Participant book refills for the Orientation Workshop
This Participant Book has been developed by ESAO as an introduction to
Workplace Health and Safety in Ontario for use by clients of ESAO and Human
Resources managers to be used with the ESAO workshop or as a stand alone
resource book for in-house training.
Occupational Health and Safety is a shared responsibility, involving everyone in the organization. These orientation participant booklets in conjunction with the orientation PowerPoint presentation will highlight the more important features of a health and safety program.
THE OBJECTIVES OF HEALTH AND SAFETY ORIENTATION ARE:
- To gain a basic understanding of Occupational Health And Safety legislation along with the rights, responsibilities and duties of each of the workplace parties.
- To identify where written procedures or rules should apply to a job, and ensure that staff feel comfortable asking supervisors for this information.
- To understand what a joint health and safety committee is, and how it is structured.
- To be introduced to the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information
System, or WHMIS, and some potential hazards in the workplace.
- To discover the importance of accident and hazard reporting, and what to do when an injury occurs.