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If we consider the purpose of departmental inspections, it is to find areas of non-compliance. JHSC Joint Health and Safety  can take the initiative and use this approach as part of its efforts to maintain a positive safety culture. However, when you are not sure about the content of the behavior, it is difficult to find out whether it violates the behavior. After some guidance and practice on occupational safety and health law, you will lose the intimidating factor. To establish the intent of written legislation, OHSA and its regulations specifically clarify applicable definitions in Section 1. This clarifies the meaning of these terms in the legislative context and is easily accessible to JHSC members who do not touch it frequently. Another challenge faced by JHSC members is how to find specific regulations that apply to your organization. There   workplace. This may help determine where specific information can be found in legislation. The alphabetical list will identify the section and page number where the information is located. Please note that this index is not a legal part of legislation, it is just a help. To find specific information. As with other search tools, if you can’t find a word or phrase, consider using a different wording. Examples of "incident notices" can be found in the Ontario Reg 851 and Joint Health and Safety Ontario Reg 67 indexes, but "incident notices" can be found in the wording of Ontario Reg 213. Understanding the structure of the Safety and Security Act Occupational Health clarifies how organizations support internal accountability. OHSA outlines the responsibilities and responsibilities of employers, supervisors, workers, ministry inspectors, and the Joint Health and Safety Committee. OHSA supports workers’ right to understand the dangers in the workplace and to participate in their health. And safety (preferably by becoming a JHSC member) and the right to refuse unsafe work. It stipulates the handling of toxic substances, hazardous materials and hazardous physical factors in the workplace. By addressing the selements  ,JHSC members can ensure that these elements are recommended and, most importantly, solutions acceptable to all interested parties are implemented. As a quick overview of how to read legislation, specifitopicsare divided into several sections. The title can identify the subject of a single section. The title more accurately describes the content of the section, section, or subsection. They are usually displayed in bold and provide a brief description of the information that can befound in that particular location. The section provides information related to a specific topic and a specific topic. The information is grouped together and shown in bold numbers with a period next to the number. Example: (S. 9) Next, there is a section. Subsections expand the focus of a section and are indicated bynumbersin brackets or square brackets. Example-(S. 9 (18)) After the subsection, there are clauses. These articles delve into deeper information. They are identified by lowercase letters in parentheses. Example-(S. 9 (18) (d)) Finally, three are subclauses. The subclause expands the information provided in the clause. TheyareidentifiedbyRoman numerals in parentheses. example. 9 (18) (d) (i)) According to the theme, one part can effectively express all ideas. Inother cases, a higher level of depth may require the use of sub-clauses, clauses, or even sub-clauses. JHSC members will review the relevant information contained in the applicable section to help ensure compliance in the workplace. The citation styles listed above can be found in many documents created by JHSC, such as inspection reports, 21-day letters, and accident investigations. JHSC and hazards: RACE (identification, assessment, control, assessment) method So, after all, we finally came to hazards. The role and purpose of the committee always revolve around the identification and control of hazards. The element covered in the CPO Approved JHSC Joint Health and Safety certification course is what the Ministry calls the RACE methodology. It is a structured tool that ensures that employers and committees use a consistent and comprehensive process to distinguish hazards, assess their potential risks, determine appropriatecontrol measures, and apply continuous evaluation procedures. And evaluate.Starting from RACE, hazard identification is the first step. You cannot fix unknown problems. Look at the smoking rate over the years. Before it was widely accepted (or recognized-look at what I did there?) there were high levels of tobacco use before there were associated health risks, and today, with known consequences, the levels are low. In your workplace, the same logic applies. JHSC Joint Health and Safety will use 6 tools to identify these dangerous situations for your employees. Inspection-Proactive method. Consciously inspect the physical location of your workplace to look for potential sources of hazards. Find the problem before it occurs. Investigation: Reactive method This happens when a problem occurs. Injuries, property damage, refusal to work, near misses, etc. Isolate the root causes of influencing factors to discover previously unknown hazards. Consistency of work flow, but changed focus. Identify the hazards, risks, and controls implemented by the organization associated with the given task at each step. Observation: Pay attention to the situation. At work, you always walk consciously in search of danger. You will most likely pay attention to what you are doing! The old "focus on the task, focus on the task" mentality. However, with a keen sense of self-protection, you must pay attention to your surroundings. Use your powerof observation — sight, hearing, touch,taste,andsmell to remind youthatsomethingis unusual. If there are regulations, how do youknowpeople are standing on chairs? I suspect that you will find thatactivity during the inspection. Interview: Get a different perspective. Asking someone familiar with a task to determine the area of ​​focus can be very helpful in trying to manage exposure. The problem that other people think may be something that you personally overlooked. This method uses everyone’s past experience to help spot dangers. Standards and legislation: formal and informal rules The employer or JHSC can use OHSAas an acceptable basis.

Ifa certain situation or situation is clearly prohibited by law or applicable regulations, it is most likely due to a previous event or disease. There are some very strange rules in that green paper, O. Reg 213 S. 28 (4) and better O. Reg 213 S. 29.1 (1) 2 Makes you wonder why they must be legislated. The rules are not limited to OHSA and regulations. Standards can be enforced by law or as industry best practices. The Department of Labor has also issued a set of guidelines on topics such as lifting and heating equipment. It might be a good idea to follow them. Once the hazard is identified in the first step of the RACE method, it must be evaluated. Based on the risk assessment template chosen by your organization, it should include elements of exposure frequency and damage severity to determine the likelihood of occurrence. , It can make a reasonable assessment of the general concern of a specifichazard, and will help to make recommendationsandappropriate controls in this situation. When judging the standard, it must be realistic. Too harsh will prevent people from taking this process seriously, while too lenient can minimize the risk to workers. The second phase of the RACE method evaluation phase is compliance. Are we legal? Or we are not? The importance of making this distinction is to provide employers with the necessary motivation to take JHSC seriously. Identifying a hazard is one thing, but pointing out where it violates a legal obligation is another. If the employer chooses to ignore the violations, the employer cannot honestly claim that it is committed to a sustainable safety culture. They can choose to determine their control, but they must take some measures. After the evaluation phase of the RACE method, you know what the danger is, what the possibility of injury is, and what violations exist. 

Certification requirements: According to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations, employers employing 20 or more formal employees must have a joint health and safety committee composed of at least two certified members. You will be able to: Understand your role as a certified JHSC member Understand the basic roles, responsibilities and rights of all parties in the workplace (including JHSC members) Understand the health and safety legislation, and demonstrate the use and interpretation rights and basic responsibilities of the legislation Understand how JHSC works Work in the workplace Understand and demonstrate the basic process of hazard identification, assessment, control and assessment. Understand and demonstrate the identification of hazards through the workplace inspection process. Demonstrate the methods of hazard assessment, control and assessment. Practice the identification, assessment, and control and assessment of hazard control. Investigation of first aid operations, near misses and accident investigation requirements

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