Workplace Safety and Health Issues and their Importance

Workplace Safety and Health Issues and their Importance Lesson 1

Trade Safety Goal To increase student awareness of trade safety and health. 2

Trade Safety IQ True or False Every hour at least one young worker is injured in a work place incident. Lesson 1 Learning Activity #1. 1 Slides #3 - #14 3

True 4

Almost 20% of work-related injuries occur in the first six months on a new job. 5

False Answer: 50% 6

About 50% of all time loss injuries involve strains, sprains and tears. 7

True 8

All employers must establish a workplace safety and health committee. 9

False Answer – Workplaces with 20 or more workers must have a committee and those between 10 and 19 must have a worker representative for safety and health. Construction is slightly different depending on the length of the project. 10

Under the workplace safety and health legislation, only employers and supervisors are responsible for workplace safety and health. 11

False Answer: Everyone is responsible! 12

Every year in Manitoba about one-fifth of all workplace injuries and illnesses occur in small businesses. 13

True 14

How is “Dangerous Work” Defined? Dangerous Work generally means work involving safety and health risks that are not normal for the job. 15

What is a hazard? Any activity, situation or substance that can hurt someone (i. e. safety hazards and health hazards). 16

DVD/Video – Steve’s Story CBC I-Team Report: Power Vac 1996 17

Raising Workplace Safety Issues Workplaces often promote a culture that values strength, toughness, hard work and the ability to get a difficult job done without complaint. Some students find it difficult to raise concerns about workplace safety. It helps to know that workers, supervisors and employers all have rights and responsibilities for workplace safety. Lesson 1 Learning Activity #1. 2 Slides #18 - #24 18

1. What are the lessons to be learned from “Steve’s Story”? 19

2. Why might it be difficult to raise concerns about workplace safety? 20

3. As a student, what type of situations have you been asked to do by your employer or supervisor that raised a safety concern in your mind? 21

4. What did you do? 22

5. What are some potential hazards in your workplace? 23

6. What do you know that you can do now? 24

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT W 210 PROVINCIALLY ØIn Manitoba, workplaces are regulated by the Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (2006), as well as by Regulations, Codes and Guidelines. ØAll workers are covered, regardless of age, full or part time, paid or unpaid. Lesson 1 Learning Activity 1. 3 Slides #25 - #29

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT W 210 PROVINCIALLY (con’t) Ø For purposes of this course, we will discuss the Workplace Safety and Health Act. Ø For more information about the Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act, Regulations, Codes and Guidelines visit the SAFE Work website at: http: //www. safemanitoba. com 26

For more Information on Workplace Safety and Health: Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health 200 - 401 York Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R 3 C OP 8 Tel: (204) 945 -3446 Fax: (204) 945 -4556 or toll-free in Manitoba at 1 -800 -282 -8069 After hours call (204) 945 -0581 27

FEDERALLY If the workplace is considered a federal jurisdiction, the law that applies is the Canada Labour Code - Part II To Regulation Codes of Practice, Guidelines NOT included 28

Other websites are: www. safemanitoba. com and www. passporttosafety. com Young Worker resources http: //safemanitoba. com/resources-view/young-workers http: //www. ccohs. ca/keytopics/youngworkers. html 29