HomeMy WebLinkAboutHUR130-014 Health & Safety Bulletin BoardsCITY PROCEDURE
Procedure Title: Health & Safety Bulletin Boards
Procedure Number:
HUR 130-014
Reference:
Occupational Health & Safety Act
Workplace Safety & Insurance Act
Date Originated:
January 30, 2009
Date Revised:
Approval: Chief Administrati
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Point of Contact: Coordinator, Health & Safety
Procedure Objective
The objective of this Procedure is to:
1. create and maintain a Health & Safety bulletin board in each workplace and
work area by which information relating to occupational health and safety
matters can be clearly and easily communicated to all employees; and
2. ensure that all information required to be posted on a Health & Safety
bulletin board by the Occupational Health & Safety Act or the Workplace
Safety & Insurance Act is so posted.
Index
01 Definitions
02 Procedures
01 Definitions
No Definitions.
02 Procedures
02.01 Location of Health & Safety Bulletin Board
A Health & Safety bulletin board shall be located in each
workplace, or where a workplace is sufficiently large that
employees work in separate areas of such workplace, in each
work area within such a workplace.
The Health & Safety bulletin board must be clearly marked as
such. It must be located in a place where employees regularly
congregate, or a place where every employee has regular
access.
An eye wash kit must also be located at or next to the Health &
Safety bulletin board.
02.02 Information to be Posted on the Health & Safety Bulletin
Board
No items other than those described in this section may be
posted on the Health & Safety bulletin board.
Each Health & Safety bulletin board must contain the following
information:
a) the name of the person responsible for the first aid kit in the
work area, and the name of an alternate person in the
event that the primary person is absent from work or
unavailable;
b) the names and contact numbers for all first aid attendants
and first responders in the work area;
c) a copy of a current poster of the Workplace Safety &
Insurance Board, Form 82, as supplied by the WSIB;
d) a full copy of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and a
copy of the regulation under that Act pertaining to Industrial
Establishments (or, where applicable, a copy of the
regulation pertaining to Constructions Projects).
e) a copy of the City of Pickering's general Health & Safety
Policy;
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f) the names of all members of the Joint Health & Safety
Committee representing the workplace, with identification of
the work location and contact information for each;
g) the names of Certified Members of the Joint Health &
Safety Committee representing the workplace;
h) copies of the minutes and reports of inspections from the
most recent meeting of the Joint Health & Safety
Committee;
i) copies of any orders issued by the Ministry of Labour under
the Occupational Health & Safety Act, or by any other
enforcement agency;
1)
material Safety Data Sheets for chemicals or other
materials used at the worksite; and
k) all other relevant information about occupational health and
safety that may be pertinent to employees.
02.03 Regular Review and Maintenance of the Health & Safety
Bulletin Board
Each Health & Safety bulletin board shall be reviewed and
maintained by an administrative support person in the work
area designated for this purpose.
The Coordinator, Health & Safety shall also periodically review
the Health & Safety bulletin boards in all worksites of the City
of Pickering to ensure that information on the bulletin board
complies with this interdepartmental procedure and with the
Occupational Health & Safety Act and the Workplace Safety &
Insurance Act.
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