Changes from Adapted Resource
This book is largely an adaptation of Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces by Jason Foster and Bob Barneston Athabasca University Press is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License unless otherwise noted. Below is a list of changes made from this version.
| Overall | • Modified some chapter titles • New and updated images were added to every chapter. Images were re-created for consistency throughout. • New Chapter added: Chapter 12 (WHMIS 2015) • Added in additional resources: knowledge checks |
| Chapter 1: Injuries in the Workplace | • Modified chapter title • Added definition of a workplace • Removed boxes 1.1 – 1.3 • Removed Exercises • Added lost-time injury definition • Removed overview of book • Modified learning outcomes and discussion questions • Added new images From Chapter 1 |
| Chapter 2: Occupational Health and Safety Legislation | • Modified chapter title • Added new images • Removed gas station case study • Removed boxes 2.1 – 2.7 • Added in additional resources: knowledge checks From Chapter 2 |
| Chapter 3: Hazard Recognition, Assessment and Control | • Added new images • Added new learning outcomes • Added the business case for hazard recognition • Added in additional resources: knowledge checks • Removed political economy wording • Removed hierarchy of control critiques • Modified some risk assessment wording • Removed boxes 3.1 to 3.5 From Chapter 3 |
| Chapter 4: Physical Hazards | • No changes – from Chapter 4 |
| Chapter 5: Chemical and Biological Hazards | • No changes – from Chapter 5 |
| Chapter 6: Psycho-social Hazard | • No changes – from Chapter 6 |
| Chapter 7: Health Effects of Employment | • No changes – from Chapter 7 |
| Chapter 8: Training and Injury Prevention Programs | • No changes – from chapter 8 |
| Chapter 9: Incident Investigation | •Added new images • Created new learning outcomes • Added an introduction to incident investigation • Added a business case for incident investigation • Added contents of an investigation toolkit in a graphic • Removed some discussion around root vs proximate cause • Removed boxes 9.1 and 9.2 • Added in additional resources: a knowledge check From Chapter 9 |
| Chapter 10: Disability Management and Return to Work | • Added new images • Created new learning outcomes • Added the business case for disability management • Deleted box 10.2 and 10.3 • Added in additional resources: a knowledge check • Changed the discussion questions From Chapter 10 |
| Chapter 11: The Practice of Health and Safety | • No changes – from chapter 11 |
| Chapter 12: WHMIS 2015 | • Newly created chapter |
