Lecture 10 Flashcards
What is employee safety?
Includes both physical and mental health
Who is responsible for employee safety?
Managers, supervisors and leaders responsible to make it safe
-there are no accidents
What is the cost of injury in the work place?
Lost time/sick time Workers safety insurance board Cost of training and replacement Admin costs relating to investigation the incident and completing documents Cost of repair of damaged equipment Possible decrease in moral
What are the 3 Es of the safety program?
Engineering- safety built into the product
- the best one, prevention is key
Education- evolving, building on current knowledge
Enfoceement- monitoring by a leader or manager, health and safety committee, inspection checklists
In the Occupational Health and Safety Act, what are the duties of the employers?
Ensure that
- Proper equipment provided
- Equipment is maintained
- Measures ad procedures are prescribed and carried out
- Equipment used as intended
In the Occupational Health and Safety Act, what are the duties of the supervisors?
Ensures that the worker will:
- Use protective devices
- Wears it properly
- advise worker of potential or actual danger
- provide written instruction
- take every precaution reasonable In the circumstances for the protection of a worker
In the Occupational Health and Safety Act, what are the duties of the workers?
Workers shall:
- Wear protective equipment
- report defective equipment
- report contravention
- not remove protective equipment
- use equipment as intended
- no roughhousing
What is WHMIS?
Workplace hazardous information management system
- national standard for communicating info about hazardous workplace products
- implemented through laws
What is the purpose of WHMIS?
Ensure employers and workers receive consisted and comprehensive health and safety info about the hazardous products they may be exposed to at work
What re the main elements of WHMIS?
Product classification-Managers only
Labels- employees
Safety Data Sheets- employees
Worker Education- employees
Who provides labels on hazardous materials?
The suppliers
-must be in French too
What are the categories that have the be present on the labels?
Product Identifier: Brand, chemical and common name
Initial supplier identifier: Information to contact manufacturer
Pictogram
Signal word
Hazard Statenent
Precautionary statements
Supplemental label info
What are workplace labels?
Label for products:
- produced on site
- product is transferred to another container
- replacement label
Must contain
- product name
- Safe handling precautions
- reference to SDS
Who updates SDS?
Employers, can be printed or online
If a SDS is online what must the employer ensure?
All employees have access
Computers kept in working order
Employers makes a hard copy of SDS available to employee
When a hazardous producet is used in the workplace what are the employers required to do?
Educate and train workers on how to use it safely
Ensure the hazardous products are properly labelled
Prep workplace labels
Prepare SDS as necessary
Provide access to SDS
Ensure appropriate control measure in place to protect workers
What are employees accountable in terms of WHMIS?
Workers will participate ein WHMIS education and trading programs, take necessary steps to protect themselves and co workers and participate in identifying and controlling hazards
What are the 10 different pictograms?
Flammable Oxidizing gas Gas under pressure Corrosive Explosive Deadly Respiratory Sensitivity Acute Toxicity Biological Toxicity Environmental
Who has to take and learn about WHMIS?
All workers who work with hazardous product or who may be exposed to hazardous products as part of their work activities
In terms of education and trading, what are employers obligated to do?
Provide hazard info from supplier or based on info that employer is aware of
Consult health and safety committee when developing and implementing or reviewing the. education and training programs
Review their WHMIS education and training program
Provide refresher education and training
Do inspectors come and investigate food services operations for WHMIS?
Yes, inspectors may enter a workplace if they believe that:
- an activity related to WHMIS is being conducted at that place
- a thing to which legislation related
- check if labels are arriving correctly from suppliers
- check where SDS are
- check if hazards have appropriate labels
What are the general duties under the occupation health and safety act and WHMIS regulations of the employer?
Ensure:
- hazards are identified
- up to date SDSs d
- employees are instructed and trained
What is ethics?
Standards of behaviour that tell us how human beings out to act int he many situations in which they find themveslves
What are ethics often established with?
Institution
Organization
Group
-where was values refer to the beliefs for which a person has an enduring preference