So, you

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So, youre getting a job.
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• Approximately 15,000 young workers aged 15 to 19
  are injured on the job in Canada each year.
• Thats too high a price to pay!

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Safety

• The level of risk that is acceptable on the job
  is lower than what you might decide to accept in
  personal activities.

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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)

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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.

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Your rights responsibilities

• You have the right to know what you are dealing
  with.
• You have a legal duty to report any hazard to
  your boss.
• You have a duty to use any personal protective
  equipment.
• You have a duty to use equipment safely.
• You have a duty to not remove any safety device,
  such as guards, warning signs.

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What is Workers Comp?

• It is an insurance plan.
• You have the duty to report accidents
  immediately.
• You may need first aid.
• Your supervisor needs to know so that they can do
  something about it.

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PPE Personal Protective Equipment
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• 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.

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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

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Summer Jobs

• Summer jobs often mean odd jobs.
• Hazardous are usually so obvious to experienced
  workers that they may not think to mention them.

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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

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Confined Spaces

• Gas meters must be used
• No one can do a job alone, someone must be at the
  entrance
• If there is trouble dont go in go for help.

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Entrainment
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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.

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Ladders Elevations

• If you work more than 3 meters above the ground
  you have to have fall protection equipment.

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Heavy Equipment

• Watch out!!!

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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

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Repetitive Strain

• 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

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Slips, Trips, and Falls

• One quarter of all compensation claims arise from
  falls.
• Report ice, oil spills.
• Dont block walkways or leave equipment on the
  floor.
• Lace up boots/shoes.

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Lifting and Carrying

• One in four injuries involve lifting and
  carrying.
• Your job is not an athletic competition!
• Do not twist while lifting.

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Protect Yourself!!