Health and Safety Orientation

1. Health and Safety Orientation

2. Why is safety important to you?

3. Work Safe • Safety concerns? Speak to your safety officer or supervisor. • Make your job as safe as possible.

4. Responsibilities Worker • Follow health and safety requirements • Ask for instruction • Work safely, and encourage your co-workers • Correct any unsafe conditions and report to your supervisor • Report any injury to the first aid attendant / supervisor • Take the initiative. Make suggestions to improve safety

5. Responsibilities Supervisor • Follow safety responsibilities • Instruct workers under direction and control and ensure their work is performed safely • Ensure compliance with OHSR • Participate in accident investigations • Set a good example

6. Responsibilities Management • Provide a safe and healthy workplace • Ensure that workers are adequately trained • Establish and maintain a comprehensive occupational health and safety program • Support employees in their health and safety activities

7. Worker Rights The Workers Compensation Act outlines 3 basic rights: • Right to Refuse • Right to Know • Right to Participate

8. Right to Refuse • You have the right to refuse if you have “reasonable cause” • If there is an undue hazard to your safety or someone else's • You must report the unsafe condition to your supervisor immediately!

9. Right to Know • All employees have a right to know what hazards are present on the job. • You learn about the hazards at: • Health and Safety Orientation • Health and Safety Sessions • On the job instructions • WHMIS Training

10. Right to Participate • All employees have a right to take part in health and safety activities. *you can be chosen to be a health and safety representative • Remember - report unsafe conditions with out worrying that you will get in trouble.

11. Company Rules • Report accidents, injuries, or near misses • Wear appropriate clothing • Wear Basic PPE: Hard hat, safety boots, hi-vis vest • Perform all work safely • Maintain good housekeeping

12. Company Rules • No fighting, horseplay, practical jokes • Operate all vehicles and mobile equipment in accordance with rules and highway requirements. • Use tools in good condition, with all guards and safety devices • Theft, vandalism or any other abuse or misuse of company property is prohibited

13. Drug and Alcohol Policy The use of drugs or alcohol on site is strictly prohibited. _______ reserves the right to remove from the site any person who is, or appears to be: • Affected by the side effects of drugs or alcohol

14. Disciplinary Action System for dealing with workers who fail to comply with the company safety rules. • First Infraction: Verbal warning • Second Infraction: Written warning • Third Infraction: 3 to 5 day suspension without pay • Fourth Infraction: Termination of employment • where there is blatant disregard for company rules immediate, more serious action may be taken

15. Hazard Awareness • Be aware of your environment and the hazards that are present. • Do a site hazard assessment before beginning work each site or shift.

16. Hazard Awareness Following are some typical hazards that you may be exposed to on site: • Traffic • MSI’s (Musculoskeletal Injuries) • Mobile Equipment • Confined Space/Entry Do not enter a confined space until you have completed confined space training.

17. Reporting Procedures • You must report any accident, incident, or near miss to your supervisor immediately. • *In the event of an injury, alert the first aid attendant immediately

18. Injury Pyramid

19. Preventative Maintenance • Tools and equipment must be inspected, maintained, and kept in good repair • Use warning tags to prevent workers from operating damaged or defective equipment • Lock out/tag a machine that is under maintenance

20. Ask for Instruction Always ask for instruction if unsure about how to perform a job safely

21. Training – Instruction and Demonstration • Unsure how to perform a task?Obtain both instruction and demonstration – not simply a verbal description of the work tasks • Understand the safety risks

22. Personal Protective Equipment You must wear the following are personal protective equipment: • Hardhats: whenever there is a potential hazard to the head • Foot Protection: comply with Canadian Safety Association (C.S.A) standards • High Visibility Vests

23. Personal Protective Equipment • Eye/Face Protection: must wear whenever doing work that causes a danger to the eyes or face. • Hearing Protection • Hand Protection: Employees handling material likely to harm hands or arms must wear gloves or other appropriate devices • Respiratory Protection

24. Personal Protective Equipment • Life Jackets: life jackets are required to be worn when: • Working on barges without skirting • Working within 3m (10ft) of an open dock face • Working in conditions that present the possible risk of drowning • Fall Protection: must be worn at a place where a fall from: • 3m (10ft) or more may occur, or • A lesser height that involves an unusual risk of injury (e.g. 5ft above rebar)

25. Hearing Conservation Table: Noise Level Determination-Rule of Thumb

26. Workplace Violence Workplace violence is any act in which a worker is: • Threatened • Intimidated or • Assaulted In his or her employment by an individual outside of the workplace When confronted, calmly back away, Do NOT enter any situation or location where you feel threatened or unsafe

27. Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSI’s) • Musculoskeletal Injuries are • tissue injuries: • Muscles • Tendons • Ligaments • Signs of these injuries: • Swelling • Redness • Difficulty to move • Numbness/tingling • Pain

28. Driver’s Program • Safe driving practices reduce the risk of accidents and injuries • All Employees must comply with the Motor Vehicle Act and regulations

29. W.H.M.I.S If you are/may be exposed to hazardous materials you must be WHMIS trained Workers have a right to know: • What hazardous ingredients they are likely to be exposed to on the jobsite • What to do to protect themselves from those hazards • Where to get additional information

30. W.H.M.I.S All hazardous materials should be: • labeled • have a MSDS Current MSDS binders are located in_____________

31. Mobile Equipment Operation Working around mobile equipment can lead to serious injury or death if proper precautionary measures are not taken

32. Mobile Equipment Operation • Ensure eye contact with operator before entering the area • Avoid pinch points (Important for articulating equipment and excavators) • Inform operator you enter into the swing of an excavator or into a machine’s blind spot

33. Mobile Equipment Operation Equipment operators are responsible for ensuring that: • the machine they are operating is in good working condition • they are in full control of it at all times • Operate equipment in a manner that does not endanger others

34. Workplace Inspections • Conducted on a regular basis and/or special circumstances at all worksites • If a hazard is identified: • report it to their supervisor and • ensure that it is corrected promptly

35. Accident / Incident Investigations Investigations are completed on: • all serious accidents (medical treatment, property damage) and • near misses, to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. If you are involved in or witness an accident or near miss, report it immediately to your supervisor

36. First Aid A current list of first aid attendants is available: • with each foreman, • with the safety officer, • posted on the _____________

37. Emergency Procedures -Fire Response -Spill Response -Evacuation Plan

38. Safety Committee Composed of a management and workers Work to: • Prevent accidents • Discuss safety concerns from the work force • Recommend ways to implement safety programs

39. Toolbox Talks • Relays important safety issues throughout the company • Discussion on safe work practices, hazard controls, site specific requirements, etc. • Participation is the key to ensure that safety meetings are productive and useful • Conducted__________

40. Injury Management / RTW • If you are injured at work or have symptoms of a work-related illness, you must report it to your Supervisor • Return-to-Work (RTW) Program has been established for workers who sustain workplace injuries

41. Site Orientation Includes: • Facility Walk Through • Review the site specifics • Introduction to supervisor / contact information • Incident Reporting • Bulletin Board • First Aid • Tool Area • Attendance

42. Site Orientation • Designated smoking areas • Emergency Procedures • Emergency exits / Muster Points • Fire extinguisher locations • Other emergency equipment • MSDS Location • Housekeeping • Personal Protective Equipment • Equipment/Vehicle Inspections

43. Safe Work Procedures • Step-by-step description of how to complete a job safely and efficiently • You can find safe work procedures in________________ This worker needs to revisit his safe work procedure for ladders

44. Additional Resources • Health and Safety Manual • www.worksafebc.com • BC Construction Safety Alliance