Getting Started….

1. Getting Started…. • You will need a copy of the Worker Orientation Booklet from the facilitator administering the course to follow along with the presentation • You will also need a Pencil for making any notes and for writing a test that will be administered at the end of the program • Ensure your Name is printed on the front of the booklet • You can determine where you are in the booklet by the page number marked at the bottom of the screen as indicated by the red arrow. Pg # here

2. Getting Started…. You are about to study the Town of Huntsville’s Health and Safety Orientation Program. It is important for us to know that you have a good understanding of our commitment to health and safety and a full understanding of what it takes to ensure that you work here unharmed and injury free If you haven’talready…You will need to click the icon at the bottom left of your screen that looks like a projection screen – now – to advance through the session To Advance through the program simply tap (do not hold it down) the Keyboard’s Spacebar or click the left mouse button. Pg. 1

3. Other Instructions • The last sentence (or animation) on the slide will be indicated with a period, so that you know that the next time you press the spacebar you will advance to the next slide • The left facing arrow at the bottom of each slide will reverse the program to the beginning of the previous slide if you need to reverse back, just position your mouse on the arrow and left click the mouse. Pg. 1

4. Ergonomics Road Hazards Health & Safety Orientation Hazardous Materials Confined Space Protective Equipment Investigations Machine Hazards Inspections Legislation Training Noise Back Injuries Heat Stress

5. Course Goal • To orient YOU to the workplace, so that your health and safety is protected Pg. 2

6. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ONTO THE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION OBJECTIVES • Legislated Employer Duties • Legislated Supervisor Duties • Legislated Worker Duties • J.H.S.C. Rights & Functions • General Safety Rules Pg. 2

7. Objectives (continued ) • Reporting Accidents and First Aid • Early & Safe Return to Work • The Right to Refuse Unsafe Work • Personal Protective Equipment • Lifting • Ladders • Heat Stress • Emergency Procedures Pg. 2

8. 4 Key Persons in the Act • Employer • Supervisor • Worker • Joint Health & Safety Committee (J.H.S.C.) The Occupational Health & Safety Act Pg. 2

9. Employer Duties 25.-(1) • Provide safe equipment, material and protective devices and ensure that they are properly maintained according to manufacturing and government standards • Ensure that safe work procedures are implemented and maintained • Ensure that the equipment, material and protective devices are used safely. Pg. 2

10. Employer Duties 25.- (2) • provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker to protect the health or safety of the worker, otherwise known as “A Workers Right To Know” • Ensure that workers and supervisors understand the hazards in the work and how to safely handle, store, use, dispose and transport anything they might have contact with. Pg. 3

11. Employer Duties (cont.) • when appointing a supervisor, appoint a competent person who is familiar how to control the hazards with the work and is familiar with the Regulations governing the work • co-operate and afford assistance to the Joint Health and Safety Committee with their work • take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of the worker. Pg. 3

12. …Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of the worker When we think of taking every reasonable precaution we must remember that this includes training, providing and maintaining safe equipment, implementing safe policies and procedures, correcting hazards, ensuring a healthy and safe workplace – ALSO known as DUE DILIGENCE Pg. 3

13. Consequences... • What is the maximum fine to an Employer for a conviction under the Act or Regulations ? For Each Offense $500,000.00 Pg. 3

14. Supervisor Duties Supervisor shall ensure that a worker... Supervisors are held legally accountable for ensuring that you and other workers: • follow the procedures and use the protective devices required by the Act & Regulations and use or wear the equipment, clothing and protective devices required by the employer. Pg. 3

15. Supervisor Duties Supervisor’s shall ensure that a worker... • is advised of the existence of any potential or actual danger of which he/she is aware. Control the hazards Pg. 3

16. Supervisor Duties shall ... • Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker • Supervisors share responsibility with the employer in being DUE DILIGENT. Pg. 3

17. Consequences for a Supervisor Upon Conviction Under The Occupational Health And Safety Act $25,000.00 + up to 1 year in jail. Pg. 4

18. Worker Duties - a worker shall... • work in compliance with the Act & Regs • use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing required by the employer • report defects in any equipment or protective device which may endanger any worker - the right to participate • report contraventions of the Act or Regs. Pg. 4

