LS 250 Law and Ethics

LS 250 Laws and Ethics

Class Hours: On-Line

Classroom: On-Line

Course Duration: 3 weeks/60 hours

Textbook:

Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy by: Anne Lawrence Publisher: M

Course Description
This course is intended to teach students the basics of the applicable safety legislation and legal
requirements. Topics include the basic principles of law, occupational health and safety laws in Canada,
environmental legislation, ethical theories, worker rights, and the role of the board of Canadian
Registered Safety Professionals.

Pre-requisites
N/A

Learning Objectives
Upon Completion of this course, the “Student” will be able to:
1) Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of law including common law,
compensation law, product liability, property liability, and privacy law.

2) Demonstrate an understanding of worker rights including the right to know, right to

participate, and the right to refuse

3) Demonstrate an understanding of the duties of workplace parties including

supervisors, workers, and health and safety committees

4) Demonstrate an understanding of the obligations of a safety professional with respect

to employers, co-workers, the public, fellow professionals, and contractors

5) Demonstrate an understanding of the application of ethical theories including

utilitarianism and natural law

6) Demonstrate an understanding about the role of a safety professional and the limits of
professional practice in interaction with government agencies, the scope of practice,
and boundaries of competence

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7) Demonstrate an understanding of the consequences of professional errors and

omissions

8) Demonstrate an understanding of environmental legislation including the Canadian

Environmental Protection Act, Hazardous Products Act, Transportation of Dangerous
Goods Act, and WHMIS/GHS

9) Demonstrate an understanding of occupational health and safety law in Canada

including the Internal Response System, due diligence, criminal liability, and the
general duty clause

10) Demonstrate an understanding of the duties and powers of the enforcement agencies
including orders to comply, prosecutions, ticketing, administrative penalties, and the
appeal process

PowerPoint will be utilized daily as an additional study source; and to organize workflow.

Grades Breakdown
First Mid-Term Exam:................ 32%

Second Mid-Term: ………………… 33%

Final Exam: ……………………………. 35%

Total: ……………………………………… 100%

The passing grade for this course is 63%.

First and Second Midterm Exams

The exam will be approximately (50) Multiple Choice in most instances. This number can be less if the
weekly material demands it. They are performed directly on your student site page. Each page will
contain (5) questions. Click on “next page” to view the subsequent (5) questions and so forth. Once you
complete and submit your exam, the result will be made known to you immediately. Should you wish to

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know the correct response (s) to those answers that were in error, this can be done once all students
complete the exam. You are then able to “view” your effort by entering the test again. Note: On
occasion, a short-answer question will appear. You will be notified of this beforehand.

Final Exam
All Final exams will be approximately (50) Multiple Choice in most instances. They are performed
directly on your student site page. Each page will contain (5) questions. Click on “next page” to view
the subsequent (5) questions and so forth. Once you complete and submit your exam, the result will be
made known to you immediately. Should you wish to know the correct response (s) to those answers
that were in error, this can be done once all students complete the exam. You are then able to “view”
your effort by entering the test again. Note: On occasion, a short-answer question will appear. You will
be notified of this beforehand.

Late Submission Policy:

Late submissions can result in a 10% grading penalty per day; for a maximum of 4-days.

Course Schedule
Week Topics Chapter Testing & Assignments
Reading
Week 1 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the
principles of law, including common-
law, compensation law, product
liability, property liability, and Week One Forum
privacy law.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the

obligations of a safety professional,
concerning employers, co-workers, the
public, fellow professionals, and - Business and
contractors. Society:
Stakeholders,

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Week Topics Chapter Testing & Assignments

Reading
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the Ethics. Public
application of ethical theories, including Policy - Text
utilitarianism and natural law. Book

- Various Links

4. Demonstrate an understanding of the

consequences of professional errors and
omissions.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of worker

rights, including the right to know, right
to participate, and the right to refuse.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the - Business and

duties of workplace parties, including Society:
supervisors, workers, and health and Stakeholders,
Ethics. Public
safety committees. Policy - Text
Book

- Various Links
Week Two Forum
Week 2
- Ontario
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the role Occupational
of a safety professional and the limits of Health & Safety
professional practice in interaction with Act (OHSA) &
government agencies, the scope of regulations
practice, and boundaries of competence.

Week 3
1. Demonstrate an understanding of
environmental legislation including the
Canadian Environmental Protection Act,
Hazardous Products Act, Transportation
of Dangerous Goods Act, and
WHMIS/GHS.
Week Three Forum

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Week Topics Chapter Testing & Assignments

Reading

- Various Links
2. Demonstrate an understanding of
occupational health and safety law in
Canada including the Internal Response
System, due diligence, criminal liability,
and the general duty clause.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of the

duties and powers of the enforcement
agencies, including orders to comply,
prosecutions, ticketing, administrative
penalties’, and the appeal process.

*Dates may change subject to unforeseen issues; one week of notice will be provided where possible.

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Academic Policies & Procedures

The Herzing College Handbook addresses academic dishonesty in general in the “Student Conduct”
section of the College Handbook. Cheating, Plagiarism, and Paraphrasing are addressed in greater detail
below.

Cheating is defined as “the giving or receiving of aid, whether written, oral or otherwise, in order for a
student to receive undeserved credit on class work, homework, tests or any other assignment that is his
or her own responsibility.” While collaboration on class assignments is encouraged, each student must
submit their own work.

Plagiarism violates the central core of Herzing College’s educational philosophy. It involves stealing
another person's work and claiming it as your own. It occurs whenever one directly copies another
person’s intellectual effort and integrates it into your class work without giving proper credit to the
author.

Paraphrasing is defined as “a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form”
(Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary, 1996). When one paraphrases but intentionally omits
authorship of the work, this, too, is a serious violation of academic honesty.

As a Herzing College student, you have an individual responsibility to understand what cheating,
plagiarism, and paraphrasing are. You must also be aware that the consequences for doing any of these
activities are severe. Whenever you have doubt about what constitutes cheating, plagiarism, or
paraphrasing, contact your instructor. With the advent of the Internet, the potential for cheating by
simply cutting and pasting information into your paper is tempting. Be aware that these dishonest
activities will not be tolerated, and instructors have access to increasingly sophisticated search engines
to “test” the validity of your work. Plagiarism is easily traced.

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