MANA 362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Indoor Air Quality, Workplace Violence, Vocational Rehabilitation
25 Jan 2017
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Chapter 8: creating a safe and healthy work environment. Operates on the premise that both employees and employers have a responsibility for a safe and healthy workplace. Occupational injury: any cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation resulting from a workplace accident or from an exposure involving an accident in the work environment. Occupational illness: any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with the workplace. Ensure workers wear safety equipment, devices, or clothing. Create a non-adversarial climate in which labour and management can work together. May require special training and education of members. Workers can receive benefits in the form of cash pay-outs or wage loss payments if absent due to work-related injury or serious illness. Proactive safety training programs including use of technology. Any demand on the physical or emotional self that requires a person to cope with that. More legislation is requiring that organizations provide (cid:498)psychologically(cid:499) safe work.
