1. Occasional Teacher Health & Safety PD Workshop

2. Corporate Risk Who we are…… David Quinlan
Corporate Risk Officer – Health and Safety
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Ward Coish
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Erin Schwarz
Corporate Risk Officer – Insurance and Risk
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3. Health and Safety Program
Essential aspect of any job
Maintain well being of staff
Create safety culture
In school boards ………
must protect students

4. Health and Safety Requirements
Occupational Health and Safety Act & Regulations
Minimum Requirements
Internal Responsibility System
Joint effort between management & employees
Employees responsible for addressing safety concerns to immediate supervisor
Corporate Risk - Health and Safety
Ensure SCDSB compliance Acts & Regulations
Develop Policies and Procedures

5. Duties & Responsibilities
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Worker Duties
Section 28(1) A worker shall:
Use protective equipment required by employer
Report to employer/supervisor:
defective equipment or protective device;
contravention of the Act/Regulations;
existence of any hazard.
Section 28(2) No worker shall:
Remove or make ineffective any protective device
Work in a manner that may endanger themselves or another worker

6. Policies Policies Required by the OHS Act:
Health and Safety - Policy 3140
Workplace Violence – Policy 3045
Workplace Harassment – Policy 3031
Available on the SCDSB Staff Web Site
To be Posted on Health and Safety Bulletin Boards
Reviewed Annually

7. Health and Safety Manual
Available on staff web site
Click > “Board” > “Departments” > “Corporate Risk” > “Health and Safety” > “H & S Procedures Manual”.
Sections Include:
Administrative  
Safety Concern Reporting  
Accident Reporting/Investigation
Fire Safety
General  
Asbestos
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)  

8. Health and Safety Concern Reporting
Health and Safety Procedure HS 02-01
Internal Responsibility System
joint effort of management & employees to resolve safety concerns.
Employee
responsible to address concerns to their immediate supervisor (Principal, Vice Principal, Manager, Supervisor).
Principal/Supervisor
responsibility to review and endeavour to resolve the concern.

9. Health and Safety Concern Reporting
Classified as:
Urgent / Life Threatening (i.e. Gas, Chemical, Fire)
Employee
notify Principal/Manager and occupants in area;
assist with securing area
Principal/Manager
shall ensure safety of occupants and initiate remedial action
Non-Life Threatening (i.e. General indoor air quality, Housekeeping, Ergonomics, Lighting)
completes section 1 of the Health and Safety Concern Reporting Form
notifies Principal/Manager
investigation with employee
may involve other resources (Facility Services, Special Education, Health & Safety)
Employee may:
Contact Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) representative for advice

10. Additional Procedures
Teaching Resources
Student Services Program Safety Manuals
(Science, Technology, Art)
Administrative Procedure Memorandums
A Aggressive Incident Reporting
A7635 – Student Discipline Procedures (Safe School Reporting)
A7100 – Violence Incident Reporting
Available on staff web site

11. Health & Safety Information
Bulletin Board
Various Information
OHS Act
SCDSB Policies
Health and Safety - Policy 3140
Workplace Violence – Policy 3045
Workplace Harassment – Policy 3031
Joint Health and Safety Committee Information
List of Committee Members
WHMIS (how to access MSDS or SDS)
Ministry of Labour Information

12. Worker Rights
The Occupational Health and Safety Act provides three basic rights for workers:
The Right to Know
The Right to Participate
The Right Refuse

13. Right to Know Workers have the right to know:
Actual or potential hazards in the workplace.
How to protect themselves.
Awareness - important step in reducing workplace injuries
If you see a hazard report it

14. Right to Participate Workers have the right to Participate by:
Becoming a Joint Health and Safety Committee member.
Assisting in solving health and safety concerns.
Working safely and being a good role model.
Reporting hazards.
Providing feedback/input.

15. Right To Refuse Unsafe Work
A worker may refuse to work or do particular work where they have reason to believe they, or another person are likely to be endangered.
Worker must immediately notify the supervisor:
That the work is being refused.
Explain the circumstances (Health & Safety) of the refusal.
Two stages for investigating and resolving a work refusal:
Stage 1 - Resolved internally by workplace parties
Stage 2 - Not resolved internally.
Ministry of Labour contacted to resolve.
Refer to Health and Safety Procedure
HS Health and Safety Work Refusals
Reprisals by the employer are prohibited because a worker acted in compliance with the OHS Act.

16. Joint Health and Safety Committee
Required by Occupational Health and Safety Act
Comprised of Worker & Management Members
Role
The committee is an advisory body that helps to raise awareness of health and safety issues in the workplace, recognizes and identifies workplace risks and develops recommendations for the employer to address these risks.**
**the Ministry of Labour Guide for JHSC

17. Joint Health and Safety Committee
Functions
Meetings (minimum quarterly)
Conduct inspections
Identify situations that may be a hazard
Make recommendations
Investigate critical injuries
Participate in work refusals
Present at beginning of any testing

18. First Aid and Medical Emergencies
If you have an injury
Obtain first aid/medical attention
Trained First Aiders at each site
Know location of first aid kit
If emergency medical services are required call
Automatic External Defibrillators (AED)
AEDs can be used in situations of sudden cardiac arrest.
Learn where AEDs are located at your site.
Public Access Defibrillators
911

19. Accident / Incident Reporting
Obtain First Aid / Medical Attention
Notify Supervisor
Complete Workplace Injury/Illness Report
On staff website
Refer to Administrative Procedure Memorandum (A4002)
Supervisor follow up

20. Critical Injuries
Reporting and investigation of “Critical Injuries” is a requirement under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). 
Critical Injuries are defined by the OHSA as:
Places life in jeopardy or
Produces unconsciousness or
Results in substantial loss of blood or
Involves the fracture of a leg or arm but not a finger or toe or
Involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot but not a finger or toe or
Consists of burns to a major portion of the body or
Causes the loss of sight in an eye
Refer to Health and Safety Procedure
HS Injuries to Employees Critical and Fatal
Administrative Procedure Memorandum A4002 & A5410

21. Critical Injury Process
Obtain emergency medical treatment.
Ensure the scene of the incident is not interfered with, except:
for the purpose of saving life,
relieving human suffering or
the prevention of unnecessary damage to equipment of other property,
until permission is given by the Ministry of Labour.
Notify Corporate Risk immediately
Notify respective Superintendent.
No official statement shall be released except under the authority of the office of the Director.

22. SCDSB – Lost Time & Health Care Statistics

23. Spot Any Issues?

24. Spot Any Issues?

25. Spot Any Issues?

26. Thank You
Think Safe !
Be Safe!