It's what JOHSC stands for
What is JOINT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE?
This one word is the reason we have Health & Safety programs, and why investigations are so important
What is PREVENTION?
It's the form you fill out to report a workplace injury to the employer
What is the FORM 6A?
"I washed my classroom sink with vinegar, and now there's a toxic smell that's giving me a headache."
What is CHEMICAL?
It's what OH&S stands for
What is OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY?
Informing staff to avoid the 1st floor hallway due to flooding is the employer respecting this right of workers
What is the RIGHT TO KNOW
This must be conducted when there is a potential for violence in the workplace
What is a RISK ASSESSMENT?
Each committee must have two of these, one employer and one worker
What are CHAIRS or CO-CHAIRS?
This part of the investigation involves speaking with witnesses to the incident
What is the INTERVIEW?
It's the employer report form sent to WorkSafeBC regarding a workplace injury
What is the FORM 7?
"I sprained my knee slipping on some black ice in the staff parking lot on my way to the building."
Workers can be found wearing clothes like this in workplace, utilizing this part of the Hierarchy of Controls
What is PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)?
A teacher not wanting to work in an area due to imminent exposure to an undue hazard is an example of this right of workers
What is the RIGHT TO REFUSE UNSAFE WORK
If both the worker rep and the employer on the JOHSC find themselves at in impasse on making a decision, you can call this person for advice, or for a resolution.
Who is a WORKSAFEBC PREVENTION OFFICER?
These guiding procedures must be established by each individual JOHSC
What are TERMS OF REFERENCE?
The employer has 30 days to conduct and complete this
What is FULL INVESTIGATION?
!! DAILY DOUBLE !!
It's the number you call when you wish to file and injury claim
What is 1-800-WORKERS?
"Who should I talk to about regarding some black spots that are appearing in the corner ceiling tiles in classroom office?"
What is BIOLOGICAL?
It's what you want to have in place if you're working with a student with aggressive/violent behaviour
What is a SAFETY PLAN?
Joining your site-based JOHSC is an example of you exercising this right of workers
What is the RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE?
This is the standard that WorkSafeBC bases their recommendations regarding workplace indoor air quality and temperature.
What is the ASHRAE STANDARD?
This Lower Mainland structure collapsed in 1958, not due to inadequate safety measures, but to engineering miscalculations and lack of oversight.
What is the IRONWORKER'S MEMORIAL or SECOND NARROWS BRIDGE?
The employer has this many days to respond to a recommendation made by the JOHSC
What is 21?
This type of action is to remedy the H&S issue being investigated
What is CORRECTIVE ACTION?
When you are filing a claim through TELECLAIM, you are essentially completing this WorkSafeBC reporting form
What is a FORM 6?
"It's rough to have to see a colleague take sick days because of all the verbal abuse from the students every day."
What is PSYCHOSOCIAL?
Section 3.12 of the regulations outlines this, and is one of the most requested workshops by locals.
What is the REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK?
When an employer considers you a health and safety "rabble-rouser" and says you cannot be on the JOHSC, this right of workers protects you from such behaviour.
What is the RIGHT TO NO RETALIATION (or DISCRIMINATION)
!! DAILY DOUBLE !!
It is considered the most effective method of controlling the hazard in the Hierarchy of Controls
What is ELIMINATION?
A NEW H&S Rep MUST take this many hours of training within their first year of that role
What is 8?
The area at the workplace where workers can find updates and outcomes of previous and current investigations
What is the HEALTH & SAFETY (INFO) BOARD?
It is your physician's report to WCB
What is the FORM 8/11?
"Well, it looks like you suffered a musculoskeletal injury after trying to lift that table out of the way."
What is ERGONOMIC?
This entity is ultimately responsible for the Health & Safety for all workers at a worksite
Who is the EMPLOYER?
Reducing hours of work, assigning unrelated job duties, suspension or dismissal of a worker for exercising any of their worker rights are all examples of this
What is PROHIBITIVE ACTION?
It is, in its simplest terms, the health & safety law in BC.
What is the WORKER'S COMPENSATION ACT?