MHR 523 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Safety Data Sheet, Occupational Safety And Health
23 Jul 2016
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Lost-time injury rate: measures any occupational injury or illness resulting in an employee being unable to ful ll the work full work assignments, not including any fatalities. Basic facts about occupational health and safety legislation. Occupational health and safety legislation: laws intended to protect the health and safety of workers by minimizing work-related accidents. Employers are responsible for taking every reasonable precaution to ensure the health and safety of their workers, this is called due diligence requirement. Duties of the employers include ling government accident reports, maintaining records, ensuring the safety rules are enforced, posting safety notices. The function of joint health and safety committees is to provide a non-adversarial atmosphere where management and labour can work together to ensure a safe and healthy workplace. Committee is generally responsible for making regular inspections of the workplace to identify potential health and safety hazards, evaluate the hazards, and implement solutions.
