Chapter 7

Question 1

What is the internal responsibility system concerning the occupational health and safety act?

Answer 1

all parties in the workplace need to ensure a health and safety environment

Question 2

What are the ER’s duties when it comes to the occupational health and safety act?

Answer 2

1. take all reasonable precautions (25(2)(h)-due diligence)
2. appoint competent supervisors
3. maintain equipment in good condition
4. ensure that workers use protective equipment
5. prepare a H+S policy and review it
6. post policy
7. acquaint workers with any hazard associated to their work
8. identify and take inventory of hazardous materials
9. help JHSC and H+S representatives carry out their duties
10. post the OHSA
11. refuse underage workers
12. keep accurate records of biological, chemical and physical agents
13. report accidents, injury, illness to the ministry of labour

Question 3

What are the duties of workers when it comes to the health and safety act?

Answer 3

1. comply with OHSA and its regulations
2. use protective devices or clothing
3. report dangerous or defective equipment
4. report workplace hazards
5. refuse to engage in any prank, contract, unnecessary running

Question 4

What are the duties of the supervisors in the health and safety act?

Answer 4

1. ensuring that workers comply with OHSA and its regulations
2. advising a worker of potential or actual H+S dangers
3. providing workers with written instructions
4. taking every reasonable precaution in all circumstances

Question 5

What are the workers rights in H+S act?

Answer 5

1.right to participate 2.right to refuse unsafe work 3.right to stop unsafe work (through JHSC members) 4.right to know

Question 6

Explain the JHSC

Answer 6

advisory group who meet regularly (every 3 months), required if 20+employees, at least half must be workers and at least 2 certified members

Question 7

Explain accident reporting

Answer 7

must report critical injuries to MOL within 48 hours plus a written report (amputation of limb, burns or excessive loss of blood), need to notify JHSC and if non critical injury you have 4 days to do all that

Question 8

What are the steps in accident reporting

Answer 8

1.arrange medical assistance 2.lock out machinery 3.secure site 4.notify workers family, JHSC and MOL

Question 9

Explain accident investigation

Answer 9

Min. 2 managers are trained with techniques and need to follow a course of action immediately after incident

Question 10

Explain what the MOL is entitled to do

Answer 10

they can do a random, unannounced inspections and to enforce may issue an order, a stop-work order and its binding as soonn as its issues

Question 11

Explain the due diligence defence

Answer 11

from a legal form says that employer took all precautions (effort) -need proof of documentation