Table of Contents
Section I Introduction
- Getting started
- Why do I need training in health and safety
Section II Recognizing Workplace Hazards
- What is a hazard?
- What is risk?
- What is an "adverse" health effect?
- What types of hazards are there?
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Identifying Hazards in your New Job
- Working Smart
- Hazard Recognition Situations
- Review
Section III Occupational Health and Safety Law
- Internal Responsibility System
- Duties and Responsibilities
- Workers' Rights
- Health and Safety Committees
- Enforcement
- Workers' Compensation
- Practice Scenarios
- Review
Section IV Control of Workplace Hazards General Approaches
- Elimination and Substitution
- Engineering Controls
- Administrative Controls
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Review
Section V Control of Workplace Hazards Some Specific Hazards
- Lifting
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Hazardous Materials
- Machinery and Equipment
- Electrical Safety
- Working Alone
- Workplace Violence
- Office Safety
- Working at a Computer (Office/Computer Ergonomics)
- Check Your Understanding of Hazard Control
- Review
Section VI Preparing for Emergencies
- What You Need to Know BEFORE an Emergency Happens
- Travelling for Work/Working Off-site
- How You Can Prepare for Emergencies
- Fire Response
- First Aid General
- Fire Aid for Chemical Exposures
- Review
Section VII Occupational Health and Safety Programs
- What's in an Occupational Health and Safety Program?
- Your Role in the OH&S Program
- Orientation of New Workers
- Review
Section VIII Who to Ask for Help
- Other Sources of OH&S Information
Section IX Conclusion
- The Next Step
Section X Appendices
- APPENDIX A: The Right to Refuse Unsafe Work
- APPENDIX B: Training Record Sheet
- APPENDIX C: Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
- APPENDIX D: Worksheet for Identifying Hazards in Your New Job
Section XI Information Sources
- Canadian Government Departments with Responsibility for OH&S
- US Federal Safety and Health Agencies