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Field Safety FinalOHS Code - ANS-484 pages, 41 parts & 849 sections
OHS Act - ANS-Defines the legal structure used to build the Regulation and Code,
including chain-of-command and the rules for the people making the rules.
OHS Regulation - ANS-Establishes health and safety standards for working conditions.
Used as a reference to determine compliance of with the Act
Updated to stay current with emerging technology, professional codes, industry practice,
engineering designs, etc.
Worker Responsibilities - ANS-•Taking reasonable care on the job (don't be an idiot)
•Wear prescribed PPE
•Cooperate with health and safety programs and procedures
Try to protect other workers on the site
Employer Responsibilities - ANS-•Responsible for ALL workers on-site (working or not,
employed by the employer or not)
•Ensure all workers are trained and aware of their responsibilities, worksite hazards, etc.
•In case of accident, must report, investigate, ensure the scene isn't disturbed,
investigate work refusals
Supplier Responsibilities - ANS-•Ensure tools/appliances/equipment is safe
•Ensure hazardous materials and controlled products comply with WHMIS, etc.
Prime Contractor Responsibilities - ANS-•Whenever 2 or more employers are operating
at a shared work site, one must be designated as "prime contractor"
•Looks at the "big picture" of a project and ensuring overall safety and communication
•Must ensure every employer and worker at their worksite follows OHS Act, Regulations
and Code
•If anyone is charged with an OHS infraction, the prime contractor may also be fined
An officer/ Inspector - ANS-Make such inspections, investigations and inquiries and
carry out such tests, as are deemed necessary to ascertain whether compliance is
being made with the provisions of the Act, the Regulations, and the OHS Code
Due Diligence Defense - ANS-Shows you have done everything reasonably possible to
prevent an accident from occurring.
, Physical Hazards - ANS-•Hot/Cold Temperature
•Hose on floor
•Moving parts
•Noise
•Rotating machinery
•Vibration
Air gas mixture
Chemical Hazards - ANS-•Acids
•Gases
•Fumes
•Solvents
•Cleaners
Biological Hazards - ANS-•Legionnaires' disease
•Hantavirus
•Hepatitis
•Tetanus
•Norovirus
•Moulds
Psychological Hazards - ANS-•Prolonged stress
•Working alone
•Harassment
•Witnessing a fatality
•Violence
•Robbery
Hierarchy of Risk Management - ANS-
Engineered Controls - ANS-Something that is built into a system to automatically protect
its users/personnel from a hazard, or serve to contain a hazard.
Administrative Controls - ANS-Rules that influence and direct human behavior, giving
information about a hazard and how to deal with it.
PPE - ANS-Something that an individual wears or uses to protect themselves from a
hazard.
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