加拿大卑诗省职业卫生与安全.ppt

* After the inspection meeting to discuss findings of inspection and present a written report to the employer or his representative Employer must post inspection report so that it can be seen by workers * Copy of inspection report mailed to employer’s head office Employer must notify the inspector about the status of compliance in an agreed upon time frame The officer may follow up with another inspection Graph shows the results of everyones hard work over the last 10 years injury rate reduction in BC - Number of injuries per 100 workers In 2000 almost 4 workers out of 100 were injured By 2009 that number was down to less than 2.5 This reduction represents hundreds of workers returning to there families each night Huge reduction in pain and suffering Huge reduction in medical costs Huge reduction in workplace downtime = $$ Brought about by workplace parties fulfilling their internal responsibilities WorkSafeBC applying it’s strategies, practices and protocols * And that is the state of Occ Health Safety in British Columbia, Canada * * All employers are required to purchase their WC insurance from WSBC WSBC manages all WC claims Occupational Safety and Health regulator, inspectorate and promoter * * Occupational Safety and Health Regulation Making Education, Consultation and Enforcement Safety and Health Promotion Disability and Casualty Insurance Claims and Disability Management/Vocational Rehabilitation Permanent Disability and Fatality Compensation Pension fund manager employers assessments cannot pay for all compensation costs pension fund is invested and income used cover costs * The human and financial cost of work-related injury, illness and disease are devastating 150 deaths each year 65000 injuries serious enough to result in time away from work More than $1billion in direct wage and health care cost Two-to-four times that cost in lost productivity to the economy Work-related injury, illness and disease are not an inevitable conseq