hse 1 responsibility

8/18/2019 HSE 1 Responsibility

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Instructor:

John Ouellette

Contact Information:

Phone:403.869.15388:00 to 5:00 Weekdays

Emai:!ohn"#acken$ie%afety.com

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In this section we will learn who bears the

responsibility for safety in the workplace.

Lesson 1: Responsibility for

Safety


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The final responsibility for safety is borne by the workerson site

• Protect yourself

• Protect your fellow worker

• Participate in the progra

In reality! there are se"eral other layers of responsibility

to consi#er

The su of all these responsibilities is the Safety

$anageent Syste

Responsibility for Safety


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Interna ,s E-terna es(onsi/iity

he E-terna es(onsi/iity system is im(osed

/y e-terna /odies s'ch as a2 re'ations

enforced /y o'tside so'rces. he Interna res(onsi/iity %ystem de(ends on

the manaement2 the orkers2 and the com(any

to enforce the re'ations from ithin.


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E-terna es(onsi/iity %ystem

&)% law is /ased on the E-terna es(onsi/iity

%ystem.

he e-terna res(onsi/iity system is the af'a'thority esta/ishin o,ernment re'atory

acco'nta/iity.

&)% as eneray set the frameork for the

heath and safety re'irements2 standards and

(roced'res in the 'risdiction in hich they

a((y.


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Enforcement

o means of enforcement e-ist he iss'ance of orders or directions /y ins(ectors or officers2

em(oyed /y ,ario's o,ernment re'ators.

he iss'ance of an order may /e to sto( orkinimmediatey2 or

to chane a ork (ractice ithin a reasona/e (eriod of

time.

he ayin of chares 'nder &)% as as a means of enforcin

the d'ties for ,ario's ork(ace (arties.

asty2 certain offences may carry crimina chares2 ith

the a((ro(riate means of enforcement.


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Internal Responsibility

Syste

&)% regulations in most 'risdictions are /ased

on the Interna es(onsi/iity %ystem.

he interna res(onsi/iity system is ano,era((in system of rihts and res(onsi/iity

of ork(ace stakehoders.


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asic Princi(es

he oner of a ork(ace

Em(oyers2

Em(oyees

%efem(oyed (ersons at a ork(ace2

Contractors or s'/contractors2

* (ro,ider of a ser,ice to a ork(ace2 or

* s'((ier of oods to the ork(ace2 and

isitors to the ork(ace

%hare the res(onsi/iity for the heath and safety of a

(ersons at the ork(ace.


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Princi(es ;


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%ccountability Triangle

*'thority ? o ha,e the (oer to inf'ence action or ack

of action

es(onsi/iity ? to /e re'ired to inf'ence an action or

ack of action

*cco'nta/iity ? o /e 'ded /y the s'ccess or fai're

of to e-ercise eitimate a'thority to affect the o'tcome

of an action or inaction yo' ere res(onsi/e for


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he aance of Poer

)a,in to m'ch a'thority or too itte a'thority to do the

o/ i ha,e determine meas're of s'ccess

oo itte a'thority i ead to fai're to et the

re'ired action

oo m'ch a'thority may res't in (eo(e

o,erste((in the (osition2 and neati,ey affectin

the o,era o'tcome.

@o' m'st ha,e eno'h a'thority to et the o/ done2

/'t not so m'ch as to interfere ith other (eo(e ho

ha,e their on res(onsi/iities and acco'nta/iities.


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eisation

he roe of eisation and /odies hich enforce the

re'ation is not to ass'me res(onsi/iity for creatin and

maintainin safe and heathy ork(aces2 /'t

to esta/ish and carify the res(onsi/iities of the

(arties 'nder the a2

to s'((ort them in carryin o't their res(onsi/iities

and

to inter,ene a((ro(riatey hen those res(onsi/iities

are not carried o't.


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Em(oyers es(onsi/iities

E,ery em(oyer sha ens're2 as far as it is reasona/y

(ractica/e for the em(oyer to do so2 the heath and

safety ofB

orkers enaed in the ork of that em(oyer2 and

those orkers not enaed in the ork of that

em(oyer /'t (resent at the ork site at hich that

ork is /ein carried o't


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Workers es(onsi/iities

E,ery orker sha2 hie enaed in an occ'(ation2

take reasona/e care to (rotect the heath and safety of

the orker and of other orkers (resent hie the orker

is orkin2 and coo(erate ith the orkerAs em(oyer for the ('r(oses

of (rotectin the heath and safety of

the orker2

other orkers enaed in the ork of the em(oyer2 a other orkers not enaed in the ork of that

em(oyer /'t (resent at the ork site at hich that

ork is /ein carried o't.


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%'((ierAs es(onsi/iities

E,ery s'((ier sha ens're2 as far as it is reasona/y

(ractica/e for the s'((ier to do so2 that any too2

a((iance or e'i(ment that the s'((ier s'((ies is in

safe o(eratin condition.

E,ery s'((ier sha ens're that any too2 a((iance2

e'i(ment2 desinated s'/stance or ha$ardo's materia

that the s'((ier s'((ies com(ies ith the act2 the

re'ations and the ado(ted code.


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ContractorAs es(onsi/iities

E,ery contractor ho directs the acti,ities of an

em(oyer in,o,ed in ork at a ork site sha ens're2 as

far as it is reasona/y (ractica/e to do so2 that the

em(oyer com(ies ith the acts2 the re'ations and the

ado(ted code in res(ect of that ork site.


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)a$ard eisation

*n em(oyer m'st assess a ork site and identify

e-istin or (otentia ha$ards /efore ork /eins on a

ork site.

*n em(oyer m'st identify methods 'sed to contro or

eiminate the ha$ards identified.

*n em(oyer m'st ens're that the date on hich the

ha$ard assessment is (re(ared or re,ised is recorded on

it.


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)a$ard eisation ;


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)a$ard *ssessment

If reasona/y (ractica/e2 an em(oyer m'st in,o,e

affected orkers in the ha$ard assessment and in the

contro or eimination of the ha$ards identified.

*n em(oyer m'st ens're that orkers affected /y the

ha$ards identified in a ha$ard assessment re(ort are

informed of the ha$ards and the methods 'sed to contro

or eiminate the ha$ards.


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Contros

If an e-istin or (otentia ha$ard to orkers is identified

d'rin a ha$ard assessment2 an em(oyer m'st take

meas'res to

eiminate the ha$ards2 or

if eimination is not reasona/y (ractica/e2 contro

the ha$ard

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