Chap 11 Health and safety Flashcards
Traditional vs contemporary thinking about worker safety
What are the 3 levels of responsability for health and safety in an organization
Top Management: Set policies, ensure supervisor training, and make OH & S concern part of the organizational culture and strategy
Supervisor: Know about OH & S laws, safety regulations, detecting safety violations, communication skills
Employee: Protect their own health and safety. Wear protective clothing and equipment; Follow rules, report any contravention of the law or regulations
What are the 2 causes of accidents in the work place
- unsafe employee behaviour and
- unsafe working conditions
What are the 7 unsafe worker Behaviour
- Throwing materials
- Operating or working at unsafe speeds
- Rendering safety devices inoperative
- Using unsafe equipment or using equipment unsafely
- Taking unsafe positions under suspended loads
- Lifting improperly
- Distracting, teasing, abusing, startling, horseplay, quarrelling
What are the 6 unsafe working conditions
- Improperly guarded equipment
- Defective equipment
- Hazardous procedures
- Unsafe storage
- Improper illumination
- Improper ventilation
What are the 4 health hazard in a working environment
What are the safety related ergonomics issues
Activity-related soft-tissue injuries of the neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, back and legs
Definition of Workplace stress
The harmful physical and emotional responses that can happen when there is conflict between job (and/or school) demands of the employee (student) and the amount of control the employee (student) has over meeting those demands
Definition of a stressor
Stressful working conditions that can directly influence the health and safety of employees (students)
What are the 5 major causes of workplace stress
- Factor unic to the job
- Role in the organization
- relationship at work
- Organizational climat
- Career development
What factors unic to the job are causes of worplace stress
Workload, work pace, autonomy, shift work, physical environment, isolation
How do roles in the organization cause workplace stress
Role conflict/role ambiguity, level of responsibility
What relationship at work are causes of stress
Supervisors/co-workers and/or subordinates, threat of violence or harassment
How is the organizational climat a cause of stress
Level of participation in decision-making, management style, communication patterns
What is stressful in career dvt?
Under or over promotion, job security, career development opportunities, job satisfaction
What is eustress
The optimum level of stress to acheive high performance
What are the 2 stress managment measurs
- Preventive measurs
- curatives measurs
Definition of preventive measures against stress
Attempts to change or eliminate the cause of stress e.g. stress management training sessions, improving working conditions
Definitions of curative measures against stress
Try to correct the outcome of excess stress e.g. yoga, aerobic exercises, and meditation
What are the 8 preventive measurs known to reduce or eliminate stress
What are the 3 fundamental employee rights under the Federal and provincial safety regulations
1) The right to know about hazards in the workplace
2) The right to participate in correcting those hazards
3) The right to refuse dangerous work
How does the Hazardous Products Act (1985) protect consumers
It protects consumers by regulating the sale of dangerous products
What are the 2 requierments of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System WHMIS (1988)
- Requires labels on all hazardous products
- Requires use of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
What are the 8 jobs of a health and safety committee
- Meet at least 1/month.
- Keep accurate records
- Investigate and resolve complaints
- Participate in investigations of health and safety-related injuries.
- Monitor health and safety programs
- Cooperate with safety officers investigating a complaint or accident.
- Develop, establish, and promote health and safety programs and procedures.
- Obtain information concerning existing or potential hazards in the workplace
What are the 4 implications of workplace health and safety for HRM
1) Ensure consistent reinforcement, training, education & due diligence
2) Conduct health and safety audits
3) Put policies and practices in place to promote a safety climate and culture at top management and in local work groups
4) Downsizing and Safety; low job satisfaction leads to low safety motivation, knowledge and compliance, leading to more accidents
