jobs and health Flashcards
what job would cause the most indury
fishing
was is the most common type of injury
repetitive strains, soft tissue
what was difficult about injuries causes by physical hazards
-high threshold for proving cause and effect
- not enough research done on sunstances
- very difficult to prove
psych social hazards
can effect you mentally, drain you physically and cause more health problems long term
what can effect your better heart health
your rank/ position in a firm can determine your overall health depending on your stress/ lack of support and physical demands
what is the cause of all sorts of health problems
alienated labour
2 institutions of workplace health and safety
1- provincal work compensations system (decide whats valid, insurance)
2- internal responsibilty system
what are the 3 R’s
RIGHT to know the workplace hazzards
RIGHT to refuse unsafe work
RIGHT to participate in joint committee
