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SELKIRK COLLEGE
EMPLOYEE HEALTH SAFETY
ORIENTATION
HUMAN RESOURCES, HEALTH and SAFETY
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Human
Resources, Occupational Health
and Safety
We are committed to a cooperative effort
between management and workers to promote a
healthy and safe work environment on all college
campuses and other areas where college employees
might work.
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Learning Objectives

• What is a Supervisor?
• Rights and Responsibilities
• General Workplace Hazards
• Health and Safety
• Reporting Injuries and Incidents
• Emergency Procedures
• Ergonomics
• Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees
• Area Specific Orientations

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What is the definition of Supervisor?

• A Supervisor
• Directs and/or
• Instructs and/or
• Controls, the actions of another.

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Legislation affecting Workplace Safety

• Provincially
• Workers Compensation Act
• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Copies of the Workers Compensation Act and
• Occupational
  Health and Safety Regulations,
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  must be readily available to you, the worker.

Quick links to the complete British
Columbia Workers Compensation Act
and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation Can
be found on the college HS web page.
http//selkirk.ca/about/departments/hr/safety/
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Rights and Responsibilities
Training and Supervision A worker shall receive
Safety Orientation, training, instruction and
direction specific to the workplace and tasks
that they are required to perform. General
Duties of Workers Workers have the duty to take
reasonable care to protect the health and safety
of themselves and others at the workplace. Right
to Refuse Unsafe Work Workers shall not carry out
any work that would endanger themselves or any
others.
WorkSafe BC defines Due Diligence as

Taking all reasonable care to protect the well
being
of employees or
co-workers.
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General Workplace Hazards
Violent, Threatening or Abusive Behaviour Any
person who is subject to or witnesses an act of
violent, threatening or abusive behaviour
is expected to report the incident to Human
Resources, Health and Safety, their immediate
supervisor, Dean or Administrative Director
immediately. 1989 2008 Five
incidents of shootings at Canadian
post
secondary institutions.
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Deaths Policy 6400 Prevention of
Violence in the Workplace
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Health and Safety
WHMIS (Controlled Products Legislation) All
workers must understand the Workplace Hazardous
Materials Information System and the use of
Material Safety Data Sheets. (MSDS)
Compressed Gas Flammable
Oxidizing
Immediate and Materials Causing
Biohazardous
Corrosive Dangerously
and
Combustible Material
Serious Toxic Effects Other Toxic
Effects Infectious Material
Material Reactive
Material
Do you understand these symbols ?
Quick link to WorkSafe BC WHMIS at Work on the
college HS web page. The Health and
Safety Coordinator can provide basic WHMIS
training.
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Health and Safety

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Employees are required to be trained in the
  use of, and to use,
• all required personal protective equipment
  relevant and appropriate to the job.
• An employer/supervisor can send a worker home
  without pay for safety,
• personal protection equipment infractions.

• Working Alone or in Isolation
• Selkirk College employees must not work alone
  or in isolation without a risk
• assessment and management plan developed
  with their supervisor.
• Policy 6410 Working
  Alone or in Isolation.

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Reporting Injuries and Incidents

• Injuries
• Employees should report all injuries, no
  matter how minor, to a college
• first aid attendant and their supervisor
  immediately.
• Seemingly minor injuries can develop into
  serious conditions.
• Delays in reporting injuries, delay
  compensation for medical treatment
• and wages.
• If you are injured at work and receive medical
  attention without seeing
• a college First Aid attendant you will need
  to fill out a Workers Report
• of Injury Form. This form can be downloaded
  from the HS web page.

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Incidents and Injuries

• Incidents
• All incidents causing bodily harm and/or
  property damage, and all near
• misses with the potential to cause bodily
  harm and/or property damage,
• must be reported to your supervisor and
  Health and Safety Coordinator.
• Incidents must be investigated and recorded on
  an Incident Report form
• the completed form is then submitted to the
  Health and Safety Coordinator.
• Incident investigations are to be completed
  by the supervisor, and worker
• or worker representative. A Joint
  Occupational Health and Safety Committee
• member is desirable.
• Incident report forms can be downloaded from
  the college HS web page.

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Emergency Procedures

• Fire
• Identify the locations of fire extinguishers,
  fire alarm pulls,
• an exit and alternate exit in the areas you
  work.
• When an alarm sounds exit quickly and calmly
  by the nearest clear exit.
• Move away from the building to an emergency
  assembly location.
• Do not leave the grounds or re-enter the
  building until the all clear is given.
• Familiarize yourself with the college Fire and
  Emergency Evacuation Plan.
• Become familiar with the procedures for the
  evacuation of persons with
• disabilities. (campus phone directory, HS
  web page)

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Emergency Procedures

• First Aid
• Ensure the accident scene is safe, make sure
  there is no danger to you and
• then assess danger to the patient. Do not
  make yourself another victim.
• If the individual is unconscious send someone
  to dial 9-1-1 immediately,
• then contact first aid. Ask them to get back
  to you.
• If you are alone, loudly call for help, no
  response? Leave the patient and get
• help.
• Do not move the patient unless there is a
  significant risk of further injuries by
• leaving them where found.
• When you report an emergency situation by
  phone remember to give your
• name, exact location and the nature of the
  emergency.
• Contact numbers for first aid is specific to
  the campus location and can
• be found on page 2 of the college phone
  directory.

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Emergency Procedures

• Other Emergency Situations
• Bomb Threats
• Suspicious Packages
• Earthquakes
• Information on these subjects can be
  found in the front of the
• college phone directory and
  the HS web page.

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Ergonomics

• A Work Station Assessment Can Prevent
• Musculoskeletal Injury (MSI)
• Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
• Early Ergonomic Assessment Benefits
• Reduced employee absence
• Greater productivity
• Lower compensation insurance premiums
• Check out How to Make Your Computer Workstation
  Fit You
• Preventing Musculoskeletal
  Injury and
• Back Injury Prevention links
  on the HS web page.
• The Health and Safety Coordinator can conduct an
  ergonomic assessment of your workstation and
  equipment .

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Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee

• Selkirk College Joint Occupational Health and
  Safety Committees (JOHSC),
• are made up of employee (worker)
  representatives and employer
• (management) representatives.
• Members have the responsibility to work in a
  cooperative spirit to promote
• Health and Safety.
• Committees identify and help resolve Health
  and Safety issues at all
• Selkirk College campuses and other areas
  where college employees
• might work.
• Each campus with 20 or more employees has a
  JOHSC, smaller campuses
• select a worker representative to attend
  quarterly JOHS steering
• committee meetings.
• JOHSC members and committee meeting minutes
  are listed on the
• Health and Safety web page.

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Area Specific Orientation

• Become familiar with the locations where you will
  work before starting work.
• Know the locations of
• First Aid
• Fire extinguishers, alarm pulls, exits and
  emergency assembly areas.
• Phones or other means of communication.
• Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)
• Eyewash stations

Work safely, play safely
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