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Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces Jason Foster

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Open textbook libraryDistributor: Minneapolis, MN Open Textbook LibraryPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] Athabasca University Press [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781771991841
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HF5001
  • HF5549
Online resources:
Contents:
Workplace Injury in Theory and Practice -- Legislative Framework of Injury Prevention and Compensation -- Hazard Recognition, Assessment and Control -- Physical Hazards -- Chemical and Biological Hazards -- Psycho-social Hazards -- Health Effects of Employment -- Training and Injury Prevention Programs -- Incident Investigation -- Disability Management and Return to Work -- The Practice of Health and Safety
Subject: Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the communities they live in. This textbook provides workers with an introduction to effective injury prevention. The book pays particular attention to how issues of precarious employment, gender, and ill health can be better handled in Canadian occupational health and safety (OHS).This introduction to OHS differs from others because it contends that the practice of occupational health and safety can only be properly understood if we acknowledge that workers and employers have conflicting interests. Specifically, we investigate which workplace hazards are recognized and controlled,the manner in which these hazards are controlled, and who makes these decisions. These are all factors that reflect the broader political economy of employment and suggest that OHS is contested terrain.
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Workplace Injury in Theory and Practice -- Legislative Framework of Injury Prevention and Compensation -- Hazard Recognition, Assessment and Control -- Physical Hazards -- Chemical and Biological Hazards -- Psycho-social Hazards -- Health Effects of Employment -- Training and Injury Prevention Programs -- Incident Investigation -- Disability Management and Return to Work -- The Practice of Health and Safety

Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the communities they live in. This textbook provides workers with an introduction to effective injury prevention. The book pays particular attention to how issues of precarious employment, gender, and ill health can be better handled in Canadian occupational health and safety (OHS).This introduction to OHS differs from others because it contends that the practice of occupational health and safety can only be properly understood if we acknowledge that workers and employers have conflicting interests. Specifically, we investigate which workplace hazards are recognized and controlled,the manner in which these hazards are controlled, and who makes these decisions. These are all factors that reflect the broader political economy of employment and suggest that OHS is contested terrain.

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