short answers health and safty chapter 2

1. What are the three fundamental workers' rights that underlie most health and safety legislation?

2. What is the most fundamental general duty provision in occupational health and safety legislation across Canada? How do the general and prescribed duties in the legislation reflect the internal responsibility system?

3. Considering the health and safety legislation: (a) Provide an example of a situation in which a worker could reasonably refuse work. (b) Describe a situation in which a worker could not refuse unsafe work.

4. How does WHMIS reflect basic health and safety rights?

5. Describe the structure and role of joint health and safety committees. In your answer, reflect on how such committees enact the right to participate. 6. What OH&S legislation applies in your jurisdiction? Find the body responsible for occupational health and safety and review the legislation. What are the major provisions and their implications for employers? for employees? for human resource managers? 7. Health and safety legislation can be crafted following different approaches. One approach is to "force" compliance by establishing standards, conducting rigorous inspections on a regular basis, and harshly punishing failures to meet the established standards. A second approach is to facilitate self-reliance by providing the parties with the information and resources necessary to monitor and enhance health and safety in their workplaces. What are the relative merits of these two approaches? What advantages and disadvantages accrue under each system? What is the appropriate balance between enforcement and encouragement?

8. WHMIS training is widely available online. Using a search engine and keywords suchas "WHMIS online training," find a local provider of online WHMIS training and describe the objectives and content of the program.