Lesson 7-Occupational Health and Safety Flashcards
In an organization who is responsible for maintaining health and safety?
Employers, Supervisors, and employees share the responsibility and are legally held responsible
Define Assumption of Risk
Is regarded as being an outdated perspective toward accident prevention-namely, that the worker accepts all risks related to unsafe practices
Shared Responsibility model
This approch requires the cooperation of employer and employee in providing education, training and proactive practices of safety in the workplace
In what governments is the Occupational health and safety regulated?
By the federal, provincial, and territorial
What is the employers responsibilities for health and safety?
Keep accurate records of all health and safety issues
workplace injuries and deaths
supervisors are familiar with the job responsibilities of their workers and associated hazards
What are duties of a Supervisor?
- Advise employee of potential hazards
- Ensure workers use or wear safety equipment
- Provide written instructions
- Take every reasonable precaution to guarantee safety of employees
What are the duties of the Employee?
- Comply with all laws and regulations-
- Report hazardous conditions or deflective equipment
- Follow employer health and safety rules
- Refuse unsafe work
How many full time employees to start a health and safety committee?
20 or more full time employees
What does WHIMIS stand for?
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
The three components of WHIMIS is?
- Labeling of hazardous material containers
- Material safety data sheets (MSDS)
- Employee training
What are the six classes of hazards?
- Compressed gas
- Flammable
- Combustible material
- Oxidizing material
- Poisonous and infectious material
- Corrosive material
- Dangerously reactive material
what is workplace inventory
A list of all hazardous materials present in the workplace
what is a supplier label
The label placed on a container of hazardous materials by the supplier before shipping
what is workplace label
Placed on hazardous materials that has been produced in a workplace
what are employee rights?
- The right to know
- The right to participate
- The right to refuse work perceived as dangerous