19. Worker Dutiesa worker shall NOT... • remove or make ineffective any protective device • use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing or work in any manner that may endanger anyone • engage in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running or rough and boisterous conduct. Pg. 4

20. Joint Health & Safety CommitteeDuties, Powers & Responsibilities No More Accidents WORKERS SELECT THEIR HEALTH AND REPRESENTITIVE BY ELECTION EMPLOYERS SELECT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BY SELECTION. Pg. 4

21. Joint Health & Safety CommitteeDuties, Powers & Responsibilities • Identify, evaluate and recommend solutions to health & safety concerns, part of a workers - “Right to Participate” • Ensure that training and education meet the needs of workers in becoming knowledgeable of their duties and responsibilities. Pg. 4

22. Joint Health & Safety CommitteeDuties, Powers & Responsibilities • Ensure safe practices & procedures exist • Designate persons to complete workplace inspections and record concerns. Pg. 4

23. Joint Health & Safety CommitteeDuties, Powers & Responsibilities • Designate a person and an alternate to investigate work refusals and to accompany the Ministry of Labour (M.O.L.), who enforce health and safety laws inn Ontario, on any inspection or investigation • Maintain and keep minutes and provide to the M.O.L. inspector upon request. Pg. 5

24. Summary of Workers Rights • The Right to Know • The Right to Participate • The Right to Refuse Unsafe Work. Pg. 5

25. General Safety Rules Pg. 5

26. General Safety Rules • Follow instructions; don't take chances. If you don't know, ask • Comply with all applicable legislation contained in the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations • Report immediately to your Supervisor/Manager any hazardous conditions or practice or any defective equipment • Keep your work area clean and orderly • Whenever you or the equipment you operate is involved in an accident, regardless of how slight, report it immediately. Get first aid promptly. Pg. 5

27. General Safety Rules • Know the precise location of first aid equipment, fire fighting equipment, fire exits, and emergency procedures for all areas that you work in • Use the proper tools for the job and use them as directed by the manufacturer and internal procedures, as applicable • Wear approved personal protective equipment as directed or wear it makes sense ie. hearing protection when using noisy equipment or when a sign is posted requiring it, or when the equipment manual advises you to wear it. Ask your Supervisor/Manager for any personal protective equipment that you may require. Pg. 5

28. General Safety Rules • Do not wear loose clothing or dangling jewellery or rings where it could become entangled in the motion of the equipment. • When lifting, bend your knees, grasp the load firmly, then raise the load keeping your back as straight as possible. If the load looks too heavy to lift by yourself, it probably is. Get help and co-ordinate the lift • Use, adjust, alter, and repair equipment only when authorized • Don't horseplay; avoid distracting others • Obey all rules signs and instructions. Get to know and apply all departmental specific rules. Pg. 6

29. First Aid Regulations - WSIB • All injuries must be reported immediately to your Supervisor, no matter how slight • Minor injuries are to be written down in the first aid book • If you are in need of medical attention, say so, do not put it off • The Company will provide transportation to medical attention • The Company will provide you with a WSIB Early and Safe Return to Work form to give to your Doctor to indicate any work restrictions - it is required by the WSIB to have it filled out. Injury Reporting Pg. 6

30. Modified Workalso known as The Early and Safe Return to Work Program Pg. 6

31. Purpose • To facilitate the rehabilitation of injured Workers through a more timely return to gainful employment. Pg. 6

32. What Is It ? • any job, task, function or combination thereof that a Worker who temporarily suffers from diminished capacity may perform without risk of re-injury. (or hazards to others) • it may also describe modified hours or work site modification. Pg. 6

33. Availability • Modified work will be provided to Workers for work related disabilities or injuries, if it is available and following receipt of a list of restrictions provided by a recognized medical professional. Pg. 7

34. Benefits • reduces rehab time • maintains workplace relationships • reduces claim abuse • reduces WSIB costs • meets re-employment legislation Pg. 7

35. Conditions • The work provided must not aggravate the Worker’s injury • The accommodation must not create a hazard to other Workers • The plan must be seen as temporary and calculated to assist in returning the injured Worker to his/her regular duties. Pg. 7

