HEALTH AND SAFETY BU414 Class #1 January 6, 2009

AGENDA Class introductions Self introduction Washrooms, breaks, etc. Class dates Class times Course materials Course content Marks breakdown List of web site resources Chapter 1

CLASS INTRODUCTIONS Introductions

SELF INTRODUCTION 16 years as Human Resources Manager 4+ years at head office of retail giant Woolworth Canada 4+ years at Westmount Golf and Country Club 2+ years owned and operate Gordon Consulting (Human Resources Training and Development firm) (service industry = 10 years) 1 year contract at Kohl and Frisch (pharmaceutical distributing company) 6 years at CGL Manufacturing 1 year at Public Health (government)

WASHROOMS, CAFETERIA, BREAKS, ETC… Feel free to just get up quietly and go (but be sure to come back! ) Breaks recommendation: no break – but be done no later than 6:15 p.m.

CLASS DATES January 6th January 13th January 20th January 27th February 3rd February 10th February 17th – NO CLASS – Reading Week February 24th March 3rd March 10th March 17th March 24th March 31st

COURSE MATERIALS Textbook = Management of Occupational Health and Safety (Nelson Canada Series in Human Resources Management); Kelloway, Francis, Montgomery; 4th Edition Occupational Health and Safety Act and Industrial Regulations (little green book) Course Package

COURSE CONTENT Occupational Health and Safety Act Industrial Regulations Worker’s Compensation Act of Ontario WHMIS Legislation Technical Issues (ie. hazard identification, accident investigation, emergency preparedness, etc) Management of Occupational Health and Safety Programs

BREAKDOWN OF MARKS Participation 15% Midterm Exam 20% Group Assignment 30% Final Exam 35% 100%

BREAKDOWN OF MARKS Participation 15% must attend no marks for attendance but lose marks for not being in class must actively participate and make meaningful contributions submit self-appraisal of participation to me

BREAKDOWN OF MARKS Midterm Exam 20% Chapters 1,2, 3 Ontario Health and Safety Act Regulations for Industrial Establishments Worker’s Compensation WHMIS

BREAKDOWN OF MARKS Assignment and Presentation 30% 15 pages, double-spaced, case style Choose one of: Case Case study WSIB versus MOL (or two other h & s agencies) Compare and contrast functions, services of at least two, including impact on industry

BREAKDOWN OF MARKS Final Exam 35% Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13

LIST OF WEBSITE RESOURCES MOL www.gov.on.ca CSA www.csa.ca IAPA www.iapa.com EMC www.excellence-in-manufacturing.org WSIB www.wsib.ca OSG www.osg.on.ca

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction Occupational Health and Safety: the identification, evaluation, and control o f hazards associated with the workplace. Occupational Injury: any cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation resulting from a workplace accident Occupational Illness: any abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment Lost Time Injury: a workplace injury that results in the employee missing time from work

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction In 2002, over 900 Canadian workers died due to workplace accidents. Over 400 000 Canadian workers suffered lost time injuries. It’s estimated that a workplace accident occurs every 9 seconds. Goal of health and safety programs is to reduce occupational injuries and illness.

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction In Canada, the first health and safety legislation was established in Ontario in the late 1800’s: -this included mandating guards on machines Quebec soon followed suit. By the early 1900’s every province in Canada had some form of health and safety legislation.

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction The Royal Commission on the Relations of Capital and Labour in Canada was an important influence on the development of health and safety. The 1960’s and 1970’s saw the Canada Labour (Standards) Code and the Canada Labour (Safety Code). 1974 = Royal Commission on the Health and Safety of Workers in Mines was formed and by the Ontario government

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction this was the first time that the three rights of workers was introduced right to participate right to know iii) right to refuse unsafe work 1988 = WHMIS legislation was passed Until the early 1900’s the dominant model of dealing with health and safety at work was the ‘assumption of risk’

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction this basically indicated that if someone took on the work, they were assuming any risk associated with that work this meant that employers had little or no responsibility for worker health and safety the belief was that any workplace injuries were the result of worker carelessness

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction Workers Compensation Act was passed in 1914 this legislation provided lost-time wages to injured workers this removed the right of injured workers to sue their employers two main goals of the legislation:

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction i) to ensure that injured workers received compensation ii) to prevent accidents and illnesses through the establishment of safe work environments Workplace health and safety legislation seems to be working as there has been a continued decline in workplace accidents.

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction Costs of Injuries: Direct Costs: -medical costs -replacement worker costs -lost time Indirect Costs: -work stoppages -strikes -labour disputes -negative publicity

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction Due Diligence: An expected standard of conduct that requires employers to take every reasonable precaution to ensure safety

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction Who is responsible for health and safety at work?

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction Who is responsible for health and safety at work? EVERYONE! Owners Managers and Supervisors Employees

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction The Role of Human Resources: The Three Es: a traditional approach to occupational health and safety that emphasizes: Engineering Education Enforcement