ADM 2337 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Occupational Safety And Health, Maximum Exposure, Hazard Analysis
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Responsibilities and rights of employers and employees: we, as employers have to follow due diligence requirements. Joint health and safety committees: the joint committees are in place provide a nonadversarial atmosphere where management and labour work together to provide safe and healthy workplace. Enforcement of occupational health and safety laws: occupational health and safety law are what make government inspectors periodically carry out safety inspections of workplaces, we always have to be prepared because health and safety inspectors have the power. Control of toxic substances: precautions with respect to toxic substances include chemicals, biohazards (hiv/aids and. Unsafe conditions: chance occurrences contribute to accidents but are more or less beyond management"s, examples: walking past a plate-glass window just as someone hits a ball through it. Improperly guarded equipment: defective equipment, hazardous procedures in, on, or around machines or equipment, unsafe storage.
