ADM 2337 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Canada Labour Code, Occupational Injury, Occupational Disease

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2337
• Professor: Magda Donia

Document Summary

Regulated by the federal, provincial and territorial governments. Occupational illness: is any condition or disorder (other than one resulting from an occupational injury) caused by the work environment. An occupational illness can be acute or chronic; it can result from inhaling, absorbing, ingesting, or directly contacting an illness-causing agent. Acts and regulations: occupational health and safety in canada (some of them): Legislation: an act respecting occupational health and safety (aohs) The fundamental duty of every employer is to take every reasonable precaution to ensure employee safety: duties of employers: An organization with many employees may have a full-time health and safety officer. Re(cid:395)ui(cid:396)ed to (cid:396)epo(cid:396)t to the wo(cid:396)ke(cid:396)s" co(cid:373)pe(cid:374)satio(cid:374) boa(cid:396)d all a(cid:272)(cid:272)ide(cid:374)ts that (cid:272)ause i(cid:374)ju(cid:396)ies a(cid:374)d diseases: duties of workers: The point of these joint committees is to establish a nonadversarial climate for creating safe and healthy workplaces. In ontario, at least one management representative and one worker representative must be certified.