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Chapter 12 - Mine To Show
Chapter 12 - Mine To Show
Chapter 12
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Management
Responsibility
for Health and
Safety
Employees Supervisors
Health Hazards
Younger Workers
• Growing emphasis on the health and safety of young
workers
• 1 in 7 young workers is injured on the job
• One-fourth of all workplace injuries involve workers
aged 15 – 29 years
• Among injured workers under 25, 50% of injuries
occurred in first 6 months on the job, and 20% of
injuries and fatalities were in the first month
• Most common types of injuries are electrocution and
machine injuries
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CANADIAN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
OHS
• So – what other SHRM implications and
considerations for occupational health and safety
come to mind?
Strategic OHS