in recent years, the direct cost of injuries has not.
