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Maintain up-to-date Material Safety Data
Sheets (you can get these from suppliers
and manufacturers) and make them
accessible to employees
Ensure hazardous substances are properly
labelled
Provide appropriate personal protective
equipment related to the use of these
substances
Provide workplace and job-specific
WHMIS training
Working Alone
While there may be other workers at the
manufacturing plant, it is possible to be
isolated without others being nearby to
respond to a distress call. Working alone, day
or night, poses its own particular set of risks.
To minimize these risks, it's important to:
Have someone maintain regular contact
with the employee
Keep emergency phone numbers
accessible and up-to-date
Keep back doors closed
Avoid having to enter alleys or other
secluded places to empty garbage at night
Acknowledge every person who enters
your location
Keep windows clear of posters and other
visual obstructions
Train employees how to respond to an
emergency when they are working alone
Ensure all tasks and equipment involved
can be safely handled by one worker.
electrical contact
Anything electrical offers the threat of
electrocution. There are many things that can
be done to minimize the risk:
Maintain equipment, with regular
inspections and repairs
Provide training on safe use
Provide appropriate personal protective
equipment
Keep the areas clean and dry around machines
at all times to prevent electrical hazards
Workplace Violence and harassment
Workplace violence and harassment can occur
in any environment. In Ontario, employers
are required to have a workplace violence
policy and program, as well as a workplace
harassment policy and program.
It is acceptable to roll your workplace violence
and harassment policies into your overall
occupational health & safety policy statement,
and must include:
Your commitment to protecting employees
from workplace violence and harassment
Address violence and harassment from
all possible sources (customers, clients,
employers, supervisors, suppliers, employees,
strangers and domestic/intimate partners)
Outline the roles and responsibilities of the
workplace parties in supporting the policy
and program
Be dated and signed by the highest level of
management at the workplace
You must undertake a risk assessment that
considers:
The potential for violence and harassment
based on the nature of the workplace, the
type of work or the work conditions
Step 4: Health & Safety in Action
