Some Additional Workplace Health And Safety Obligations

The health and safety of your employees is absolutely important in the workplace that you manage. The health and safety of people other than your employees, like your customers, visitors and the public, is equally as important in the workplace. You need to ensure that they are not endangering any one of them by the conduct of your business.

This article will show you some of the additional obligations that your business needs to take on, if you are involved in activities like the following…

• The manufacturing, importing, transporting, supplying, storing, handling or utilizing of hazardous goods.

• The designing, manufacturing, importing, supplying, erecting or installing of plants.

• The manufacturing, importing or supplying of substances.

This article will also illustrate your obligations towards the health and safety of the people besides your employers, who enter your workplace. Check them out…

• You are obligated to meet required licensing, registration and certification requirements.

• You are obligated to immediately notify the authorities of safety incidents that have occurred.

• You are obligated to co-operate with the health and safety inspectors and professionals.

• You are able to comply with the notices and written directors that your health and safety inspectors may issue.

A safe work place is crucial and ensuring that you have the right safety procedures and policies for things such as working at heights, first aid CPR, confined space entry, as well as things like WHMIS-GHS can create a great work environment that is safe and productive. Since Advanced Consulting and Training Ltd.’s founding, their diverse team of certified health and safety professionals have taken great pride in their ability to deliver prompt, cost-effective and relevant workplace health and safety solutions. As a CPO approved, TSSA accredited, and WSIB approved provider, we look forward to discussing how ACT can help with your company’s safety requirements. Contact us today.