Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces
Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces

Author: Jason Foster

Publisher: Athabasca University Press

Published: 2016-07-31

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1771991844

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Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the communities in which they live. This textbook is for workers and students looking for an introduction to injury prevention on the job. Foster and Barnetson bring the field into the twenty-first century by including discussions of how precarious employment, gender, and ill-health can be better handled in Canadian OHS.

Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act
Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act

Author: Dilys Robertson

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780779853571

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"This Quick Reference helps you make sense of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (OH & S Act) and Regulations - quickly and easily - and lets you see exactly what you need to do to ensure your business complies with the sections of the OH & S Act and Regulations that relate to your business. Chapter 1 features more than 20 key compliance issues that are identified, defined, cross-referenced and accompanied by a legal compliance checklist and Chapter 2 is the full text of the OH & S Act and key Regulations."--Pub. desc.

Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems

Author: International Labour Office

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13:

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These guidelines have been prepared by the International Labour Office in order to assist employers and national organisations with practical advice on implementing and improving occupational safety and health (OSH) management systems, in order to reduce work-related injuries, occupational ill health and diseases and unsafe working conditions. The guidelines may be applied on two levels: they provide a national OSH framework for legal and voluntary regulatory standards; and encourage the integration of OSH management principles with overall policy management at the organisational level.

Best Practices in Occupational Health, Safety, Workers Compensation and Claims Management for Employers
Best Practices in Occupational Health, Safety, Workers Compensation and Claims Management for Employers

Author: Lisa Granger

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 1599428121

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Best Practices in Occupational Health, Safety, Workers Compensation and Claims Management for Employers will guide human resources professionals, health and safety professionals, and management to "Navigate the Road to Zero" injuries in the workplace while encouraging cost efficiency and productivity. This guide of best practices will assist employers of any industry in matters of accommodating restricted workers, prevention strategies through strong health and safety programs, and cost effective disability claims management including return to work planning and cost strategies. This guide offers options in aligning legal compliance with best practices in health and safety as well as claims management. The information will review universal alternatives in best practices for building legal compliance into effective health and safety and claims management program development for employers of any industry. This information provides ideas for opportunities that encourage optimal productivity for the employer, legal compliance, and cost efficient programs while allowing workers to return to work safely and productively.

Management of Occupational Health and Safety
Management of Occupational Health and Safety

Author: Edward Kevin Kelloway

Publisher:

Published: 2007-09-24

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 9780176442330

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Based on the premise that occupational health and safety concerns can directly impact an organizations productivity and profitability, this 4th Canadian edition of Management of Occupational Health and Safety helps Human Resource Managers understand health and safety issues, legislation and programs. This edition also provides an up-to-date review of current issues, and methodologies affecting the occupational health and safety standards and practices of Canadian organizations.

Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety
Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety

Author: International Labour Office

Publisher: International Labour Organization

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 896

ISBN-13: 9789221092032

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Intended as a resource for those who have responsibilities to safeguard workers' health and safety, especially in developing countries. Covers the fields of toxicology, occupational hygiene, occupational cancer, occupational diseases of agricultural workers, occupational safety, psycho- social problems and institutions and organizations active in the field of occupational health and safety.