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Hazard Prevention Program Guide
Work places contain a wide range of hazards, some known, others less so. We have learned to control most of them, sometimes instinctively, sometimes intentionally. Given the ever-increasing complexity of work places, we can no longer rely on instinct alone. Risk must be managed just like any other business function. The negative impacts are so costly in human and financial terms that we must control them. For this reason, paragraph 125(1)(z.03) of the Canada Labour Code requires employers under federal jurisdiction “to develop, implement and monitor (. . .) a prescribed program for the prevention of hazards in the work place... ”
Title Page
Notice to the reader
- Purpose of the Regulations
- Definitions
2.1 Work place accidents
2.2 Occupational diseases
2.3 Hazards related to the safe occupancy of the work place
2.4 Other hazardous situations - Guide to the regulatory requirements
Section 19.3: Hazard Identification and Assessment Methodology
Section 19.4: Hazard Identification and Assessment
Section 19.5: Preventive Measures
Section 19.6: Employee Education
Section 19.2: Implementation Plan
Section 19.7: Program Evaluation
Section 19.8: Reports
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