Serious incidents have negative impacts on your organization, such as: lower morale, damaged reputation, legal costs, lost production, disqualifications from bidding, and can possibly run you right out of business.
The objective of an incident analysis is prevention. Finding the causes of the incident and taking steps to control or eliminate those causes, can prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. Incidents are rarely attributed to a single cause; work environment, job constraints, supervisory or worker experience can all play a part. These factors must be examined to determine what role each had in causing the incident.
Once the causes are determined, corrective actions must be developed and implemented to prevent a recurrence. The analysis team must always keep in mind that effective incident analysis means fact-finding, not fault-finding.
In order for an analysis to be a valuable tool, three things must take place:
If you own a small to mid-size business in BC, it is a legal requirement in BC for your company to have a health and safety manual (policies and procedures) available and implemented in the workplace for your employees. It is a WorkSafeBC legislative requirement. Western & GG Health and Safety Consulting offers affordable health and safety manual templates for ​small to mid-size General Industry & Construction Businesses.
Education and training under WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) can be thought of as two separate parts. Education refers to the instruction of workers in general information such as how WHMIS works and the hazards of controlled products.
The course will educate the students on arc flash and shock hazard identification techniques as well as practical solutions to control the hazards. Offered in partnership with Leaf Electrical Safety, this 8-hour course is intended to give those who work around electricity an understanding of the ha...
Understand where to find legislation used where propane use is required Be familiar with the hazards of handling propane and the risks associated with Carbon Monoxide exposure Establish and demonstrate a safe connection to Propane sources on construction sitesÂ
The one day Electrical Safety for Non-Electrical Workers course explains various electrical hazards including electric shock, arc flash and arc blast to workers who are not qualified to perform live work on electrical equipment.
Participants in this program will learn the safe practices of operating a Compact Excavator. They will recognize and evaluate the hazards associated with Compact Excavators and understand the methods of operating them safely.
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