36. Conditions (cont.) • Workers on a modified work program must maintain medical, therapy and other disability related appointments • Workers will be expected to provide medical progress reports • Placement of Workers in a modified work program will be dealt with on an individual basis. Pg. 7

37. WSIB Legislation • If an Employer offers a Worker modified work that meets their physical restrictions, failure to accept such modified work may result in termination of benefits by the WSIB • The above decision is made by the WSIB, not the employer, however it is important that you know, so that you make prudent decisions about working or not . Pg. 7

38. Refusals to Work Pg. 8

39. The Right to Refuse Work, where Health or Safety in Danger • Section 43 of the O.H.S.A. gives workers the right to refuse unsafe work if they have “reason to believe” such work mayendanger their health or safety • Supervisors are obligated to investigate the circumstances of the work refusal and determine an action plan • Section 50 of the O.H.S.A prohibits an employer from disciplining or imposing any penalty upon a worker for seeking compliance or enforcement with the Act. It is illegal for the employer for disciplining you for refusing unsafe work, even if later the work was deemed safe. Pg. 8

40. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Pg. 8

41. Personal Protective Equipment • The Company is responsible for providing personal protective equipment to you • You are expected to use/wear and care for any personal protective equipment required to be used/worn by the Company as a condition of employment • Seek assistance from your Supervisor and the manufacturers guidelines to properly fit any PPE, so that it is effective protection . Pg. 8

42. HEAT STRESS Pg. 8

43. What Is Heat Stress? • Working or playing where it is hot, puts stress on our body's cooling system • When the heat is combined with other stresses such as hard physical work, loss of fluids, fatigue or some medical conditions, it may lead to heat-related illness, disability and even death • This can happen to anybody--even if you are young and fit. Pg. 8

44. Where Is Heat Stress Common • Heat stress is usually a concern in the tropics • Heat stress can be a concern here in Ontario, unless effective controls are in place • The Ontario Ministry of Labour (M.O.L.) now orders workplaces to develop a control program and training to prevent Heat Stress. Pg. 8

45. How We Cope With Heat • Your body is always generating heat and passing it to the environment • The harder your body is working, the more heat it has to lose • When the environment is hot or humid or has a source of radiant heat (for example, a furnace or the sun), your body must work harder to get rid of its heat. Pg. 9

46. How We Cope With Heat • If the air is moving (for example, from fans) and it is cooler than your body, it is easier for your body to pass heat to the environment. • Workers over 40 need to be more cautious because of a reduced ability to sweat. Pg. 9

47. Heat Stress Hazards Pg. 9

48. Heat Rash or Sunburn HEAT RASH Cause: Hot humid environment, plugged sweat glands Symptoms: Red bumpy rash with severe itching Treatment: Change into dry clothes, rinse skin with cool water Prevention: Wash regularly to keep skin clean and dry SUNBURN Cause: Overexposure to sunlight Symptoms: Red painful blisters and peeling skin Treatment: For blistering seek medical attention, Use skin lotions and do not use topical anesthetics - Work in the shade Prevention: Work in the shade, use sunscreen Pg. 9

49. Heat Cramps HEAT CRAMPS Cause: Heavy sweating drains the body of salt which cannot be replaced by drinking water alone Symptoms: Painful cramps in the arms, legs or stomach which occur suddenly. A warning sign of more severe symptoms Treatment: Move to cool area. Loosen clothing and drink cool salted water (1 tsp. per gallon). If this doesn’t help seek medical attention Prevention: Use salt in your diet when working in the heat. (seek medical advice if on other meds or low salt diet. Do not take salt tablets Pg. 9

50. Fainting FAINTING Cause: Not enough blood flowing to the head causing loss of consciousness Symptoms: Sudden fainting after at least 2 hrs. of work, cool moist skin, weak pulse Treatment: Get medical attention, assess need for CPR, move to a cool area, loosen clothing, lie the person down, if conscious, provide sips of water Prevention: Reduce activity levels and/or heat exposure. Drink fluids regularly, watch co-workers for symptoms Pg. 10