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Canadian Chemical
Engineering Conference 2008
October 21st, 2008
The Fundamentals of the OH&S Act and Managing
Occupational Health and Safety
Vic Pakalnis, P.Eng., M.Eng., MBA
Director – Special Projects
Ontario Ministry of Labour
[email protected]
Managing Occupational Health & Safety
• Introductions
• Expectations
• Health and Safety in Canada
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Top 10 Reasons Why You Need To
Know How To Manage Occupational
Health And Safety
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Top 10 Reasons Why You Need To
Know How To Manage Occupational
Health And Safety
1.
Because it’s the law!
2.
What you don’t know can hurt you and it can kill you!
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Because it makes good business sense
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Because you want to know your rights and responsibilities
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Because it’s part of your job and you want to keep it
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To avoid lawsuits
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Because it’s connected to everything human resources –
recruitment/retention/internal
responsibility/productivity/employee engagement
8.
To protect your company’s reputation
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To avoid industrial relations disputes/grievances
10.
Moral obligations
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Occupational Health & Safety in Canada
Overview
14 jurisdictions
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Federal
Inter-provincial trucking
Railways
Airports and airlines
Banks
Radio and television
Telecommunications
Federal public service
- 10 provinces
- 3 territories
- 1 federal
Provincial/Territorial
• Construction
• Industrial
• Mining
• All sectors not in
federal
(90% of all workplaces)
(10% of all workplaces)
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Canada
Ontario
•1100 work-related fatalities
• 1million workplace injuries
•$6.7 billion in direct costs
•$40 billion estimated total costs
(direct & indirect)
230 work-related fatalities
• 355,000 workplace injuries
•$2.9 billion in direct costs
•$17 billion estimated total costs
• (direct & indirect)
Source:
2007 Human Resources and Social Development Canada report
(Historical Summary of Occupational Accidents & Their Costs in Canada 1996-2005)
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Environmental Scan
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VOLATILE LABOUR SCENE
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HIGH MEDIA ATTENTION
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HEALTH & SAFETY USED AS BARGAINING TOOL IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DISPUTES
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STRONG LABOUR UNIONS: CAW, USWA, OPSEU, CUPE
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MANY SMALL, UNSOPHISTICATED EMPLOYERS (70% UNORGANIZED)
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INADEQUATE TRAINING IN MANY INDUSTRIES
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ACCIDENT RATES DECREASING
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FATALITY RATES DECREASING
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DISABLING INJURIES
 96% ARE SAFETY RELATED
 4% ARE HEALTH RELATED
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HEALTH ISSUES - HIGH PROFILE, LONG TERM, MORE DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE
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EFFECT OF FREE TRADE AND ECONOMIC REALIGNMENT
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Forestry
Health Care
Aerospace
Police/Fire/Security
Steel
Public Institutions
Automotive
Education
Utilities
Service/Retail
Manufacturing
Petro-chemical
Construction
Mining
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Ontario Lost Time Injuries By Sector
2005*
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* Source: Worker Safety & Insurance Board as of October 31, 2006
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Fatalities per 100,000 workers per year
& Employment – 1976 to 2005
7,000
2.6
2.2
1.8
5,500
1.2
4,500
0.71
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
5,000
0.8
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.9
2.0
1.8
2.0
1.9
6,000
Workers (thousands)
2.5
6,500
2.0
4,000
0.5
3,500
3,000
Fatalities per 100,000 workers per year
Workers (thousands)
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
0.0
1976
Fatalities per 100,000 workes per year
2.5
2.4
2.6
3.0
Linear (Fatalities per 100,000 workers per year)
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3.0
4.6
2.5
4.4
4.2
2.0
4.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
LTI rate
Targets
Achieved 2006 target
3.8
3.6
Insured workers
3.4
0.0
Insured workers (millions)
LTI's /100 workers / year
ONTARIO LOST TIME INJURIES
3.2
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
Results:
14,649 fewer LTI over the past two years than there otherwise would have
been.Ontario businesses avoiding over $960 million in costs associated with
workplace injuries
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Internal Responsibility System
THE INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITY
SYSTEM OUTLINED IN THE OHS ACT
ESTABLISHES CLEAR ROLES AND
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WORKPLACE
PARTIES WITH DIRECT AND
CONTRIBUTORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR
HEALTH AND SAFETY.
