Post on 05-Jan-2016
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So, you’re getting a job….
• Approximately 15,000 young workers aged 15 to 19 are injured on the job in Canada each year.
• That’s too high a price to pay!
• The level of risk that is acceptable on the job is lower than what you might decide to accept in personal activities.
Occupational Health & Safety
• The number of people who have died or become ill as a result of illnesses related to their work is greater than in sudden accidents.
• We have programs such as WHMIS and rules for handling hazardous materials and requirements for personal protective equipment (ear plugs)
If you drive a car …
• You follow rules of the road and laws and police to enforce the laws.
• NS has a law called “Occupational Health & Safety Act” – specific regulations for safety in the workplace.
• Supervisors have legal responsibilities for safety.
• Inspectors visit workplaces.
Your rights & responsibilities…
• You have the right to know what you are dealing with / the right to know about hazards, the right to training…
• You have the right to refuse unsafe work• You have the right to be protected from discrimination• You have a legal duty to report any hazards or unsafe
practices. • You have a duty to comply with regulations:
- use personal protective equipment- use equipment safely- follow rules of safety- do not remove any safety devices (guards, warning signs...)
What is Workers’ Comp?
• Workplace injury insurance
• Educate / raise awareness
• Investigate
You have the duty to report accidents immediately
PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
• Every controlled substance has a WHMIS label that identifies the material.
• A “material safety data sheet’ is available at your job so you know what protective measures to take and what to do in an emergency.
• Your employer has a legal duty to train you in WHMIS if you work around hazardous materials.
Hazardous Products
• Compressed gasses in cylinders
• Flammable & combustible materials
• Poisonous and infectious materials
• Corrosive materials such as acids
• Dangerously reactive materials
• Oxidizing materials that can promote fire
Summer Jobs
• Summer jobs often mean odd jobs.
• Hazardous are usually so obvious to experienced workers that they may not think to mention them.
Confined Spaces
• Any space not designed for human occupancy where there may be life threatening hazards– Sewers, tunnels,
pipelines– Mines, caves,
excavations– Vats, drums, silos– Tanks, tank cars
• Dangers:– Ignition of flammable
gas– – – – –
Confined Spaces
• Gas meters must be used
• No one can do a job alone, someone must be at the entrance
• If there is trouble – don’t go in – go for help.
Entrainment
Lockout / Tag Out
• No one works on equipment until the machine is shut off and moving parts stopped. You actually put a lock on power switches so that no one can turn on the power until you finish.
Ladders & Elevations
• If you work more than 3 meters above the ground you have to have fall protection equipment.
Heavy Equipment
• Watch out!!!Watch out!!!
Trenching and Shoring• There are laws for trenches over 4
feet deep.
They must be:
– supported by walls inside
– sides sloped back
– you work in a trench box
• If you perform a certain set of motions over and over again enough times, the affected part of your body could suffer.– Carpal tunnel
syndrome
• One quarter of all compensation claims arise from falls.
• Report ice, oil spills….
• Don’t block walkways or leave equipment on the floor.
• Lace up boots/shoes.
Lifting and Carrying
• One in four injuries involve lifting and carrying.
• Your job is not an athletic competition!
• Do not twist while lifting.
Protect Yourself!!
• http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Multimedia/Videos.asp?ReportID=35133
• http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Multimedia/Videos.asp?ReportID=35142