1. HEALTH AND SAFETY BU414
Class #1
January 6, 2009

2. 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

3. CLASS INTRODUCTIONS
Introductions

4. 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)

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. 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

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

12. 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

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

14. LIST OF WEBSITE RESOURCES
MOL
CSA
IAPA
EMC
WSIB
OSG

15. 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

16. CHAPTER ONE - Introduction
In 2002, over 900 Canadian workers died due to workplace accidents.
Over 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.

17. 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.

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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

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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’

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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

21. 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:

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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.

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

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

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

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

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