1. Industry Safety
HACCP/WHMIS

2. Know your rights! Ontario workers have basic rights:
The right to know about workplace hazards
The right to participate in keeping the workplace healthy and safe.
The right to refuse unsafe work

3. Hazards Physical Causing physical harm to your body. Electric shock
Cuts
Burns
Falls
choking

4. Hazards Chemical Causing poisoning from inhalation or contact
Chemical burns

5. Hazards
Biological
Causing contamination from blood, bacteria, viruses, rodents, and insects

6. Hazards Ergonomic Causing back, body, eye strain or injury.
Anything to do with body positioning and movement.
Repetitive tasks, poor lighting, improper height of work surfaces.

7. Employer Responsibilities
Inform workers of all hazards
Make sure equipment is safe
Make sure staff are properly trained
Make sure staff follow safety procedures
Monitor Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Provide protection facilities (eye wash stations, first aid)

8. Worker Responsibilities
To comply with all laws for health and safety
To use machines safely as trained (check guards, etc.)
To use PPE as required
To always work safely and not fool around
To report hazards to a supervisor/employer

9. Laws and Regulations OHSA WHMIS Occupational health and safety act
Enforced by the Ministry of Labour
Establishes general health and safety requirement for every workplace.
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
All hazardous materials must have a symbol and standardized warning label
MSDS (material safety data sheet) must be up-to-date
Employers must train workers on the safe use of all hazardous materials

10. Hazardous Household Product Symbols
Tip: The danger factor is based on shape. The more corners the symbol has the greater the danger.

11. WHMIS Symbols

12. Class A - Compressed Gas
A material (cylinder) with this symbol can explode, and even take off.

13. Class B - Flammable & Combustible Material
A material with this symbol can burst into flame very suddenly.

14. Class C - Oxidizing Material
These materials increase the risk of fire if they come in contact with flammable or combustible materials.

15. Class D1 - Materials causing immediate and serious toxic effects
These materials can cause death or immediate injury when a person is exposed to small amounts. Examples: sodium cyanide, hydrogen sulphide

16. Class D2 - Materials causing other toxic effects
These materials can cause life-threatening and serious long-term health problems as well as less severe but immediate reactions in a person who is repeatedly exposed to small amounts.

17. Class D3 – Biohazardous infectious materials
These materials contain an organism that has been shown to cause disease or to be a probable cause of disease in persons or animals.

18. Class E – Corrosive Material
This class includes caustic and acid materials that can destroy the skin or eat through metals. Examples: sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid

19. Class F – Dangerously Reactive Material
These products may self-react dangerously (for example, they may explode) upon standing or when exposed to physical shock or to increased pressure or temperature, or they emit toxic gases when exposed to water.