COMMERCE 2BC3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Stress Management, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Repetitive Strain Injury
25 Jun 2018
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Introduction
Businesses spend billions of dollars as a result of worker accidents and injuries in lost productivity, turnover,
absenteeism, disability
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Legal, ethical and moral duty to provide a safe and healthy environment
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Investment in health and safety contributes to the bottom line
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Worker (broader) and employee used interchangeably, anyone who performs work or service
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Canadian Labour Code
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Employee Safety
Employee safety is regulated by both the federal and provincial/territorial governments
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Occupational Health and Safety Legislation - law that authorizes government to establish and enforce
occupational health and safety standards, administrative requirements and enforcement mechanisms in respect
of the workplace
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Motivated a legislation by Ham Royal Commission's Report of the Royal Commission on the Health and Safety of
Workers in Mines (1976)
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Accidents occurred every 7 seconds and nearly 930 workers killed every year, now 1000/year die
(misrepresented figure)
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The Internal Responsibility System (IRS)
A system within an organization where every person has direct responsibility for health and safety as an
essential part of his or her job
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Employers take point although responsibility is shared; review and revision of policies, procedures for operation
of equipment, training, promotion of safe practices, prohibiting unsafe practices, disciplinary consequences,
includes healthcare practitioners and ministries of labour and health organizations
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Safety first and safety always - job that can't be safety done shouldn't be; doesn't include inherent risk,
goal to ensure reasonable care
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Safety is everyone’s responsibility - not just good intent, but legal responsibility
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Safe work is efficient work - no shortcuts, dangerous work increases potential for accidents which are
time consuming and expensive
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Key to IRS effectiveness are:
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Employer Duties and Responsibilities
Required to take reasonable precautions, requirement to prove due diligence
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Take steps to implement measures to create and maintain a safe and healthy workplace: provide health and
safety devices, equipment, and apparel, conduct inspections, maintain equipment and train, create health and
safety policies and committees, supervisors are key in promoting health and safety.
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Specific director and officer liability is found in some statutes, they may be charged and made personally liable
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Criminal Code – every person “who undertakes, or has the authority to direct how another person does work or
performs a task is under a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm to that person, or any
other person, arising from that work or task.”
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Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Duty to follow safety practices and procedures, comply with health and safety instructions and take all
necessary reasonable precautions to ensure their own and others’ health and safety at work
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Cooperate in fulfilling everyone’s duties and responsibilities under the legislation and report health and safety
hazards, contraventions and accidents to the employer
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Workplace Health and Safety
Human Resources Management and Labour Relations Page 1
Document Summary
Businesses spend billions of dollars as a result of worker accidents and injuries in lost productivity, turnover, absenteeism, disability. Legal, ethical and moral duty to provide a safe and healthy environment. Investment in health and safety contributes to the bottom line. Worker (broader) and employee used interchangeably, anyone who performs work or service. Employee safety is regulated by both the federal and provincial/territorial governments. Occupational health and safety legislation - law that authorizes government to establish and enforce occupational health and safety standards, administrative requirements and enforcement mechanisms in respect of the workplace. Motivated a legislation by ham royal commission"s report of the royal commission on the health and safety of. Accidents occurred every 7 seconds and nearly 930 workers killed every year, now 1000/year die (misrepresented figure) A system within an organization where every person has direct responsibility for health and safety as an essential part of his or her job.
