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Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) - general |
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Answers questions on Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), documents that provide information on the hazards of chemical products found in the workplace and how to work safely with them. |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) |
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WHMIS: general information |
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Answers questions on Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), why it was created, how it developed, duties it specifies for employers and workers, and how it is enforced. |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) |
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Health & safety programs |
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Offers a series of information to help employers, employees, and health and safety committees develop health and safety programs such as emergency planning, accident investigation, and inspection checklists. |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) |
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Heads up. Work smart. Work safe booklets |
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Describes a safety awareness campaign aimed at young workers and their employers. Includes resources on health and safety responsibility, injury statistics, questions for young workers to ask about workplace safety, and information for employers. |
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Source: Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta |
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WorkSafe best practices booklets |
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Profiles Alberta companies who have developed and implemented effective health and safety programs and highlights best practices, provides tips, and contact information. |
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Source: Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta |
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It's not safe being green: information for employers who hire young workers |
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Describes the health and safety responsibilities that employers have for their young workers, lists injury statistics, and emphasizes on-the-job health and safety programs. |
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Source: Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta |
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Setting up an occupational health and safety program: a guide |
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Outlines how to write and develop an occupational health and safety program which covers the identification and control of hazards, and emergency response. Includes a discussion of related issues such as return to work programs. |
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Source: Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour |
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Success factors for occupational health and safety training: a review of the literature |
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Reviews the published literature which evaluates the effectiveness of occupational health and safety training. Discusses strategies such as mandatory participation, supervisor training, workplace support of safety practices, relevance and content of training, and training format. |
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Source: Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia (OHSAH) |
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Emergency planning |
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Answers questions on why and how workplaces prepare an emergency plan. Describes possible technological and natural hazards and outlines what to consider in developing a plan. |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) |
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A guide to setting up a workplace safety and health program |
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Outlines how to implement a workplace safety and health program. Addresses program and policy development, hazard and emergency control, assignment of responsibilities, inspections, training and involvement of workers and supervisors, and accident investigation. |
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Source: Manitoba Labour and Immigration, Workplace Safety and Health Division |
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Informal safety program for small business |
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Describes the key elements of an informal health and safety program for small business. |
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Source: Workers' Compensation Board of BC (WCB) |
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