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Internal Responsibility System (cont’d)
CONTRIBUTORY
RESPONSIBILITY
INTERNAL
JOINT HEALTH &
SAFETY COMMITTEES
SAFETY
DEPARTMENTS
ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENTS
PURCHASING
DEPARTMENTS
DIRECT
RESPONSIBILITY
PRESIDENT
MANAGER
CONTRIBUTORY
RESPONSIBILITY
EXTERNAL
UNIONS
SAFETY
ASSOCIATIONS
SUPERVISOR
SUPPLIERS
WORKER
WSIB
Ministry of Labour
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The Partners…
Ministry of Labour
Farm Safety Association
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Municipal Health and Safety Assoc.
Institute for Work & Health
Ontario Service Safety Alliance
Industrial Accident Prevention Association
Construction safety Association of Ontario
Electrical & Utilities Safety Association
Transportation Safety Association of
Ontario
Workers Health & Safety Centre
Health Care Health & Safety Association
Mines and Aggregates Safety & Health Assoc.
Education Safety Association of
Ontario
Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers
Pulp and Paper Health & Safety Association
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Resources On-line
www.safetymanagementeducation.com
- Minerva Canada’s website – case studies /contacts
www.preventiondynamics.ca
– links to prevention network
www. prevent-it.ca
– short clips of fatalities
Notes and links for courses in Occupational Health and
Safety in mining practice / MIR course in OHS
http://www.queensu.ca/sps/people/faculty/pakalnisv/index.php
Rhetoric and the art of
persuasion – what once was but
has been forgotten !
(according to Isocrates and JC Spender)
• Logos –what’s logical –what’s the business
case
• Ethos – what’s the right decision for the
longer term in the broader context
• Pathos – what’s the compassionate decision
– the people dimension – empathy
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Business Results Through
Health and Safety
MIR- 811
Adapted from WSIB/CMA :
Business Results Through Health and Safety
Health and Safety
Costs
in Ontario cost of LTI in 1999 was $11,711
In 2007 direct costs for an LTI were
$21,300
In 2007, there were 300,000 persons
injured , 100 died
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Business Results Through Health & Safety
• If profit margin is 10%, requires $590,000 in
sales to produce $59,000 of profit.
• Lower costs
• Improved employee relations & employee
trust
• Improved reliability & productivity
• Improved protection from business
interruption
• Increased public image
• Increased organizational capability
*see CME CD – Business Results Through Health and Safety
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Sampling - OH&S Convictions in 2000
Organization
Injury
Accident
Meat Pack er, Burlington
Head, shoulder, bac k
Box of froze n meat fell from
ov erhead conv eyor s triki ng
employee.
Guarding
$80,000
Meat Pack er, Burlington
Fractured ankle
Struck by rotating arm of
stretch wrapper
Guarding
Faili ng to prov ide
Instruction and
superv is ion.
$125,000
Chemical Co. Aurora
Burns
Spray c an exploded when
ov erheated Š fire exit
block ed by a bac khoe and
dirt.
Faili ng to keep exit
clear
$43,000
Construction Co.
Chelmsford
Concussion
Plank fell from ov erhead
platform
Faili ng to take ev ery
prec aution
$95,000
Printing Co. Ottawa
Cut to arm Š 4 days
LTA
Trimmer machine operated
with guard open. Safety
devic e modified to permit
operation with guard open.
Guarding
$60,000
Yarn Mf ger, Stratf ord
1.
2.
1.
Guarding
$100,000
1 superv isor fined
$3,000, another $1,500
Crushed fingers
Serious Cuts to
palm of hand
2.
Drawn into squeeze
rollers
Caught in mov ing y arn
holder
Charge
Penalties
Tobacco Co. Guelph
Fatality
Employ ee pinned between
mov ing c onvey or and
guardrail
No emergency s top
within easy reach
$200,000
Bakery , Oakville
Fatality
Employ ee drawn i nto
ribbon mix er.
Guarding
$62,500
1 co-owner j ailed 20
days, 1 c o-owner fined
$7,500.
Excav ating Contractor,
Oakv ille
Fatality
Dump truck bac ked ov er
employee.
Waste Serv ices Co.,
Missis sa uga
Fatality
Falli ng gate struck
employee.
Faili ng to bloc k or
secure gate to
permit safe pass age
underneath
$200,000
Auto Co. St. Catherines
Fatality
Pinned by machinery while
inside macines w orking
area. 6 li mit switches bent
out of position on perimeter
gates.
failing to maintain
equipment in good
working order.
$325,000
Recycling Co. Hamilton
2 f atalities
3 separate incidents
$130,000
$600,000
1 injury
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Healthy Workplaces
Psychological
Work
Environment
Physical
Work
Environment
Healthy
Habits
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