KENORA ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING

HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY

Kenora Association for Community Living is vitally interested in the health and safety of its employees. Protection of employees from injury or occupational disease is a major continuing objective. Kenora Association for Community Living will make every effort to provide a safe and healthy work environment. All supervisors and workers must be dedicated to the continuing objective of reducing risk or injury.

Kenora Association for Community Living, as the employer, is ultimately responsible for workers health and safety. As Executive Director of Kenora Association for Community Living, I give you my personal promise that every reasonable precaution will be taken for the protection of workers.

Supervisors will be held accountable for the health and safety of workers under their supervision. Supervisors are responsible to ensure that machinery, equipment, and workplace are safe and that workers are in compliance with established safe work practices and procedures. Workers must receive adequate training in their specific work tasks to protect their health and safety.

Every worker must protect his or her own health and safety by working in compliance with the law and with safe work practices and procedures established by the company.

It is in the best interest of all parties to consider health and safety in every activity. Commitment to health and safety must form an integral part of this organization, from the President to the workers.

April 6, 2009

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DATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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In addition to preparing a Health and Safety Policy like the one attached, the employer must also have a program in place to implement that policy. This program will vary, depending upon the hazards encountered in a particular workplace. Program elements may include all or some of the following:

1) Worker training (e.g. new employees, WHIMIS, new job procedures)

2) Workplace inspections and hazard analysis

3) Analysis of the accidents and illnesses occurring at the workplace

4) A formal means of communication to address promptly the concerns of workers

5) Maintenance and repairs

6) Housekeeping

7) Emergency procedures

8) First Aid and rescue procedures

9) Electrical safety

10) Fire prevention

11) Back Care Fitness and Training