Specifications

OCTE SAFEdoc
TRANS
Responsibilities for Safety
[from the Ontario Ministry of Education Technological Education, The Ontario Curriculum,
Grades 11 and 12, 2000, page 200]
“Health and safety are of paramount importance in technological education programs. As part of
every course, students must be made aware that health and safety are everyone’s responsibility
– at home, at school, and in the workplace. Before using equipment, students must be able to
demonstrate knowledge of the equipment being used and the procedures necessary for its safe
use. Personal protective gear should be worn as appropriate.
Classroom practice and the learning environment should comply with relevant municipal,
provincial, or federal health and safety legislation, including the following:
• the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
• the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• the Food and Drug Act
• the Health Protection and Promotion Act
• the Ontario Building Code
• the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• local by-laws
Teachers must make use of a wide range of available and relevant resources to make students
sufficiently aware of the importance of health and safety. These can include materials from the
following:
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
• Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA)
• Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL)
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• appropriate safe workplace associations (SWAs), such as the Construction Safety
Association of Ontario (CSAO), the Ontario Service Safety Alliance (OSSA), the
Transportation Safety Association of Ontario (TSAO), the Electrical Utilities Safety
Association (EUSA), and the Workers’ Health and Safety Centre (WHSC), and clinics,
such as the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers. “
Teachers should also be aware of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations
857, Amended to O. Reg. 352/91. The Occupational Health and Safety Act can be
found at:
http://www.gov.on.ca/LAB/english/hs/ohsaguide/index.html
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