Assignment #1
HEALTH AND SAFETY – POLICY ASSIGNMENT
(20% of final mark)
OBJECTIVE: To increase students’ awareness of H&S issues and their policies in the workplace and provide an opportunity to create a H&S policy from a template.
PROCEDURE: Student groups of up to 4 will research a specific topic randomly selected by the groups. Research will be from a minimum of 3 actual Canadian company web sites or internal documents you might have access to. From the examples gathered, you will create a policy and format it, using the template below.
Topics might include:
-violence/harassment/bullying in the workplace policy
-working alone policy
-no smoking policy
-fire safety policy
-lock/out tag/out policy
-machine guarding policy
-confined space policy
-WHMIS policy
-PPE policy
ABC Company NO OF PAGES: (To be determined once you are finished)
POLICY:
#(create a numbering system)
TITLE:
(Name of your topic)
APPROVED BY:
(Title of the most senior person in the company that is responsible for this policy)
REPLACES POLICY:
#(this number should follow the numbering system from above)
EFFECTIVE DATE:
(When does this policy take effect?)
REVIEW DATE:
(Usually in a year’s time)
POLICY STATEMENT:
(insert policy statement addressing the particular topic and why it is important to have this policy)
(Relate it to the overall Health and Safety philosophy of the company)
SCOPE:
(who does this policy apply to: e.g. all or some full-time employees, part-time employees, contract workers, managers etc.)
(Who would be exposed to this hazard?)
INFORMATION AND COMPLIANCE PLANS: the writer provides an appropriate plan to inform employees about the issue and ensuring their understanding of the policies and possible procedures….How are you going to roll this out to the employees? How are they going to know about the policy…..intranet, monthly H&S meetings, memo, posters?????
SANCTIONS:
(What could be the possible penalties for not adhering to the policy and are there any avenues for appeals/consequences for non compliance?)
(If someone were found not following the policy, what discipline would follow? Would you follow a progressive level of discipline?)
Responsibility:
1. Individuals with responsibilities (name all and their responsibility): (Who has the highest level of responsibility….where does the buck stop?) Who else has some level of responsibility for implementing and enforcing the policy?
2. Contact: (if people have questions, who should they contact: may be stated as a position rather than a name or both)
Related Policies:
(insert the titles of any other internal related policies……see list above, not legislation)
(What other policies could be related to this policy)
Definitions / Explanations / Examples: (define any terms necessary to understand the policy, or delete this heading if not applicable)
References (APA format)
**Optional** Appendices: (this is where you might want to add any forms, procedures, other details that you found and thought they should be added but did not fit into the above template). Note that not all policies will have procedures or additional documents as it will depend entirely on the topic. These include:
– Procedures: if applicable (if the procedures are 1 or 2 pages, then cut and paste but if they are any longer please only include the URL)
– Other Supporting Documents: (if the documents are 1 or 2 pages, then cut and paste but if they are any longer please only include the URL)
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The first assignment
ASSIGNMENT OF POLICY ON HEALTH AND SAFETY
(20% of the final grade)
OBJECTIVE: To raise student understanding of workplace health and safety issues and policies, as well as providing an opportunity to design an H&S policy from a template.
PROCEDURE: Student groups of up to four will research a topic that they will choose at random. You will conduct research using at least three real Canadian corporate websites or internal papers that you have access to. You’ll write a policy and format it using the template below, based on the samples you’ve acquired.
The following are examples of possible topics:
-Policy on workplace violence, harassment, and bullying
-policy of working alone
-There is a no-smoking policy in place.
-Policy on fire safety
-Policy of lock/tag/out
-Policy on machine security
-policy on limited spaces
-WHMIS regulations
-Policy on personal protective equipment
NO OF THE ABC COMPANY
