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C01 Kelloway MOHS8e Final
C01 Kelloway MOHS8e Final
Presentation for
Management of
Occupational Health
and Safety
Prepared by
Bernadette Gatien
Introduction
• Legal Considerations
– OH&S acts provide legal rights to safe workplaces
for every worker
– Due diligence:
• Expected standard of conduct that requires employers
to take every reasonable precaution to ensure safety
• Moral Considerations
– Ethical arguments that safety is the “right” focus
for employers
– Workers have a responsibility to learn about and
enact safety and health practices
– Management commitment to health and safety
results in higher levels of employee motivation to
work safely and better organizational safety
records
• WorkSafeBC Publications