Young Worker Awareness Program

Employer's Legal Duties:

The employer's legal duties are:

Post the following, where all workers can see them:
• Employer's health and safety policy (reviewed annually)
• The act and excerpts poster (or Canada Labour Code, Part II if in a federal workplace)
• Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) minutes (if there is a JHSC)
• Names and work locations of JHSC members, or worker health & safety representative
• Injury reports and "In Case of Injury" poster from WSIB
• Monthly health and safety inspection reports
• Ministry Of Labour (MOL) orders for the workplace, if any have been issued

Develop a training program to carry out the health and safety policy.

Provide and maintain a safe workplace, including equipment and protective devices.

Train workers to use equipment properly, and make sure they do use it safety.

Protect workers from dangerous situations.

Tell workers about any known hazard, and provide training to work safely with the hazard.

Comply with the Act and Regulations (e.g. WHMIS)

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