To apply your understanding of the provisions and principles of the Alberta

Occupational Health and Safety Act

within an organizational setting.

You are a manager who has recently hired three new supervisors to supervise staff within your organization. You

can choose between the following two organizations which are both located in Calgary, Alberta:

A hospital where your supervisors are responsible for food services, housekeeping services and laundry

services.

You have been concerned about the recent number of safety incidents resulting in injuries and lost time

(employees away on leave because of their injuries) in these particular work areas. You believe it is very important

to orient your new supervisors to the importance of health and safety and to ensure they understand their roles

and responsibilities. In particular you want to orient them on the following five components of the health and

safety management system within your organization which was put in place to ensure compliance with the

Alberta

Occupational Health and Safety Act

:

1.

Identification of workplace hazards

2.

Occupational Health and Safety Training

3.

Workplace inspections

4.

Accident investigation

5.

Accident reporting

3.

Description of each of the five components of the health and safety management system noted above.

4.

Explanation of the importance of each component to ensure the organization is in compliance with the

Occupational Health and Safety Act.

5.

Description of two types of metrics each supervisor is to prepare to measure how their work areas are

performing in regard to health and safety.