job safety
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Job Safety. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnF3zh8KO8Y. And The Law. It is against the law for anyone to force you to do work that you think is unsafe. For example: If you or a co-worker are in imminent danger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlfMtMv3hLc. OH&S Act. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Job SafetyAnd The Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnF3zh8KO8Y
It is against the law for anyone to force you to do work that you think is unsafe.
For example: If you or a co-worker are in imminent danger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl
fMtMv3hLc
OH&S ActEach province in Canada has it’s own Act. It specifies the safety standards designed to protect the health and safety of workers.
It also includes the rights and duties required of both the employers and of the workers.
In Alberta:
both employers and workers are responsible for safety in the workplace
An employer is:A) a person who employs
one or more workers orB) A person who is self-employed
A worker is:
Any person working at a job.
You need to know your rights
and what is expected of you.
Imminent DangerAny danger that is not normally found in the job, or a danger under which a person doing that job would not normally carry out his/her work.
Who is covered by the OH&S Act?Most workers and employers, except:Domestic workers ( such as nannies or
housekeepers).Federal government workersWorkers in industries regulated by the
federal government ( banks, television and radio broadcasters, national transportation companies).
Farmers and other agricultural workers.
You employer must look after your safety!
They must:Make sure workers are competent (make sure
you have the training to do the job well).Provide the safety equipment and training.Train workers to handle dangers or dangerous
products.Investigate accidents that cause serious
injuries/incidents that could cause serious injuries.
Every Worker Shall:Take reasonable care to
protect his/her own health and safety as well as the other workers present while at work and…
Co-operate with the employer to protect the health and safety of self and other workers at the workplace. http://
humanservices.alberta.ca/documents/OHS-Act-Amended-LI031.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA8mjuWNw20
Alberta OHSWhat is an OHS program?