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SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE. Safe Work Principles. Rights & Responsibilities Everyone fully participating and exercising their responsibilities is essential for a safe workplace. Understand the legal rights and responsibilities of workplace parties. Hazards

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SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

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  1. SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

  2. Safe Work Principles Rights & Responsibilities Everyone fully participating and exercising their responsibilities is essential for a safe workplace. Understand the legal rights and responsibilities of workplace parties.Hazards Every workplace has them. Find out about workplace hazards.Build Safe Work Build health and safety into your day to day work and make sure everyone has the training and resources they need to work safe. The result will be a culture and system to keep your workplace free of injury and illness.

  3. Things to Know

  4. As an employer… • Establish and maintain a joint health and safety committee, or at least one health and safety representative • Take every reasonable precaution to ensure the workplace is safe • Train employees about any potential hazards and ensure that at least one person is trained in CPR-First Aid • Supply personal protective equipment and ensure workers know how to use the equipment safely and properly immediately • Report all critical injuries to the government department responsible for OH&S • Appoint a competent supervisor who sets the standards for performance, and who ensures safe working conditions are always observed. • Meet posting requirements

  5. As an employee… Employees responsibilities include the following: • responsibility to work in compliance with OH&S acts and regulations • responsibility to use personal protective equipment and clothing as directed • responsibility to report workplace hazards and dangers • responsibility to work in a manner as required by the employer Employees have the following three basic rights: • right to refuse unsafe work • right to participate in the workplace health and safety activities • right to know, or the right to be informed about, actual and potential dangers in the workplace

  6. Health & Safety Policy • Health & Safety Representation • Incident Reporting • Workplace Violence (includes bullying) • Staff/Volunteer Safety • Break-ins • Obtaining Police Assistance • Urgent Situations • Personal Property - Security • Response to an Emergency • Fire Plan • Threatening/Obscene Phone Calls

  7. Next Steps? • Heath & safety representative (fire marshal) • Policy and plans • Training • Postings in the workplace

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