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Contents

  1. Acknowledgements

  2. Preface

  3. Changes from Adapted Resource

  4. Chapter 1: Injuries in the Workplace

    1. 1.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 1.1 What is a Workplace Injury?

    3. 1.2 Injury Causation

    4. 1.3 Injury Statistics

    5. 1.4 Summary

  5. Chapter 2: Occupational Health and Safety Legislation

    1. 2.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 2.1 Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Legislation

    3. 2.2 Rights and Responsibilities

    4. 2.3 Powers, Authority and Legal Implications

    5. 2.4 Related Legislation

    6. 2.5 Summary

  6. Chapter 3: Hazard Recognition, Assessment, and Control

    1. 3.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 3.1 Introduction to Hazard Recognition, Assessment and Control

    3. 3.2 The Business Case for Hazard Recognition, Assessment and Control

    4. 3.3 Hazard Recognition

    5. 3.4 Hazard Assessment

    6. 3.5 Hazard Control

    7. 3.6 Summary

  7. Chapter 4: Physical Hazards

    1. 4.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 4.1 Identifying Physical Hazards

    3. 4.2 Noise and Vibration

    4. 4.3 Temperature

    5. 4.4 Radiation

    6. 4.5 Ergonomics

    7. 4.6 Summary

  8. Chapter 5: Chemical and Biological Hazards

    1. 5.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 5.1 Chemical Hazards

    3. 5.2 Occupational Exposure Limits

    4. 5.3 Biological Hazards

    5. 5.4 Science as a Double-Edged Sword

    6. 5.5 Summary

  9. Chapter 6: Psycho-social Hazards

    1. 6.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 6.1 Psycho-social hazards

    3. 6.2 Stress and Fatigue

    4. 6.3 Violence

    5. 6.4 Bullying and Harassment

    6. 6.5 Working Alone

    7. 6.6 Summary

  10. Chapter 7: Health Effects of Employment

    1. 7.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 7.1 Work and Health Effects

    3. 7.2 Health and Employment Status

    4. 7.3 Health and Employer Size

    5. 7.4 Race, Gender and Health

    6. 7.5 Summary

  11. Chapter 8: Training and Injury Prevention Programs

    1. 8.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 8.1 Workplace Hazard Prevention

    3. 8.2 Learning Theory

    4. 8.3 Developing Training Programs

    5. 8.4 Emergency Preparedness

    6. 8.5 Summary

  12. Chapter 9: Incident Investigation

    1. 9.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 9.1 Introduction to Incident Investigations

    3. 9.2 The Business Case for Incident Investigations

    4. 9.3 Who Investigates Workplace Incidents?

    5. 9.4 The Incident Investigation Toolkit

    6. 9.5 Essential Incident Investigation Steps

    7. 9.6 Summary

  13. Chapter 10: Disability Management and Return to Work

    1. 10.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 10.1 Disability Management

    3. 10.2 The Business Case for Disability Management

    4. 10.3 Disability Prevention

    5. 10.4 Accommodation

    6. 10.5 Return to Work

    7. 10.6 Summary

  14. Chapter 11: The Practice of Health and Safety

    1. 11.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 11.1 A Case Study

    3. 11.2 Realities of Workplace Under Capitalism

    4. 11.3 Internal Responsibility System in Practice

    5. 11.4 Enforcement

    6. 11.5 Summary

  15. Chapter 12: WHMIS 2015

    1. 12.0 Learning Objectives

    2. 12.1 An Introduction to WHMIS 2015

    3. 12.2 Hazards Groups, Classes and Categories

    4. 12.3 The Three Elements of WHMIS 2015

    5. 12.4 Routes of Entry

    6. 12.5 Roles and Responsibilities

    7. 12.6 Transportation of Dangerous Goods

    8. 12.7 Summary

  16. Glossary

  17. Versioning History

Canadian Health and Safety Workplace Fundamentals

8.0 Learning Objectives

 

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the purposes of health and safety training.
  2. Identify and explain the steps in developing health and safety training.
  3. Identify their own beliefs about learning and assess the implications for training.
  4. Explain the main components of an emergency plan.

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