Occupational Legislation Flashcards
Describe General Duties of the employer 115 (1) (a).
Every employer must ensure the health and safety of
i) all workers working for that employer,
ii) any other workers present at a workplace at which that employer’s work is being carried out
Describe General Duties of the employer 115 (1) (b).
Every employer must comply with this Part, the regulations and any applicable orders.
Describe General Duties of the employer 115 (2) (a).
Without limiting subsection (1), an employer must remedy any workplace conditions that are hazardous to the health or safety of the employer’s workers.
Describe General Duties of the employer 115 (2) (b).
Without limiting subsection (1), an employer must ensure that the employer’s workers
i) are made aware of all known or reasonably foreseeable health or safety hazards to which they are likely to be exposed to by their work
ii) Comply with this part, the regulations and any applicable orders, and
iii) Are made aware of their rights and duties under this Part and the regulations
Describe General Duties of the employer 115 (2) (c).
Without limiting subsection (1), an employer must establish occupational health and safety policies and programs in accordance with the regulations
Describe General Duties of the employer 115 (2) (d).
Without limiting subsection (1), an employer must provide and maintain in good condition PPE and ensure they are used by the employer’s workers.
Describe General Duties of the employer 115 (2) (e).
Without limiting subsection (1), an employer must provide to the employer’s workers the info, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure the H&S of those workers in carrying out their work and to ensure the health and safety of workers at the workplace
What are the 4 major physical risk factors for MSI?
Force
Repetition
Work Posture
Local Contact Stress
What are two important characteristics that are important to consider for physical risk factors for MSI?
Duration and magnitude
What are the three types of activity that require force?
Lifting, Lowering, or carrying
Pushing or pulling
Grip Force
Do muscles tire more easily using a power grip or a pinch grip?
Pinch grip
When does local contact stress occur?
When a hard or sharp object object comes in contact with the skin.
what are the steps in an ergonomic problem solving process?
1) Identifying areas/jobs with ergonomic opportunities
2) Defining the job demands
3) Identify risk factors by body part for each task of concern
4) For each risk factor, ask why it is present until a dead end is reached
5) Develop strategies for how to address the root causes and generate at least three solutions for each task of concern
6) Choose the solution(s) that will substantially reduce the ergonomic problems and be within affordable cost guidelines for the workplace
What is MFA best designed for?
To assess production tasks having <12-15 reps/min
What are the MFAs limitations?
- It will underestimate the fatigue accumulation in sustained postural tasks (>30 reps/min)
- Underestimate fatigue accumulation in tasks where postural loads are sustained for longer than 30 seconds
