1. Workplace Health and Safety PART 4: Getting Help
Billie Bear Resort

2. Talk to us!
If you have ever felt intimidated about talking to employers or supervisors about safety concerns on some other job – it’s not the same here. Come to us first so that we can resolve the concern, whatever it may be. Safety Officer – Mike Goldberg Board/Staff Liaison – Willma Stortz President, BBLCC – Willma Stortz Water System Operator – Harald Kremer Phone numbers and addresses for these contacts are posted on your safety wall, but you’ll find a full list of contacts for the Board of Directors and BBLCC members in the office staff reference manual.

3. Ontario Ministry of Labour
The Ontario Ministry of Labor maintains a toll-free number to its Health and Safety Contact Centre that takes calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can call this number if you encounter a situation in which an employer ignores or doesn’t resolve a safety concern.
You don’t have to give your name.
It is against the law for your employer to fire or punish you (or even threaten to do so) for doing what the OHSA requires or for insisting that your employer do what is required.
A Ministry of Labor inspector will investigate. Routine inspections are also done on the basis of employment sector and other workplace criteria.

4. Refusing Work
Remember that you have the right to refuse to do any work – no matter what it is – that you think might be unsafe: that is, if you believe the job or the equipment you are using might injure yourself or someone else. Tell your co-workers (so that no one else takes up the job), the person who assigned the job to you, and the Safety Officer, Board/Staff Liaison, or BBLCC President. We’ll fix the equipment, figure out a safe way to do the job, or have the job done by someone who has the appropriate equipment and experience (such as an outside contractor).

5. First Aid The First Aid station is in the middle office.
Eye wash stations are located in the office and the Hangar.
A list of what items we must have is posted on the side of the First Aid Kit – inform the Safety Officer if any items need to be re-stocked.
First Aid items are for the use of staff and in emergencies.
No antiseptic cream or drug of any sort may be included – you may of course have pain medication, antiseptic cream, etc. for your own use, but it must be kept in the Staff House, in your own room.
NEVER dispense any medication or antiseptic to guests.

6. Accident Reporting
You must report any injury or close call to the Board of Directors and the Safety Officer as soon as possible (that is, immediately after the person has received first aid or been taken for medical care).
Critical injuries must be reported to the Ministry of Labor within 48 hours and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board within 3 days.
The Safety Officer will guide you through reporting procedures if necessary.
We investigate all accidents – no matter how minor – to continue to improve the safety of our workplace.