HMGT4150 - Chapter 8
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- 1. Describe what supervisors can do to create a safe and healthy work environment.
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*Become familiar with the occupational health and safety legislation governing their operation.
*Enforce health and safety standards throughout the organization.
*Protect employees from physical hazards, unhealthy conditions, and unsafe acts of other employees. - 2. Cite 6 measures that should be taken to control and eliminate health safety hazards.
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*Take every reasonable precaution to ensure Employee safety.
*Inform and train employees about safety and Health requirements in the organization.
*Keep records and investigate any accidents.
*Involve employees in identifying and eliminating health and safety problems *Provide safety training programs and emphasize the importance of health and safety in the workplace.
*Enforce safety procedures. - 3. List 4 current workplace health and safety issues.
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*Indoor air quality, Including second-hand smoke
* Repetitive strain injuries *Communicable diseases
*Workplace violence - 5. Explain 3 roles of employee assistance programs.
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*Organizations recognize that personal problems can create organizational problems.
*EAPs provide employees in need with appropriate resources.
*EAPs typically cover financial, family, and emotional issues. - 4. Describe 4 organizational services and programs for building better health
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*Wellness programs that emphasize regular exercise, proper nutrition, weight control, and avoidance of substances contrary to health
*Employee assistance programs *Programs that deal with substance abuse
*Stress management programs - 6. Describe 5 ways in which supervisors can support work groups on health and safety matters.
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* Create health and safety goals. *Plan for their implementation *Develop a process to assess goal attainment.
*Learn from experience.
*Continually improve the quality of the work experience. -
7. occupational injury
273 - *Any cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation resulting from a workplace accident
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8. occupational illness
273 - *Abnormal condition or disorder resulting from exposure to environmental factors in the workplace
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9. industrial disease
279 - disease resuming from exposure relating to a particular process. trade, or occupation in industry
- 10. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS]
- Documents that contain vital information about hazardous substances
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12. employee assistance program
294 - *Program to provide short-term counselling and referrals to appropriate professionals
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13. stress
296 - any adjustive demand caused by physical. mental, or emotional factors that requires _ coping behaviour
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11. repetitive-strain injuries (RSls]
289 - *Injuries involving tendons of the fingers, hands, and arms that become inflamed from repeated stresses and strains